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With a list price of $150, the Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet isn’t exactly expensive. But Amazon is now offering a more-is-less kind of package for folks looking for a tablet that they can use to read eBooks… among other things.
For $250 you can now get a Fire HD 8 Readers Edition tablet. In addition to an 8 inch tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display and a quad-core processor, you get a 1-year subscription to the Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service and a leather case for the tablet.
Amazon says you’d have to spend $350 if you bought those things separately… although that’s only true if you were planning so spend $80 on a case. Still, this bundle can certainly save you some money… although the cheapest option right now is to just buy the tablet on its own. Amazon is currently selling it for just $130 as part of a Fire tablet sale.
You could always check out eBooks for free from your public library if you don’t want to spend money on a Kindle Unlimited subscription.
Here are some the day’s best deals.
Tablets and phones
- Amazon Fire HD 8 Readers Edition (w/Kindle Unlimited, leather case) for $250 – Amazon
- Refurb Amazon Fire HD tablet for $59 and up – Amazon
- Apple iPad mini 2 1/16GB for $199 – Walmart
- Unlocked Motorola Nexus 6 w/32GB for $289Â – Newegg
Laptops and convertibles
- Lenovo IdeaPad 100s 11.6″ Windows notebook for $150 – Best Buy
- Refurb Hisense 11.6″ Chromebook for $100 – Groupon
- HP Spectre x360 13″ convertible for $800 and up – Best Buy
Media streamers
- Refurb Roku Streaming stick for $30 – Groupon
- Refurb Google Nexus Player for $50 – Groupon
- Buy two Chromecasts for $55 – Google Store
Other
- Refurb LG G Watch R for $150 – A4C
- Install an app, get 1-year free cloud storage – Amazon
- KMASHI 15,000 mAh power bank for $12.50 – Amazon (coupon:Â M6UP4WVR)
- $100 iTunes gift card for $80 – eBay
You can find more bargains in our daily deals section.
Yay for the public libraries mention.
If you haven’t checked your library’s collection of ebooks in a while, you should look again. Most libraries are increasing the amount of their budget spent on ebooks and downloadable audiobooks, and they’re buying from more than one platform.
It’s still a backlit screen with <200dpi pixel density. Maybe it's just me, but that's tough to read novels on.
So it’s a Fire HD 8 with a case, Kindle Unlimited, and f.lux pre-installed?
Shame on you Amazon! I really respect this company but to pull this?