Best Buy's Black Friday in July Sale Features Deep Discounts on Kindle E-readers and Other Tech

If you’ve been thinking about picking up a Kindle before school starts, or for your next vacation, now’s a good time to do it. As part of its Black Friday in July sale, Best Buy has brought the Kindle Paperwhite back down to its all-time low of $124.99 ($35 off). It’s the Kindle we recommend for most people because it has a bunch of features. It’s waterproof and features a sharp 300ppi, 7-inch display, it offers an adjustable warm light for reading at night, and it has great battery life that can last for more than a month on a single charge.

Best Buy has also discounted nearly every other Kindle model. The Kindle Kids is a good deal even for adults. It’s down to $99.99 ($30 off), and includes the same hardware as the standard Kindle, but with some extras: a kid-friendly cover, no ads, a two-year worry-free guarantee, and six months of Amazon Kids Plus. If you read comics, the Kindle Colorsoft is also on sale starting at $159.99 ($90 off). It shares many of the Paperwhite’s strengths but adds a color E Ink display that displays color at up to 150ppi. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, which has 32GB of storage and wireless charging, is on sale for $219.99 ($60 off).

If you want an e-reader that doubles as a digital notebook, the Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft are worth considering. They’re on sale starting at $379.99 ($120 off) and $479.99 ($150 off), respectively. Each offers an 11-inch display with an included stylus for writing notes, annotating Kindle books, and marking documents. They also include notebook templates and AI-powered tools that can summarize notes or clean up messy handwriting. The biggest difference is that the Scribe Colorsoft adds a color E Ink display, making it a better choice for reviewing color documents or organizing notes with different colors.

Kindle Kids (2024)

$ 100$ 13023 % off

Amazon’s Kindle Kids is identical to the standard Kindle — meaning it packs a 300ppi display and support for USB-C charging — but comes with a case, an extended two-year warranty, and six months of Amazon Kids Plus.

Kindle Colorsoft (16GB)

$ 190$ 25024 % off

Amazon gave its Kindle lineup a much-needed jolt with the introduction of the Kindle Colorsoft last year, its first color E Ink ebook reader. Now it’s back with a cheaper 16GB model that offers many of the same perks, including up to eight weeks of battery life and a 7-inch display that’s great for comics and graphic novels.

Kindle Scribe 32GB

$ 380$ 50024 % off

The third-gen Kindle Scribe 32GB is even bigger than its 10.2-inch predecessor; it offers an 11-inch display with 300ppi resolution and the same great battery life that Kindles are known for.

Kindle Scribe Colorsoft

$ 480$ 63024 % off

The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is Amazon’s first note-taking e-reader with a color screen. It features an 11-inch display, a slimmer design, an improved interface, an updated stylus, and a new AI-powered search feature that can quickly summarize documents.

Some more ways to save

Now through August 28th, the Google Store is throwing in a free Pixel Watch 2 when you buy a refurbished Google Pixel 7 with 128GB of storage for $329. The deal also includes a free Pixel 7 case. Though both devices are a few years old, the Pixel 7 boasts a spacious 90Hz OLED display, an IP68 rating for full water and dust resistance, and wireless charging. As for the Pixel Watch 2, it offers reliable fitness tracking based on Fitbit’s software, along with solid performance, all-day battery life, and good integration with Google’s ecosystem, though the offer is limited to the 41mm size. Read our review of the Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel Watch 2.

Best Buy’s selling both the Ring Battery Doorbell 2K and Indoor Cam Plus bundled together for $69.99 ($70 off). Together, they let you keep tabs on both your front door and an indoor space in 2K resolution, with features like motion alerts and two-way talking. The Indoor Cam Plus also includes a removable privacy cover, while the battery-powered doorbell offers a 140-degree field of view and up to 6x zoom to help you get a closer look at visitors.

The rechargeable Gooloo F3 Air Duster is down to $33.99 ($16 off) at Amazon, which is one of its better prices in recent months. The cordless cleaner features a 5,000mAh rechargeable battery and a capable motor, along with three speed settings for blowing dust out of keyboards, PCs, car interiors, and other hard-to-reach spaces. It also weighs less than half a pound, making it compact enough to slip into a pocket.