Why settle? The Kindle Colorsoft is so cheap for Prime Day that it no longer makes sense to choose the Kindle Paperwhite

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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:52:03 +0000

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Sure, I've fantasized about swapping my Kindle Paperwhite for a full-color Kindle Colorsoft, but why spend over $200 just to have some visual variety? But now, with the Colorsoft priced at near Paperwhite levels for Prime Day, it's a no-brainer.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I've covered the ereader space for decades and watched as the industry struggled to make usable color E Ink displays. The early displays were slow, with low contrast and faded colors, and were roundly rejected by those who happily scooped up and held onto monochrome ereaders like the iconic Kindle Paperwhite.

One ereader changed all that, and now the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft, which we called "the fastest, smoothest e-reader we've ever used," is on sale for
Prime Day for $159 in the US and 154.99 in the UK for the 16GB model.

Browse all early Prime Day deals at Amazon

Here's what makes these Prime Day prices more remarkable: the Colorsoft is,
in the US, just $35 more than the Kindle Paperwhite, and about 20 more than
it is in the UK. So basically, the cost of two or three Matchas to switch up from black and white to thousands of colors? Feels like a no-brainer. Today's best Kindle Colorsoft deals Amazon Kindle Colorsoft: was $249.99 now $159.99 at Amazon The Kindle Colorsoft is down to its lowest price as part of Amazon Prime Day. As Amazon's first and only colored Kindle, it's a must-have for people who love reading travel guides, graphic novels, and other genres with
a lot of images and photographs. It's USB-C and wireless charging compatible, lasting up to 8 weeks on a full battery. View Deal Amazon Kindle Colorsoft: was 239.99 now 154.99 at Amazon The Kindle Colorsoft just fell to its lowest-ever price as part of this year's Amazon Prime Day sale. As Amazon's first colored Kindle, it's a must-have if you love reading travel guides, graphic novels, and other genres with a lot of images and photographs or
just want to view your entire ebook library in its full colour glory. The ereader is also USB-C and wireless charging compatible, lasts up to eight weeks on a full battery, and has enough storage for thousands of books. View Deal What's exciting about the Colorsoft is not just that it finally brings color to a reflective screen, but that it does it so well. I remember seeing the 7-inch, waterproof ereader for the first time in 2025. Initially, it looked and felt much like the Kindle Paperwhite I was familiar with, but the new color screen was a revelation. It's sharp, bright, crisp, and the colors pop across a range of content styles. Graphic novels are especially well-suited to the screen technology. You can tap or swipe through various full-screen panels, or view the full page of panels as you might on a
physical graphic novel.

Books and, especially, magazines like National Geographic look good, too.

Best of all, there are no real trade-offs here. You get 16GB, which is more than enough space for thousands of tomes. As a reflective display, battery life is still strong, at 28 hours (according to our tests), which means multiple days or even weeks of multi-hour reading sessions. And like the monochrome Kindles, it has side illuminators that bathe the screen in light.

Plus, it's just as durable and waterproof as monocrhome Kindles.

Of course, even though it's color, you can still read your black and white text book and novels on the device. I suggest you get the latter from your local library by using an app like Libby .

My point is that there's very little reason to just buy a Paperwhite when,
for just a little more money, you can have the best of both worlds: all the features of a Paperwhite and that really cool full-color reading experience. If you're a fan of graphic novels, there's no way you can pass this Prime Day deal by. More early Prime Day deals in the US Amazon Devices : Fire Sticks & Echo from $18 Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99 Apple
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