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Amazon’s latest Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is officially out in the wild. Well, almost. The new e-reader is live on Amazon’s site but still listed as “Coming Soon,” giving us a peek at everything it’s packing without the satisfaction of an Add-to-Cart button. Based on the specs and details already published, though, I’m all in for five reasons.
Are you interested in the new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft? 26 votes Yes, definitely 38 % I'm on the fence. 46 % Definitely not. 15 %
1. A bright leap to color
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The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft trades grayscale for an 11-inch Colorsoft display, a true color E Ink panel designed for sharper charts, richer illustrations, and highlights that finally stand apart instead of blending together. Where the Kindle Scribe 2024 topped out at 10.2 inches and was limited to grayscale, this upgrade feels like the creative breakthrough the Scribe line’s been waiting for. As someone who color-codes everything from article outlines to grocery lists, grayscale has always felt like a creative straightjacket. I’m also excited to test it out in the kitchen, where vibrant recipe photos and ingredient callouts might finally make digital cookbooks feel less like lab work. For comic lovers, textbook annotators, and anyone who can’t resist a rainbow of digital highlighters, the update to color is a big one.
2. A writing surface that feels like paper
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Amazon pairs the upgraded display with a textured, paper-like surface and its Premium Pen, which still never needs charging. This generation adds a reworked glass layer that boosts friction and claims to nearly eliminate the parallax gap, so ink appears to land exactly where the tip meets the screen. Amazon also promises writing (and page turns) that are up to 40% faster. The first-gen Scribe feels just a touch too slick, like writing on glass, but this version sounds like the fix. For journaling and sketching, I’m excited for more precise input.
3. A thinner, lighter, travel-ready build
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