Final yr Amazon launched a complete new line of Kindles with a brand new primary Kindle, a brand new Paperwhite, a brand new Kindle Scribe and the primary Kindle with a coloration E Ink display, the Kindle Colorsoft.
That was essentially the most motion the Kindle model has seen in a few years, and it’ll most likely be a very long time earlier than Amazon releases that many new Kindles directly once more, however I feel we may nonetheless get one or two new Kindles in 2025.
Amazon has already launched one new Kindle in 2025, but it surely wasn’t actually “new”. They launched a 16GB model of the Kindle Colorsoft in July. It’s precisely the identical as the unique Colorsoft that got here out in 2024, however with out the Signature Version upgrades, so it’s a bit cheaper. It’s additionally accessible as a children bundle that features a cowl and an upgraded guarantee.
Contemplating all the present Kindles had been launched lower than a yr in the past, that doesn’t depart a lot room for something new, however there are some issues Amazon may do to capitalize on the rising coloration E Ink market.
Final yr Amazon introduced the brand new Kindles on October sixteenth, so if Amazon goes to launch one thing new in 2025 there’s an excellent likelihood it should occur throughout the subsequent month.
New Kindle with 6″ Coloration Display screen
Based mostly on a leaked prototype, Amazon is anticipated to launch a 6″ Kindle with a coloration E Ink display later this yr.
Some individuals suppose the leak is a hoax, however the photos look actual to me (examine the image above to the present primary Kindle; the design may be very related), and the main points given make it appear much more believable, and the actual fact the unique submit didn’t final in the future earlier than it obtained taken down lends credence to the leak.
It additionally is smart for Amazon to launch a brand new Kindle with a 6″ coloration display. Kobo has been promoting the Kobo Clara Color for the previous yr and a half, and loads of individuals appear to love it. It was well-liked sufficient for Kobo to launch a brand new white model, so after all Amazon goes to need in on that motion too.
It’ll be fascinating to see how a lot Amazon decides to cost for a 6″ coloration Kindle. The Kobo Clara Color sells for $159, and contemplating Amazon prices extra for the Kindle Colorsoft than Kobo does for the Libra Color, it’s protected to imagine the 6″ coloration Kindle will likely be costlier as effectively. My guess is it’ll value $179.99.
Odds: 9/10 – Perhaps I’m only a sucker, however I consider the leaked prototype was actual, so I feel there’s a 90% likelihood a 6″ coloration Kindle will get launched later this yr, however there’s at all times a risk it may get delayed till 2026.
New Kindle Scribe Coloration
Amazon is rumored to be working a Kindle Scribe with a coloration E Ink display, and most firms that promote eNotes supply coloration variants now so it is smart for Amazon to launch a coloration Scribe as effectively.
Replace: Humorous timing, not lengthy after I posted this text Amazon despatched out invites to a {hardware} occasion on September thirtieth and the invitation has a picture (posted above) with what seems to be like a coloration Kindle with a big display, most probably a coloration Kindle Scribe.
To date Amazon has launched two variations of the Kindle Scribe, however the modifications had been so minor with the second it’s nonetheless thought-about a primary gen mannequin. If Amazon releases a coloration model it will make sense to incorporate some {hardware} upgrades to make it a real era improve. The present Kindle Scribe begins at $399 so I’d anticipate a coloration model to value $449 on the very least.
Odds: 9.5/10 – I initially had this at 5/10 till Amazon launched the picture above. I suppose there’s nonetheless a slight likelihood it may very well be one thing else, however that image just about seals it.
New Premium Kindle with Web page Buttons?
That is extra of a want than a real perception, however it will be good to see Amazon launch a premium Kindle with web page buttons once more just like the Kindle Oasis or Kindle Voyage. Lots of people miss having a premium Kindle within the lineup.
Odds: 1/10 – There’s at all times an outdoor likelihood Amazon may shock us by releasing a brand new premium Kindle, however I simply don’t suppose they care about that anymore. Amazon is an organization that prefers to promote low-cost merchandise in excessive quantity, and a premium Kindle simply doesn’t match that metric. They have already got the Kindle Scribe, which may very well be thought-about premium with its aluminum body, and I doubt they need to add a second low quantity, excessive value mannequin to the lineup. I feel a Kindle Scribe Mini with an 8″ display is the perfect we will hope for at this level.
