Amazon Kindle Colorsoft

K Kotaku Joe Tilleli · reviewer

The Kindle Colorsoft tablet however makes those issue vanish as it utilizes a 300 ppi glare-free display with a flush-front design that evokes the look and feel of actual paper. Even if you take it out to the beach on the brightest, sunniest day of the summer, you’ll still be able to keep up with whatever bewildering yet erotic fiction Chuck Tingle puts out next.

E EFTM Scott Plowman · reviewer

The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is a good upgrade from the standard Kindle Paperwhite. It has a better display for standard black and white books and, when it needs to, can display colours — albeit a bit muted as all coloured e-ink displays tend to be. The colours are acceptable for an e-reader, with good contrast, resulting in pleasing coloured images.

P Peanut Blossom Book Club Tiffany Dahle · reviewer

You’ll notice that the colors are true to the device’s name: soft. The light blue and reds appear muted but they are definitely still there.

F Forbes Rebecca Isaacs · reviewer

This would be my favorite Kindle I’ve ever tested, and my top choice, if not for one glaring omission—it lacks a warm backlight. You may find it perfectly fine; I personally find the blue light uncomfortable for my sensitive eyes, especially by bedtime. Its battery life also doesn’t last as long as the Paperwhite option, but it’s long enough that you won’t notice.

G Good e-Reader Michael Kozlowski · reviewer

Due to the media backlash over Amazon’s change to the FAQ on Colorsoft, stating it wasn’t suitable for reading books, the company has revised it again.

However, if you’re considering getting a new Kindle ColorSoft right now, I’d strongly advise waiting until this issue has definitely been resolved—or at the very least, make sure you inspect the device, and if it has the defect, return it while you can. Now, aside from the glaring screen defect, has the ColorSoft been worth it to me during my time with it so far? Well, for the books I typically read—actually, no. While the color display makes the UI look nicer, and you can see the book covers in full color (which is awesome), I thought I would benefit more from having books with color illustrations

Well, I'm going to be honest, I would not get the Kindle Colorsoft.

W WIRED Nena Farrell · reviewer

There's the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition , which came out last year and was Amazon's first-ever model with a color screen , and now there's a basic Kindle Colorsoft. It competes with colorful models we’ve already seen from Kobo and Boox, so while it’s new for Amazon, it’s not new in the world of e-readers.