The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is on sale for the first time ever
SAVE $45: As of Feb. 7, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition was listed for $144.99 at Amazon. That's 24% off its suggested retail price of $189.99 and its first discount to date.
The latest Kindle Paperwhite and its kid-friendly counterpart had no problem going on sale last Black Friday. But the Mashable's Choice Award-winning Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition has been holding out on us: That upgraded e-reader, in all its ad-free glory, has been holding firm at $189.99 since its release in late October.
Well, it was, at least. Amazon finally has the Paperwhite Signature Edition on sale for $144.99 as of Feb. 7, shaving $45 off its MSRP for its first deal ever. (Best Buy was able to match that price, but its inventory was completely sold out the last time we checked.)
Consider this a public service announcement that the standard Paperwhite and the Paperwhite Kids were also enjoying some relatively deep discounts on Amazon at the time of writing: At $109.99 and $119.99, respectively, both were $5 away from their all-time-low Black Friday prices.
Deeming it "a thoroughly great e-reader" in his 4.5/5-star review, Mashable senior editor Stan Schroeder asserted the Paperwhite Signature Edition is worth the extra cash. The no-ads thing is a huge pull on its own — Amazon charges $20 to remove them from the base model — but you get 32GB of storage, wireless charging, and an auto-adjusting light sensor on top of it, too.
"None of it is essential," Schroeder noted, "but it does feel like you're getting a decent value for your money." Click here to read his full take.
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Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.
