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The latest Kindle Paperwhite drops to its best price all year

Plus, we found deals on the new Marathon game and the latest Mac Book Air.

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The latest Kindle Paperwhite adds waterproofing, so you can read by the pool.

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Mother’s Day is coming up, and if you’re looking for a present, we recently published our gift guide with a range of ideas. One of those recommendations is the

109.99 entry-level Kindle, but right now you can buy the latest version of the higher-end Kindle Paperwhite with 16GB of storage and ads on sale starting at

134.99 (

25 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, making it the better buy. That’s its best price of the year, and

10 shy of the all-time low we last saw on Black Friday. The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which adds wireless charging and double the base storage, is also on sale for

164.99 (

25 off) at Amazon and Best Buy.

For about $15 more, the Kindle Paperwhite adds waterproofing, so you (or mom) can read by the pool or in the bath without worrying. It also adds an adjustable warm frontlight that, in my experience, is easier on the eyes at night and less disruptive when you’re trying to wind down before bed. I also find its larger seven-inch display is slightly more comfortable to read, while battery life lasts months, so you won’t need to recharge it as often.

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Like the base Kindle, the Paperwhite also offers a sharp 300ppi display and USB-C support. It weighs less than the i Phone 17 Pro Max with enough storage to hold thousands of books — though fewer if you’re downloading audiobooks — so you can easily take your library on the go. And when you want something new to read, it’s incredibly easy to browse, buy, and download books directly from Amazon’s Kindle store, which is why it’s my go-to pick for those embedded in Amazon’s ecosystem.

Newegg is selling the PC edition of Marathon for

26.99 (

13 off) with code EPF4475. Set in a strange sci-fi universe in 2850, the extraction shooter puts you in the role of a Runner, who is sent into dangerous areas to scavenge resources and escape alive. My colleague Andrew Webster described it as a weird game “in the best possible way,”one he was eager to keep playing after just a few hours, thanks to its captivating world and satisfying core action.

As a part of Moft’s Mother’s Day Sale, you can save 15 percent when you buy two or more items over

10 from this list. The promo includes Moft’s upcoming Trackable Tripod Wallet, which acts as a small tripod with tracking capabilities through Apple’s Find My network. It also comes with a wireless remote, so you can take photos without touching your phone. Moft is also taking 20 percent off other items with code STACKABLE, including the Mag Safe-compatible Snap Case Movas for the i Phone 17 Pro and Pro Max, which is

39.99 ($10 off).

You can once again buy the 13-inch Mac Book Air with an M5 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD on sale for

949.99 (

150 off) at Amazon. The new Air builds on its predecessor with improved performance, double the base storage, and support for Wi-Fi 7. It also offers faster read and write speeds, so it’s much easier to transfer files quickly and multitask, while retaining long battery life that should last you well over a full work day. Read our review.

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