Amazon Ships Second Color E-Ink Kindle in Under Two Years

Amazon launched its first color Kindle, the 7-inch Colorsoft Signature Edition, in October 2024 at $280. By December 2025, that same color e-ink display technology reached the 11-inch Scribe writing tablet at $630. TechCrunch's August 8, 2026 review calls the Scribe Colorsoft technically impressive but not essential, suiting a narrow audience of students, researchers, and journalers.