This astonishing Amazon Prime Day Kindle Colorsoft Essentials bundle is excellent value for money

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The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is the newest, most advanced Amazon Kindle ereader, with a full color display that makes graphic novels and book covers look fantastic. This Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Bundle for only $211.97 was an excellent buy ahead of Amazon Prime Day when the deals were limited, but now the full sale is live, you can also choose to buy the ereader by itself for even less. Either way, both are excellent prices.

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This deal really is astonishing. The Kindle Colorsoft originally costs $279.99 and before now has only been on sale briefly in May, dropping to $224.99. But that is without any accessories - it's just the Kindle Colorsoft. Buying the Essentials bundle today gets you the lowest price ever on this new Kindle, in addition to the great accessories.

The Essentials Bundle adds a vegan leather cover, which I'd recommend buying whether you get this deal or not. It also adds a wireless charging stand, an especially nice way to show off your full color library of book covers when you're not reading the Kindle Colorsoft.

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The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Essentials Bundle gives you the Kindle Colorsoft Signature edition, the first full-color Amazon Kindle ereader, along with accessories that take advantage of the Signature features. You get a vegan leather book cover in a matching color. You also get a wireless charging dock, which is a great way to keep your Kindle Colorsoft charged and your book covers displayed prominently where you like to read.

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The latest version of the standard Kindle is on sale as part of the annual Prime Day sale. It's a basic ereader, but it still boasts a four-week battery life and space for thousands of books. Given it's $40 cheaper than the Paperwhite, this is clearly a better pick for the infrequent reader who's after a more budget-friendly option. At $85, this Prime Day deal matches the record-low price for the ereader, but is far from the bigger discounts I've seen in previous years.

Amazon Prime Day features an OK, if a little disappointing, deal on the latest Kindle Paperwhite. We found in our Kindle Paperwhite review that it's packed with features to suit all avid readers, including a 12-week battery life, glare-free 7-inch screen, adjustable warm light, and storage space for thousands of books. This is a good buy and one of the best ereaders out there, it's just a shame that the days of even bigger discounts are well in the past.

This updated version of the Kindle Scribe has only been discounted a handful of times in the past, so this Prime Day deal is a new record-low. The Scribe combines some of the best features of the Kindle Paperwhite, such as the glare-free and auto-adjusting display, along with the option to take notes, comment on documents, and doodle using the included stylus pen. Our Kindle Scribe review was down on some missing features that have been added in recent updates, so now this is better value for a multi-functional device.

I really enjoyed the Kindle Colorsoft when I reviewed this ereader, and it takes your ebook collection to the next level, with a full color display of your library of book covers. If you read graphic novels of cookbooks on your Kindle, you’ll appreciate having the color display, but anybody who reads a lot will like having the splash of color from time to time.

Most of all, after using the Kindle Colorsoft for weeks, it was hard for me to go back to a Kindle that wasn’t in color. I still use my versatile Kindle Scribe (2024) most of all, since it can handle reading and writing tasks, but the Kindle Colorsoft is my favorite portable ereader companion. Especially when I want to show off what I’m reading to friends… in full color! Nobody expects to see color on a Kindle.

We may see more Kindle deals as Amazon Prime Day approached this coming week, but if you’re interested in a Kindle ereader and you want the most advanced electronic book Amazon makes, the Kindle Colorsoft Essentials deal will get you the best pocket-sized Kindle at the lowest price ever, with some useful accessories to boot.

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Phil Berne is a preeminent voice in consumer electronics reviews, starting more than 20 years ago at eTown.com. Phil has written for Engadget, The Verge, PC Mag, Digital Trends, Slashgear, TechRadar, AndroidCentral, and was Editor-in-Chief of the sadly-defunct infoSync. Phil holds an entirely useful M.A. in Cultural Theory from Carnegie Mellon University. He sang in numerous college a cappella groups.

Phil did a stint at Samsung Mobile, leading reviews for the PR team and writing crisis communications until he left in 2017. He worked at an Apple Store near Boston, MA, at the height of iPod popularity. Phil is certified in Google AI Essentials. He has a High School English teaching license (and years of teaching experience) and is a Red Cross certified Lifeguard. His passion is the democratizing power of mobile technology. Before AI came along he was totally sure the next big thing would be something we wear on our faces.

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