In Kindle’s new e-reader lineup launched final fall, essentially the most groundbreaking addition was most likely the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version (7/10, WIRED Opinions), that includes Kindle’s first-ever shade show. For the previous 9 months, it has been the one shade Kindle Amazon supplied. That modified right now.
Very first thing this morning, Amazon introduced each a less expensive 16-GB model of the Kindle Colorsoft ($250) and a brand new Kindle Colorsoft Children ($270), and each fashions can be found now. They’re each rather less costly than the $280 Signature Version that got here out final yr. The Signature Version has had some points with defective units, and solely time will inform (plus our testing, which is coming quickly) if these new variations may have the identical drawback.
However if you happen to’re out there for a brand new Kindle and have been hoping for a shade choice, listed here are all the main points on the 2 new fashions you can begin buying right now.
Shade for Children
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There’s already a Kindle Children ($130) and Paperwhite Children ($180) with black-and-white screens, however the Kindle Colorsoft Children ($270) takes these options and packs them right into a shade display. Just like the common mannequin, it comes with 16 GB of storage, USB-C charging, an illustrated cowl, one yr of an Amazon Children+ digital subscription, and a two-year guarantee. The brand new Colorsoft model additionally has a 7-inch show just like the Paperwhite Children—bigger than the bottom Children mannequin, which has solely a 6-inch show.
Whereas each the base Children mannequin and Paperwhite Children mannequin have three covers to select from (“Ocean Explorer,” “House Whale,” and “Unicorn Valley” for the bottom choice, and “Cyber Metropolis,” “Diary of a Wimpy Child,” and “Starfish” for the Paperwhite mannequin), the Colorsoft Children has simply two—the colourful and colourful “Fantasy River” and “Starlight Studying.” The River choice has a river at nightfall surrounded by pink clouds, varied bushes, and a mixture of leaves and bubbles floating by way of the air, whereas the starlight design has a star-filled pink sky with a baby looking at it.
Like different Children fashions, the Colorsoft Children will include a yr’s subscription to Amazon Children+. Amazon Children+ affords tons of age-appropriate books and content material (like audiobooks!) for a studying kiddo, and Amazon stated much more books can be added this summer time. Children+ runs $6 a month, with an accessible free one-month trial if you happen to aren’t buying a brand new Children Kindle.
The colour display can be a fantastic choice for graphic novel and comedian readers, particularly. In case your child is extra of a basic guide reader, they’re going to nonetheless be capable to take pleasure in colourful covers on the homepage and spotlight their present guide with colourful spotlight choices.
Cheaper Shade
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If value is what steered you away from investing within the Colorsoft, the brand new, cheaper base mannequin is perhaps your excellent Kindle. It is $30 cheaper, retailing for $250, and consists of an adjustable heat mild just like the Kindle Paperwhite (8/10, WIRED Recommends). That heat mild is without doubt one of the causes the Paperwhite is our favourite Kindle over the cheaper choices, although the Colorsoft Signature Version has an auto-adjusting entrance mild, which is a pleasant improve.
