Amazon First Reads Deal, New Year Kindle Challenge 2025, and Kindle Paperwhite Discount Highlights

Amazon First Reads Deal
• Prime Members: Get two free ebooks this month (instead of the usual one) through Amazon First Reads.
• Non-Prime Members: These books will be available on Kindle Unlimited next month.


New Year Kindle Challenge 2025
• The challenge can only be accessed via the Kindle app for Android/iOS.
• Achievements can be unlocked by reading on a Kindle eReader, the Kindle app, or Kindle for Web.
• History: Started in 2021, the challenges previously offered rewards (like $5 credits), but now lack any tangible benefits.
• Criticism: Despite no rewards, Amazon continues rolling out challenges quarterly without tying them to the Kindle Rewards program.


Reading Goals for 2025
• Amazon encourages users to set reading goals but doesn’t provide tools for this on the Reading Insights page.
• The Reading Insights page shows:

• Books read per year.​

• Reading streaks (daily/weekly).​

• Monthly reading activity.​

• Frustration: These stats aren’t viewable directly on Kindle devices.


Kindle Paperwhite Deal
• The previous-gen Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is available on Woot for $109 (Amazon Refurbished).
• The same refurbished model costs $169 on Amazon.

Source: Free Prime eBooks, Reading Insights, and the Neverending Kindle Challenge