Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers are rarely expensive (at least unless you buy the luxe Kindle Oasis). They’re built to be affordable, and this week they’re on sale for Mother’s Day. We’ve compiled every decent deal on Amazon-branded devices going on right now. Some are close to 30 percent off, others less than 20 percent, but nearly every Amazon device is on sale in some way until May 13.
You’ll need Amazon Prime to get most of these deals. It costs $8 per month with an annual subscription and has a free trial. Most of you probably already have it, though.
Echo & Alexa Speakers on Sale
Amazon hasn’t held a big sale on its Echo speakers in some time, making it a good time to buy if you’re in the market. Read our WIRED Best Echo & Alexa Speakers guide for recommendations on what to buy. Our Best Smart Speakers guide has some Google speaker recommendations, as well.
Echo Speaker Sale:
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Echo Show for $160 (Was $230): Our Top Pick
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Amazon Tap Alexa Bluetooth Speaker for $100 (Was $130): A decent Amazon Echo alternative if you want portability, since its built-in battery lets you take it anywhere.
Fire Tablets On Sale
We’re fans of some of Amazon’s Fire Tablets. The Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 are our two favorites, along with the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition (if you’re buying for a little one). All three are listed in our Which is the Best Fire Tablet? guide.
We do not recommend the Fire HD 7 because of its lower quality screen, sound, processing power, battery life, and camera, but it is also on sale this week and is dirt cheap, perfect for a kid. Amazon also has a free 30-day trial to its FreeTime Unlimited featuring kid-friendly games, books, and TV service.
Fire HD Tablet Sale:
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Fire HD 8 Kids Edition for $100 (Was $130): Our Pick for Kids
Kindles on Sale
The Kindle Paperwhite is our favorite ebook reader. It’s just about $100 but still gives you a light and incredible battery life. But it’s not the only decent ereader Amazon makes. You can read about every Kindle in Our Favorite Kindles.
If you do buy a Kindle, check out Kindle Unlimited. It’s $10 a month, but you can read unlimited books (and listen to Audible books) for that price. If you’re an avid reader, the math is in your favor.
Kindle Sale:
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Kindle Paperwhite for $100 (Was $120): Our Top Pick
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Kindle for Kids Bundle $80 (Was $125): Comes with 2-year warranty, no ads, a cover, and some other software bonuses for kids.
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Kindle + Case + Bag Bundle $150 (Was $210): Comes with a Cover Case and either a tote bag or shoulder travel bag.
Amazon Cloud Cam on Sale
The Cloud Cam allows you to monitor your home and do other things like allow Amazon delivery folks to enter your home. You can access video for the last 24 hours and it has features like night vision and two-way audio so you can talk to your dog at home, for example. To get more, Amazon has a subscription with features like person detection.
Cloud Cam Sale:
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Amazon Cloud Cam for $100 (Was $120): We gave this our WIRED Recommends seal of approval.
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Amazon Cloud Cam and HomeKey Bundle for $220 (Was $290): Allows you to monitor and control your front door.
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Amazon Cloud Cam with Echo Show for $250 (Was $300): You could use this pair as a baby monitoring solution. Read our Echo Show review.
Fire TV On Sale
Amazon’s latest Fire TV supports Alexa and some advanced features like 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos sound. Both Fire TV versions are now just compact dongles for your TV, and either easily tucks away without much hassle.
Fire TV Sale:
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Fire TV 4K with Alexa Voice Remote for $50 (Was $70): Choose this version if you own a 4K TV with HDR, or if you want voice control.
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Source:WIRED
