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Amazon just dropped two vibrant new additions to its Kindle Colorsoft range, and e-reader fans are in for a treat.
From today, you can purchase a Kindle Colorsoft with 16GB of built-in storage at a more affordable price tag, as well as an all-new Kindle Colorsoft Kids, the first-ever colour e-reader designed for younger bookworms.
Amazon released a Kindle with a colour e-ink screen for the first time in October last year. If you enjoy visual content like cookbooks or comics, the Kindle Colorsoft brings devoted readers a more animated option.
While the new Kindle Colorsoft arrives with half the built-in storage, this gives you a more affordable choice while still having access to thousands of digital books. The new 16GB Kindle Colorsoft is available for £239.99, compared to the 32GB Kindle Colorsoft for £269.99.
Both new models deliver all the features you've come to expect from Kindle, but enhanced with a colour e-ink screen. That means you can browse book covers in vibrant colour within your library and experience the full visual impact of graphic novels and illustrated content. It should offer an enhanced, vibrant experience for your favourite stories.
For those who prefer dark mode, the Page Color feature inverts the traditional black text on a white background. This can be beneficial if you're eyes are sensitive to brighter lights.
These newer Kindle models also offer rapid page transitions, an adjustable warm light for comfortable reading, and battery life measured in weeks rather than days. This means you won't have to lug around an extra charger while on holiday.
Kindle Colorsoft has a waterproof design, so you can read worry-free in the pool or bath without the need for a case. And if you drop the Kindle Colorsoft into the sand after a long day of reading on the beach, or accidentally spill a drink over this compact 7-inch e-reader, you can simply rinse it off.
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|Highlight and make a note of your favourite parts of a story with the Kindle Colorsoft highlight features in multiple colours
For avid notetakers, you can highlight passages in four different colours - yellow, orange, blue, and pink - and filter these annotations later for easy reference.
You'll be able to purchase the new 16GB Kindle Colorsoft for £239.99, which comes bundled with a three-month Kindle Unlimited subscription.
Kindle Unlimited is a monthly subscription where you can borrow and read as many titles as you want from the Kindle Unlimited catalogue, without due dates.
Be the first to own the Kindle Colorsoft (16GB) from Amazon
The new 16 GB model of Kindle Colorsoft includes a high contrast Colorsoft display, fast page turns, an adjustable warm light, and weeks of battery life
If you still prefer having double the storage so you can read even more books, magazines, and comics on your device, the original Kindle Colorsoft, released last October, includes additional features like automatic front light adjustment, wireless charging capability, and 32GB of storage for £269.99.
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Escape into your books without the social media distractions, notifications, or other distracting apps. The glare-free display and auto-adjusting front light let you read in the brightest sunlight or late into the night, no matter your location
For younger bookworms, the Kindle Colorsoft Kids is designed to empower young readers to explore books, comics, and graphic novels—including favourites like Big Nate and Harry Potter in vibrant colour.
The release of a child's first-ever colour e-reader comes from the record combination of children reading more and having high engagement with their digital devices.
"Young readers demonstrate remarkable engagement with their devices, averaging over 45 minutes of daily reading time. You'll find that children who enjoy graphic novels and comics spend 46% more time reading compared to typical Kindle Kids users in 2024," said Amazon.
For parents seeking to encourage their children's reading habits, the Kindle Colorsoft Kids offers a distraction-free environment without notifications, applications or messaging features— just like several of the other Kindle models.
The device includes Bluetooth connectivity, allowing children to enjoy audiobooks as well through wireless headphones.
You'll also find the device equipped with educational tools, including Vocabulary Builder and Word Wise, which can help expand young readers' vocabularies.
The e-reader supports the OpenDyslexic font, which is designed to make reading more accessible and easier for children with dyslexia.
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|Get access to thousands of titles with the Amazon Kids+ subscription
Kindle Colorsoft Kids is available for £259.99 and includes one year of Amazon Kids+ and a fun kid-friendly cover.
Similar to a Kindle Unlimited subscription, Amazon Kids+ is a subscription service that provides kids with access to a wide range of age-appropriate, ad-free content, including books, videos, apps, and games.
To track how your child is progressing, you'll be given access to the Amazon Parent Dashboard, which gives you complete oversight of content management, reading progress monitoring, and the ability to establish device curfews.
Paired with the launch of this child-friendly e-reader, Amazon has expanded the Kids+ library significantly, adding fresh content to complement existing favourites like School of Good and Evil and Keeper of the Lost Cities. You'll also discover new additions, including chapter books from the Treehouse series, The InvestiGators collection, and Marcus Rashford's The Breakfast Club Adventures.
You can select between two decorative cover designs to personalise your child's device:
- Fantasy River
- Starlight Reading
Be one of the first to own the Kindle Colorsoft Kids from Amazon
Kindle Colorsoft Kids comes with an illustrated cover, 12 months of Amazon Kids+, and a two-year worry-free guarantee, empowering young readers to explore books, comics, and graphic novels
For those who haven't read a digital book before, these devices offer a number of perks — like the ability to adjust the font size, typeface, line spacing, and brightness. You can also summon a dictionary definition by pressing on the word. Kindle devices also come preloaded with a font designed to make reading easier for those with dyslexia, which can be applied to any fiction or non-fiction book.
Unlike some of its closest rivals, Kindle e-readers have access to Amazon's extensive library of digital books, boasting millions of titles at your fingertips with a single tap. For those looking for even more reading, a Kindle Unlimited subscription unlocks additional reading material.