The Amazon Kindle—which was introduced in 2007—changed how we read books.
Amazon just introduced an entirely new Kindle lineup in the biggest portfolio relaunch since 2007. The new family of devices includes the first-ever color Kindle, a reimagined Kindle Scribe, the fastest Kindle Paperwhite to date, and a new entry Kindle device.
Interested in getting a Kindle or upgrading to one of these new models, but not sure which one is right for you? Below is a brief overview of some of our Kindle devices to help you make that decision.
Kindle Colorsoft
The all-new Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is everything readers love about Kindle, with all the beauty and imagination that color offers. It has everything customers love about Kindle today: high contrast, fast page turns, an auto-adjusting front light, and weeks of battery life.
Now, you can browse covers in color in your Kindle Library or Store; see book photos and images in color; or add color highlights that you can easily search later.
Kindle Colorsoft comes with wireless charging, up to eight weeks of battery life, and is waterproof so you can bring it with you in the bath or take it to the beach without having to worry.
Kindle Colorsoft will ship on October 30 and is available now for pre-order at $279.99.
Kindle
Weighing in at just 158g, the new entry-level Kindle is small enough to fit in your hand or carry in your back pocket—and it’s packed with premium Kindle features. It has a 300 ppi, glare-free display, now with faster page turns, higher contrast ratio, and a front light that is 25% brighter at max setting—as bright as Kindle Paperwhite.
It comes in a fun and fresh new Matcha color, offers weeks of battery life from a single charge, and has 16 GB of storage for holding thousands of books—all of which make it the ideal device for reading anywhere the day takes you.
Kindle is available now starting at $109.99.
Kindle Scribe
The all-new Kindle Scribe combines all the benefits of Kindle with a powerful notetaking device. The display has new white borders, and the screen has a smooth, paper-like texture that makes it look and feel like you’re writing on a sheet of paper.
The Premium Pen is finely crafted to deliver just the right heft and balance, so it feels like holding an actual pen, and the new soft-tipped eraser feels like a pencil—you’ll think you have to brush the screen clean after erasing.
The new Kindle Scribe offers a first-of-its-kind in-book writing experience and a more powerful notetaking experience. With Active Canvas, you can write your thoughts directly in the book when inspiration strikes. Your note becomes part of the page, and the book text dynamically flows around it—if you increase the font size, change the font style, or the book layout changes, the note remains visible exactly where you want it so you never lose any meaning or context.
The all-new, built-in AI-powered notebook enables you to quickly summarize pages and pages of notes into concise bullets in a script font that can be easily shared directly from the notebook tab.
The new Kindle Scribe will ship on December 4 and is available now for pre-order for $399.99.
Kindle Paperwhite
Since its debut in 2012, customers have made Kindle Paperwhite our best-selling Kindle—and the all-new Kindle Paperwhite is our fastest yet. Scrolling through your Kindle Library or Store is snappy and responsive with 25% faster page turns. The display uses an oxide thin-film transistor, which gives it the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle, so text and images pop off the screen.
A larger, 7-inch display is a first for Kindle Paperwhite—and yet, it is also the thinnest Kindle Paperwhite ever with up to three months of battery life. Kindle Paperwhite is waterproof with 16 GB of storage for thousands of books, and comes in Raspberry, Jade, and Black. Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which comes with 32 GB of storage, optional wireless charging, and auto-adjusting front light, comes in Metallic Raspberry, Metallic Jade, and Metallic Black.
Kindle Paperwhite is available now starting at $159.99; Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is available for $199.99.
Kindle Kids and Kindle Paperwhite Kids
These devices are a great way to help cultivate a love of reading at a young age; when a kid sits down with a Kindle, they read on average an hour a day. Both devices come with a 2-year worry free guarantee, a kid-friendly cover, and six months of Amazon Kids+ included, a kid-friendly subscription service that provides access to thousands of age-appropriate books and audiobooks.
Parents can manage content and setup a device bedtime through the Amazon Parent Dashboard. Kids can request books for parents and guardians to add to their library, while tools like Word Wise and Vocabulary Builder help them learn new words as they’re reading. Kindle Kids comes with an included cover in one of the following designs: Space Whale, Ocean Explorer, and Unicorn Valley. Kindle Paperwhite Kids comes in the following themes: Cyber City, Starfish, and a Diary of Wimpy Kid cover, designed by international bestselling author Jeff Kinney.
Kindle Kids is available now for $129.99; Kindle Paperwhite Kids is available now for $179.99.
