When Amazon announced three new Kindle Scribes, including a flagship color model, the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, at its fall product launch event in late September, it said the two models with front lights would ship later this year in time for the holiday season. Good to its word, Amazon says the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe with Front Light ($500) are available today. The entry-level Kindle Scribe without Front Light ($430) is still listed as “coming soon” and is slated to arrive in early 2026.
I just received review samples of the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and the new monochrome Kindle Scribe with Front Light, and I’ll be testing them in the coming days.
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As I’ve said previously, they aren’t cheap. The Kindle Scribe with Front Light starts at $500 with 32GB of storage (the 2024 Kindle Scribe has a front light and starts at $400). To get color, you’ll have to shell out $630 for the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft (bumping the storage from 32GB to 64GB costs an extra $50). Not coincidentally, that’s almost exactly what reMarkable’s color Paper Pro E Ink tablet costs.
