Best Kindle deal: Save $30 on the Kindle Colorsoft Kids

SAVE $30: As of Aug. 27, get the Kindle Colorsoft Kids for $239.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $269.99. That's a discount of 11%.

It's time to head back to school, and reading is a fundamental skill that children of every age can sharpen. There's no better way to do so than with an e-reader and, more specifically, a Kindle. You can snag a deal on one that your kids will love spending time with right now at Amazon.

As of Aug. 27, get the Kindle Colorsoft Kids at its first ever discounted price. It's on sale at Amazon for $239.99, down from its usual price of $269.99. That's $30 off and a discount of 11%. A cover is included with your purchase, and you can choose between the Fantasy River or Starlight Reading covers.

The Kindle Colorsoft Kids is an e-ink tablet with a 7-inch, full-color display. It's waterproof as well and boasts a glare-free display that's optimized for reading content that's in color: think comic books, graphic novels, picture books, and all the fun content your kids actually like to read.

And speaking of content, your Kindle Colorsoft Kids comes with 12 months of Amazon Kids+, a subscription that's designed for kids between ages 3 and 12 that provides thousands of books appropriate for young readers. You'll get the first year free, but your subscription will renew at $5.99 a month afterward, so be sure to cancel if you're not interested in keeping it afterward.

With parental controls, a wide selection of books to read, and a slew of other kid-friendly features, this is an excellent device to introduce kids to reading or to help them keep falling in love with literature. It's an especially useful piece of tech if you need a good gift idea — the holidays are right around the corner.