Amazon Prime Day offers deep discounts on Kindle e‑readers and tablets

Prime Day’s final hours bring $50 off the Kindle Paperwhite and a $50 discount on the 11‑inch iPad, as Amazon’s price hikes continue.

By Felo News Desk · Published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:18:08 GMT

Amazon’s October Prime Day sale is ending tonight, and Lifehacker reports that both Kindle e‑readers and tablets are seeing some of the deepest price cuts of the season.

What happened

The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, originally priced at $199, is now listed for $149.99, a $50 reduction. The deal is part of the final‑hour markdowns before the Prime Big Deal Days close.

On the tablet side, the 11‑inch iPad with the A16 chip, 128 GB, drops from $449 to $399, also a $50 saving. Other iPad models, such as the iPad Air 11‑inch (M2) and iPad Air 11‑inch (M4), are discounted to $799 and $649 respectively, down from $1,249 and $749.

What the reports add

Lifehacker’s Joel Cunningham notes that Amazon has recently raised the price of most Kindle models by $50 or more, citing a “RAM crisis” affecting production costs, making the current discounts especially notable.
Daniel Oropeza points out that iPad price hikes earlier in 2026, also linked to the RAM shortage, have pushed baseline prices higher, so the $50 cut on the 11‑inch model represents a modest but welcome relief for shoppers.
The Kindle Colorsoft is listed at $189.99, a $100 discount from its $289.99 list price, and the Kindle Scribe drops to $379.99, saving $120 off its $499.99 original price.
Additional tablet deals include a renewed 2021 iPad (10.2‑inch, 64 GB) for $184.26 (down from $463.55) and a TCL NXTPAPER 14 tablet for $329.99, $120 off its $469.99 price.

What was said

"I probably don't have to tell you that the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is the best e‑reader for most people," wrote Joel Cunningham for Lifehacker.

"The 11th‑gen iPad is $399 right now," Daniel Oropeza observed, adding that "iPads were one of the many tech products that went up in price dramatically in 2026 due to an ongoing RAM crisis, so it's nice to see this model get a discount, even if it's not that big."

How it came about

Earlier coverage by Felo News explained that Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days run on October 6‑7 and that price increases on both Kindles and iPads have been driven by a supply‑chain RAM shortage (Amazon October Prime Day 2026). The current markdowns arrive as the sale’s final push, offering shoppers a chance to offset the earlier price hikes.

Key facts

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition drops from $199 to $149.99 (lifehacker.com)
11‑inch iPad with A16 chip drops from $449 to $399 (lifehacker.com)
Amazon has raised Kindle prices by $50 or more due to a RAM crisis (lifehacker.com)
iPad prices rose earlier in 2026 because of the same RAM shortage (lifehacker.com)