Amazon introduced the upcoming launch of three new Kindle Scribes on September thirtieth, and we knew a coloration Kindle Scribe was on the way in which two weeks earlier than then when Amazon despatched out emails to their {hardware} occasion.
And but, as we method the final week of October, not one of the new Kindle Scribes can be found to order but. Amazon put up new product pages for every mannequin on the thirtieth after they have been introduced, however for some cause they nonetheless aren’t accessible to pre-order.
It’s unusual as a result of Amazon introduced a number of different new merchandise on the identical day at their {hardware} occasion in September, and people have been accessible to pre-order instantly, and a few have been launched already.
When Amazon proclaims new merchandise, they normally settle for pre-orders immediately, particularly in terms of Kindles. I don’t bear in mind Amazon ever popping out with a brand new Kindle after which not having it’s accessible to order.
When Amazon got here out with the first gen Kindle Scribe in 2022, they introduced it on September twenty eighth and began taking pre-orders immediately, regardless of the actual fact the discharge date was over 2 months away on November thirtieth.
After they launched the revised model of the Kindle Scribe in 2024, it was introduced on October sixteenth, with pre-orders accessible that day, and the discharge date was December 4th.
New Kindle Scribe Launch Date?
For some cause Amazon hasn’t given a launch date for any of the brand new Kindle Scribes but. On the product pages at Amazon you possibly can signal as much as obtain an electronic mail after they’re accessible to order, however no one appears to know when that’s going to occur.
Given Amazon’s current historical past, they’re actually stepping into a special route with the discharge of those new Kindle Scribes. They didn’t give a set launch date after they introduced them, and within the press launch they simply stated the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and new Kindle Scribe could be launched “later this yr” within the US. They usually stated the Kindle Scribe with out a frontlight could be accessible early subsequent yr, together with all three merchandise coming to the UK and Germany early subsequent yr.
At this level it makes you surprise in the event that they’re going to do pre-orders in any respect. Possibly they’ll simply begin taking orders after they’re able to ship them, however that’s not how Amazon normally does issues so it’s a bit onerous to foretell.
I’ve a idea that perhaps they’re not doing pre-orders as a result of the discharge date is simply too near their Black Friday gross sales week. Possibly they need to have the ability to put them on sale immediately after launch for the busy vacation buying season, and the timing is simply too tight for pre-orders as a result of they’ll’t do a sale so quickly after launch or everybody that pre-ordered would return the brand new Scribe they paid full worth for to get the low cost.
The one factor that actually stands out in regards to the new line of Kindle Scribes is the costs are so much greater than the primary two variations. Possibly Amazon’s technique is to set a excessive record worth after which do deeply-discounted gross sales each few months to make individuals suppose they’re getting an incredible deal after they’re $100+ off.
