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Amazon announces new Kindle family, including the first color Kindle
- Amazon has officially announced the new 2024 Kindle lineup.
- The new devices include the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, the first Kindle-branded e-reader with a color display.
- Other refreshes include new versions of the Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite, and the Kindle.
Kindles are great e-reading devices thanks to their lightweight design, distraction-free UX, insane battery life, and easy access to books and digital media. However, Amazon has largely stuck to black-and-white displays for its e-readers, shunning color to focus squarely on a great text-reading experience. But change is here, as the company has announced its first color Kindle, the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition.
Amazon has announced four new Kindle e-readers, including refreshes to its most popular models.
Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition
The biggest announcement is the new Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, “designed to offer a rich and paper-like color” for book covers and highlighted text. It features a color display and auto-adjusting front light, and you can choose between standard or vibrant colors.
This new Kindle is waterproof and features fast page turns, wireless charging, up to 8 weeks of battery life, and a new light guide with nitride LEDs. It lets you highlight in color and then search your highlights by color.
The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition costs $279.99 and ships from October 30 onwards.
Kindle Scribe 2
The original Kindle Scribe was launched in November 2022, so Amazon is refreshing the note-taking Kindle this year. The new Kindle Scribe, i.e., the Kindle Scribe 2, carries on the note-taking legacy with a 300ppi screen with new white edges.
It also features the new “Active Canvas” feature, which lets you add notes directly to the pages of books, and the text flows around them. The notes will still be anchored to the referenced text, even if the font size changes.
You’ll also soon be able to add notes in the side panel, which can be hidden later. The integrated notebook is infused with AI to summarize pages into concise points. Notes can also be made readable in preparation for export with a handwritten-style font.
The Kindle Scribe 2 comes with an upgraded Premium Pen, which is still battery-free, and has a new soft-tip eraser.
The Kindle Scribe costs $399.99 and will ship from December 4 onwards, with pre-orders starting today.
Kindle Paperwhite 6
The new Kindle Paperwhite 6 has a larger 7-inch screen, an auto-adjusting front light, and a thinner profile. Its battery life is up to three months. The device is water-resistant and comes with 16GB of storage.
The Kindle Paperwhite 6 costs $159.99 and is available now in Jade, Black, and Raspberry colors.
You can also get the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition for $199.99, which has 32GB of storage, wireless charging, and a metallic color finish.
There’s also a Kindle Paperwhite 6 Kids starting at 179.99, which comes with a kid-friendly cover and six months of Amazon Kids Plus included.
Kindle 12
The entry-level Kindle is also being refreshed to its 12th generation. The Kindle 12 weighs just 158g and comes with a 300ppi non-reflective screen with faster page turns, a higher contrast ratio, a brighter front light, and 16GB of storage. The Kindle 12 is available now for $109.99 and comes in Black and Matcha colors.
There is also a Kindle 12 Kids version for $129.99.
How do you like the new Kindles so far? Let us know in the comments below!