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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
That actually depends. If one subscribes to KU, it's a darned good deal.
$130 - $32.50 (25% discount) - $25 (trade-in value) - $60 (6 months KU) = $12.50
Besides, I doubt we'll see much more than $20 off initially and that, probably a few months down the line. I have a bricked PW3 so for me this was a no-brainer (even at just $5 trade-in value instead of $25).
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Well, here's the way I look at it ... First I don't subscribe to or want Kindle Unlimited, so that $60 is thrown out. (I think when I bought my Kindle Basic 8th Generation I had three months I didn't use.) Second, the offer for a Paperwhite is between $5 to $25, so it could be (probably will be) less than $25, I'm guessing $10 to $15 -- let's say $15. That's a $47.50 discount. So you've got a Paperwhite 4 for $82.50, but you lose your Paperwhite 1.
I don't know what the $130 Paperwhite 4 is going on sale for -- but I'll accept the $110 price (they may drop to $100). So your Paperwhite 4 (on sale) costs $110. That's $27.50 more than trading in the Paperwhite 1, but you've still got the Paperwhite 1 that still sells for $35 to $55 on eBay. And there is a chance that the price of Paperwhite 4 will be $100 on Black Friday and for Christmas, and there's a chance that Paperwhite 1 will only get $5 on trade-in. Now keeping the Paperwhite 1, you could looking a difference in price of $12.50 between trade and waiting for a sale. And you can still sell the Paperwhite 1 on eBay -- or give it away, or keep it for a spare. There's also going to be refurbished Paperwhite 4s at some point, which routinely sell for $20 less than new, and often go on sale for $20 off. So there's a decent chance a refurbished Paperwhite 4 will sell for $90 not too far into the future.
At any rate, I personally would rather keep the Paperwhite 1, but then I don't I don't like getting rid of my eReaders, so my opinion is probably skewed.