Overview
- Amazon announced the new Kindle family Thursday, launching the 6‑inch base Kindle and its aluminum variant for immediate sale and opening preorders for Paperwhite and Colorsoft on a rolling schedule.
- All models adopt a flush‑front, edge‑to‑edge display and thinner, lighter enclosures with relocated power buttons and new colorways that wrap the device from front to back.
- The Kindle Colorsoft uses a reworked display stack with a nitride‑LED light guide, oxide TFT backplane, micro‑deflectors and custom waveforms to improve color, brightness and contrast.
- Amazon revived physical page turning via accessories: a $34.99 Kindle Click Bluetooth remote, an $79.99 Page‑Turn Cover with buttons that uses pogo pins, and a charging dock for Signature Edition devices.
- The refresh establishes tiered models and pricing with Signature Editions adding 32GB, aluminum housings, auto‑adjusting lights and pogo‑pin dock charging, and Amazon says devices include user‑replaceable batteries and more recycled materials to meet new regulations.