Glad I went back and looked at the communication from Amazon about my Kindle Fire 8 "expiring" at the end of the month. 1st generation from 2011 will no longer be able to download directly off the net. Sure, can move from my computer to the device via cable, but that's a PIA (did that a couple of times). I've been thinking about getting a newer model for a while - just because.
Anyway, last night I was browsing the Fire tablets thinking dang, I want a larger screen. I only use it for reading but I need bigger print, even using my readers, so am swiping the dang screen every couple of seconds. But, I was looking at the cost of the Kindle 10 and just couldn't justify the cost difference between the 8 & 10. So I put an 8 in my cart and figured I'd come back to it later.
This morning I was cleaning out my email inbox from "unreads" and decided to take a look at that particular communication (remember, I started this whole long story with that). Lo and behold, they had given me a code to use to get 50% off an 8 or 10 PLUS $15 in ebook credits. And here is the amazing part - the offer expires at the end of today. It was a no-brainer to access Amazon and change everything to a 10. At the same time I ordered a cover, screen protectors and an upgraded power cord. Since one of those items couldn't ship immediately, I instructed them to ship it all at once and got even more ecredits.
Can't beat that with a stick.
In the long run you would probably have wished that you had gone with the 10, anyway, but what a sweet deal. Goody!
Posted by: Cop Car | August 13, 2022 at 10:20 AM