Save £10 on the thinner and lighter 6-inch Kindle e-reader

Perfect for commuters.
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To be stuck on a long train ride, without a seat, is truly one of the most painful things you can experience in life. We're putting it up there with childbirth and marathon running.

Something that can make this torture slightly more bearable is a good book. You can lose yourself in something other than the sweat, cramp, and funky smells of the over-crowded carriage. This only really applies if you possess a lightweight e-reader though, because we're sorry, there's no way you can casually flick through a hardback if you can hardly move your arms.

There's something really special about a paper book, but sometimes you need something considerably lighter and thinner, and that's when the 6-inch Kindle e-reader is perfect. Available in either black or white, with a touchscreen display that reads like printed paper, this e-reader is ideal for commuters.

You can choose from a massive selection of low priced books, and keep reading for weeks on a single charge. Prime members can actually read for free with unlimited access to a rotating selection of more than a thousand titles.

If all of that wasn't enough to persuade you to make the switch to an e-reader, you should know that the 6-inch Kindle is now reduced by £10 to just £49.99. One-handed reading never felt so good.

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