The Kindle Paperwhite Kids is just like the standard model pictured above but with some kid-friendly extras. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge
If you’re looking for an e-reader you can safely take to the beach, right now, the latest Kindle Paperwhite Kids is on sale for $114.99 ($55 off) with 16GB of storage at Amazon and Best Buy. That’s one of its better prices this year and just $4 shy of the standard, ad-free Kindle Paperwhite’s all-time low price.
It might seem strange to say, but the latest Kindle Paperwhite Kids is a bargain for children and adults alike. That’s because, at its core, it’s the Kindle Paperwhite — our favorite Amazon e-reader — just with parental controls you can turn off and no ads. Like the standard model, the kid-friendly Kindle Paperwhite offers IPX8 waterproofing, so you won’t need to worry it’ll break if it gets wet as you lounge by the pool. With…
