Dust off your “to be read” piles and charge up your Kindles, because Amazon is back with another big Book Sale. It officially runs from April 23 to 28, with early deals available now. You can expect savings on hardcover and paperback books, plus ebooks, audiobooks, Kindle devices, and bookish memberships. There are plenty of picks to browse so far, including children’s books, mystery novels, nonfiction and memoirs, and BookTok faves. You’ll find our favorite early deals below, and we’ll update this post again next week when more deals go live.
While we don’t have any word on Prime Day, last year the Amazon Book Sale fell in between the Big Spring Sale and Prime Day. Since Prime Day usually takes place in mid-July, it feels like a safe assumption that it will be around the corner like in years past.
Be sure to check out our many related buying guides, including the Best Kindles, the Best E-Readers, the Best Ebook Subscription Services, the Best Reading Lights, and the Best Kindle Accessories. If you’d rather not shop at Amazon, you can usually find discounted books at Bookshop.org.
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Early Amazon Book Sale Deals
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The Amazon Kindle Scribe (8/10, WIRED Recommends) was redesigned last year to have white borders, and it now includes the Premium Pen that has a soft-tipped eraser. There are new software capabilities too, like Active Canvas, which lets you write directly on the book you’re reading, and AI summarization to make quick sense of your notes. There are other Kindle devices worth checking out if you don’t care about notetaking capabilities, but this is the only Kindle on sale right now.
New subscribers can get in on this deal, which gets you three months of Kindle Unlimited for just $1. Out of the many random subscriptions I pay for, Kindle Unlimited is my favorite (and WIRED reviewer Simon Hill says it’s one of his favorite ebook subscription services too). It helped me fall back in love with reading. There are thousands of books to choose from, and you can borrow up to 10 at a time. Usually these trials run for one month, though this promotion does circle back around every so often. Note that this trial will automatically renew at $12 per month, so set a reminder to cancel if you’re not interested in subsequent charges.
Audible is our favorite subscription service for audiobooks, and this deal lets new subscribers check it out for much less money. You can choose one audiobook every month to keep. (Prime members get two per month with this trial.) There are thousands of podcasts, audiobooks, and Audible Original titles. This trial will automatically renew at $15 per month, so set a reminder to cancel if you’re not interested in subsequent charges.
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This illustrated book features maps and information about 21 different National Parks, from Acadia to Yosemite. There are fun facts about flora and fauna, hidden critters and plants, and more. It’s a good one to add to the bedtime story collection.
Mushrooms are all the rage, as evinced by our wildly popular guide to mushroom coffee. Satisfy your curiosity and learn something new with this detailed look at the diverse functions of fungi, complete with hundreds of full-color images.
This contemporary romance is from the same author who wrote Fourth Wing, the wildly popular fantasy series. There are no dragons in this novel, though. Instead, you’ll follow ballerina Allie Rousseau and her complicated love story with rescue swimmer Hudson Ellis.
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This cookbook has voices from many different chefs and culinary backgrounds. It’s a guide to ingredients and seasonings, with information on how to pair them and how to deepen, brighten, and layer your dishes so they always taste as delicious as possible. It has excellent reviews.
I’m in my Inglourious Basterds era, and thus going to buy this memoir. It details the story of the author and his survival against overwhelming atrocities, as well as his bravery and resilience afterward.
Looking for a beach read? This is it. This cozy, snacky monster romance is both hilarious and full of smut. At 288 pages, you’ll fly through it, and luckily there are two more books in the series for all of your popcorn-novel needs.
