Kindles saw a price hike, but the versatile TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Tablet just got a $100 discount

SAVE $100.01: The TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Tablet is on sale at Amazon for $499.98, down from the normal price of $599.99.

That's a 17% discount.

Opens in a new window Credit: TCL TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Tablet + cover and stylus $499.98 at Amazon $599.99 Save $100.01 Get Deal In bad news for the week, Kindles saw price hikes to the tune of at least 25% pricier.

That's not ideal if you had your eye on one of Amazon's e-readers .

But in better news, we have a handful of worthy alternatives, and a particularly versatile model is on sale.

As of Aug.

26, the TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Tablet is on sale at Amazon for $499.98, down from the normal price of $599.99.

That's a 17% discount.

If you've been going back and forth between getting a new tablet or an e-reader, you don't have to decide.

The TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper does both.

It comes with TCL's Nxtpaper Pure display which is designed to mimic reading a physical book thanks to the reduces glare and enhanced clarity.

The TCL Note A1 has an 11.5-inch screen that's capable of displaying 16.7 million colors.

TCL mentions that's a significant upgrade from the 60,000 colors on a standard color e-ink reader.

But it does much more than serve as an e-reader.