The place to preorder Amazon’s first colour Kindle and buy different new fashions

Earlier this week, Amazon refreshed its total Kindle lineup whereas including a brand new colour mannequin to the combination. The up to date entry-level Kindle ($109.99) and Kindle Paperwhite ($159.99) can be found now, whereas the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version and up to date Kindle Scribe will launch on October thirtieth and December 4th, respectively.

We’ve but to completely take a look at Amazon’s newest e-readers, however we got here away impressed after briefly tinkering with them. They’re sooner than prior fashions, significantly the brand new Paperwhite, and the Kindle Colorsoft presents a formidable colour show, even when it doesn’t rival a pill.

We’ll let you know the way they stack as much as different fashions after we spend extra time with them, however in case you can’t wait, we’ve rounded up all the data you need to know relating to the place and when you should buy them.

Amazon’s newest Kindle is similar to its predecessor, with a six-inch, 300ppi show, USB-C assist, and 16GB of storage. It options a couple of small modifications, although, together with a backlight that’s 25 % brighter, improved distinction ranges, and a brand new darkish mode. It’s barely lighter, too, and is now out there in a brand new matcha inexperienced colour and black. Amazon claims the e-reader will provide sooner web page turns and longer battery life as properly, permitting it to last as long as eight weeks on a single cost.

Amazon’s entry-level Kindle is now out there with advertisements at Amazon and Finest Purchase beginning at $109.99 — $10 greater than the prior mannequin. The ad-free mannequin, which prices $20 extra, is at the moment out there at Amazon.

Along with the usual Kindle, Amazon additionally introduced a brand new Kindle Children, which is similar to the ad-free base mannequin however comes with non-obligatory parental controls, a kid-friendly cowl, a two-year prolonged substitute assure, and a six-month subscription to Amazon Children Plus. The latter grants entry to 1000’s of free kid-friendly movies, video games, and books. The Kindle Children runs $129.99 and is offered now at Amazon and Finest Purchase.

The waterproof Kindle Paperwhite is a extra vital improve than the bottom Kindle. It presents the very best distinction ratio of any Kindle, together with a thinner design and an even bigger seven-inch show. In his transient time with the e-reader, my colleague David Pierce additionally remarked that web page turns are noticeably sooner in comparison with the last-gen Paperwhite. Amazon additionally says the e-reader can now final three months on a single cost, versus 10 weeks.

Now you can buy the Kindle Paperwhite in black, raspberry, or jade. The e-reader begins at $159.99 with advertisements and 16GB of storage at Amazon and Finest Purchase, whereas the ad-free mannequin prices $20 extra. There’s additionally the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Version, which presents non-obligatory wi-fi charging, twice as a lot storage, and an auto-adjusting entrance mild. The latter is offered for $40 extra at Amazon and Finest Purchase and is available in “metallic” shades of raspberry, jade, and black.

Just like the Kindle, Amazon additionally sells a kid-friendly model of the Paperwhite that’s freed from advertisements. It presents expanded parental controls, too, together with a two-year guarantee, one in every of a number of kid-friendly covers, and a six-month subscription to Amazon Children Plus. The 2024 Kindle Paperwhite Children prices $179.99 and is offered now at Amazon and Finest Purchase.

Because the identify suggests, the seven-inch Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version is the primary Kindle with a colour E Ink display screen. It has loads in frequent with the 2024 Kindle Paperwhite Signature Version — together with assist for waterproofing and wi-fi charging — but it surely solely lasts “up to eight weeks” versus three months on a single cost.

The 300ppi show on the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version isn’t as vivid as that of an iPad, but it surely’s nonetheless comparatively sharp in comparison with the display screen on units just like the Kobo Clara Color, at the least in our preliminary testing. It’s slated to hit cabinets on October thirtieth; nonetheless, you possibly can already preorder it at Amazon for $279.99 forward of launch.

Lastly, Amazon has up to date the ten.2-inch Kindle Scribe. The brand new mannequin is quicker and extra akin to a bit of paper due to its white bezels and up to date stylus, although the software program tweaks are essentially the most vital improve. As an illustration, Amazon’s note-taking machine will provide a brand new Energetic Canvas characteristic that allows you to take notes instantly on a PDF or a web page in your e-book. The textual content mechanically flows round your word, although you can even write notes within the margin. Amazon additionally added a brand new AI-powered characteristic that allows you to summarize pages of notes into bullets and share them instantly from the pocket book tab.

The brand new Kindle Scribe is at the moment out there for preorder from Amazon beginning at $399.99 forward of its December 4th launch date.