- Amazon has quietly listed the Kindle Colorsoft ereader on its Australian website
- It is now available for purchase for AU$399
- It additionally ships to New Zealand for NZ$417, though it’d incur delivery expenses
Initially launched in different main markets just like the US and the UK in October 2024, it is taken Amazon fairly some time to deliver the Kindle Colorsoft Down Underneath. It has quietly been added to Amazon’s AU website and is available for purchase immediately.
It made headlines abroad for being the one color Kindle to be launched and, in our Kindle Colorsoft assessment, our tester was fairly taken by it. I can perceive why, notably if you happen to’re already a Kindle person and subscribed to companies like Prime Studying or Kindle Limitless.
The 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 show renders itself properly to displaying e book covers, manga and comics, in response to our assessment, however I have not had the possibility to see it for myself but – I am unable to wait to see the way it stacks up in opposition to its competitors from the likes of the Kobo Libra Color, the Kobo Clara Color and the Onyx Boox Go Shade 7 (I am presently testing the Gen II of the Boox as properly).
On account of being the one color Kindle, the Colorsoft is already one of many greatest Kindles to purchase, now obtainable from Amazon AU for AU$399. It is going to ship throughout the ditch to New Zealand for round AU$417 as properly.
That is not a nasty value for a 7-inch color Kindle, however I am not fairly satisfied it represents good worth, notably in Australia.
Color me sceptical
I have been ready eagerly for the Kindle Colorsoft to launch in Australia, however now that I’ve seen its RRP, I am undecided I would purchase it myself – here is why.
It is in direct competitors with Kobo’s two color ereaders. When it comes to design, the Kobo Clara Color is the 6-inch various that gives just about the identical function set because the Colorsoft, however for AU$269.95. They each use the identical display – though the Kobo is smaller – they usually’re each waterproof with an IPX8 certification. Additionally they share the identical 16GB onboard storage specification.
When it comes to dimension, although – and by way of value – the Colorsoft is nearer to the Kobo Libra Color, which prices AU$379.95 in Australia. This 7-inch Kobo additionally makes use of the identical show expertise however comes with full writing capabilities. You’ll need to buy the Kobo Stylus 2 individually, however that is nonetheless a function the Colorsoft would not provide.
Furthermore, if you happen to normally end up holding your ereader in a single hand, the design of the Libra Color, with its bodily page-turn buttons, will likely be extra ergonomic than the plain tablet-like setup of the Kindle.
Then there’s the distinction in storage capacities: the Libra Color comes with double the area at 32GB. In the event you do need the 32GB Colorsoft Signature Version, it is going to set you again AU$449.
You even have Bluetooth help on the Kobos (all of them), which you’ll not get on any present Kindle in Australia, so you may’t connect with your Audible account to take heed to audiobooks.
Maybe that is not a deal breaker for a lot of readers, however you can also’t borrow from an area library by way of a Kindle in Australia – you may utilizing a Kobo ereader in case your library additionally makes use of the OverDrive platform.
To be truthful, although, now that the Colorsoft is on the market domestically, it is extremely prone to see greater reductions than the measly AU$20 Kobo sometimes gives on its units. So, my recommendation if you happen to really need the Kindle Colorsoft: anticipate an enormous sale like the subsequent Prime Day in October or the Amazon Black Friday sale in November.
