Yahoo Finance Amazon Kindle Cyber Monday deal: Save £60 on the Oasis eReader
The discounted device impressed our technology critic
(The Independent/Amazon)Cyber Monday is here and it’s the last chance to snap up a bargain during the mammoth sales event.
This year’s Black Friday event has lasted a whole month after Amazon kicked off its sale in October, but there’s still plenty of discounts to shop on the final day of the deal bonanza.
Cyber Monday is traditionally the online-only day of the sales event, but the ongoing national lockdown in England has meant that the whole sales period has moved online.
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Retailers including Very, John Lewis, Currys PC World and Argos are offering slashes prices on everything from tech such as laptops, TVs and games consoles to home appliances, toys and clothing.
Amazon’s own-brand products such as the Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick, Echo Show and Kindles are hugely popular during the Cyber Monday event as the online giant offers huge discounts on its best-sellers.
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Ahead we’ve found a brilliant deal on the Amazon Kindle Oasis that you won’t want to miss. Read on for everything you need to know about the deal and for expert insight from our technology critic on the ebook reader itself.
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Amazon Kindle Oasis: Was £229.99, now £169.99 – Buy now
The Independent’s technology critic, David Phelan, awarded the Kindle Oasis the best buy in our review of the best eReaders for its sheer quality and clever features.
He said: “This premium ebook reader is spectacular. The build quality is immaculate, with an aluminium casing that’s waterproof, so you can read in the bath or poolside. Note, though, that it does mean this Kindle warms up in the sunshine so it can overheat in hot weather.
“Multiple LEDs mean that the lighting is very smooth and easily readable and the light colour can be adjusted from white to an orangey hue that’s easy on the eyes. The larger-than-most display is extremely easy to read.
“Unlike the other Kindle readers, this one has physical page turn buttons to go forward or back a page. Cleverly, these buttons work whichever way up you hold the Kindle, which reverses what’s onscreen as you turn the device upside down.”
“The brightness adjusts automatically according to the ambient light in the room. Amazon’s interface is very good, letting you navigate pages without losing your place, with advanced search features and overview elements. You can listen to Audible audiobooks (Audible is owned by Amazon) via Bluetooth headphones – there’s no regular headphone socket on any Kindle.”
Amazon Kindle: Was £69.99, now £49.99 – Buy now
If you’re looking for a more basic model, the entry-level Amazon Kindle is also on sale, down from £69.99 to £49.99. It also won a spot in our review, with Phelan deeming it the “best value ebook around”. While the resolution is lower than the Oasis model, it still “looks good enough to be easy to read”. Visit our round-up of the best eReaders for the full review.
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