The weekend’s best deals: Kindle Paperwhite, Nintendo Switch, and more

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It's the weekend, which means it's time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals from around the web includes a nice price on Amazon's newest Kindle Paperwhite, as the e-reader is currently down to $110 at various retailers. That's $30 off Amazon's MSRP and the second-lowest price we've tracked. The only time we've seen the device fall lower was around Black Friday, when it was available for $5 less. Amazon includes three months of its Kindle Unlimited ebook service as part of the deal, but be aware that this will be set to auto-renew by default.

We gave the latest Kindle Paperwhite a rave review when it released last year. Compared to its predecessor, it adds a more spacious display (now at 6.8 inches, up from six), a USB-C port, a better frontlight, more consistently responsive performance, and improved battery life (which Amazon rates at roughly 10 weeks per charge). Like the last model, it's waterproof (with an IPX8 rating) and it can connect to Bluetooth headphones and speakers for playing audiobooks. And like all Kindles, it still has access to an enormous library of things to read. It's a bit bigger than the last model, and if you just don't want to lock yourself into Amazon's ecosystem, Kobo's Clara HD is a decent alternative (albeit one without waterproofing and Bluetooth) that's also on sale as of this writing. But for most people, the Paperwhite is the e-reader with the best combination of features and value.

That said, it's worth noting that the Kids version of the Kindle Paperwhite is also on sale for $10 more. Though this variant is marketed towards children, it has all the same features as the standard Paperwhite, plus a case, a longer warranty (two years instead of one), and, most notably, no ads on its lock screen or homepage by default. (The latter is a feature that costs an extra $20 on the standard, ad-supported model.) If you're buying for a young kid specifically, the standard Kindle Kids e-reader is likely a better value, but older readers willing to pay a little extra might want to consider this model instead.

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