Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft 64GB (newest model) — 11” paper-like color display with front light — Thin, light, powerful — Write in notebooks, documents, and books. Includes Premium Pen - Graphite
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Our most advanced Kindle Scribe – Features an 11” Colorsoft display with front light, built-in notebook, AI tools, and support for popular cloud services. New Colorsoft display – A custom-built oxide-based display delivers high-contrast, paper-like color that’s easy on the eyes without distracting flashes when writing. Feels just like paper – Textured surface and ultra-fast responsiveness for a natural writing experience. Included Premium Pen requires no charging. Thin, light, fast – Just 5.4mm thin and 400g light with fluid performance and a large 11" display that gives you space to write, read, and think. Built-in notebook with AI-powered tools - Find information even if you don't remember exact keywords, and ask questions about your notes to uncover insights. Generate summaries, refine your handwriting, or convert notes to text. Docs on demand – Import documents from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive directly to your device to mark up. Export your notebooks to Microsoft OneNote. Capture your thoughts in documents and books – Just start writing and Active Canvas creates space for your notes. Expand margins for more room or collapse them to see the original text. AI reading features - Get Recaps on thousands of bestseller series. Coming in 2026: Story So Far for spoiler-free book catch-ups and Ask this Book for in-text questions—available on thousands of Kindle books. Long battery life – Weeks of reading and writing on a single charge. Show more See more product details
Customer reviews
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Better all around and the color is AWESOME!!**Update**
I have been a Kindle owner since the first one with free cellular. Still own it actually and it still works! Some years ago I bought a Remarkable and LOVED it, but I always felt dumb having an E-Reader and a Remarkable. The Remarkable is a great E-Ink notebook but you have to work a bit to get books in it and I happen to be a diehard Kindle guy. So, when Amazon launched the Scribe a few years back, I jumped on it. It was a bit of a mess off rip but it got better fast. Amazon is dedicated to constant upgrades for these devices and I appreciate that. Anyway, I skipped the last upgrade opportunity as it really didn’t give much more than the original. However, when I saw color and the possibilities it opened, I knew I was getting one. However, for some reason the Fig color was calling out to me so I had to wait until now to get it. Here are my thoughts. The color is the big feature here and it is pretty great but you interact less with it than I first thought. It really does look awesome. Not as vibrant as an OLED panel but surprisingly good and crisp. There is something cool about E-Ink in color. However, outside of book covers and maybe comic books, you don’t see it much while reading. The big winner for me is in highlighting my notes. There are multiple highlighter color options and it really does make a nice difference in more functional notes. The other big difference from the original is the processor speed. Everything here is snappy and responsive. The original was good already but this is noticeably better. As such, writing and navigating is all faster and much more pleasant to use. The glass also feels a bit more textured and it makes a difference. There is also now shading available for a better drawing experience. This was a knock on my original Scribe review. The homepage has also been redone and is MUCH more user friendly. Text conversion is better and a lot more accurate. You can connect everything through OneNote and Microsoft and back up things to Google Drive. All good. I still have some nitpicks. The biggest is the lack of waterproofing. Crazy to spend this money and not have it. Battery life is good but noticeably worse than other Kindles. The homepage is really improved but navigation is still kind of weak. You will find many occasions that you have to click all over to get from your book to a specific notepad. There should be a favorites carousel or something that allows you to more quickly navigate between items. There is something there but it never seems to have what I need in it. I will keep working at it and update. Lastly, like so many reviews have noted, the price is kind of crazy. I did trade in my old Scribe so I got $60 plus 20% off this purchase, which is about $200. Still, it’s the same price as a far more capable iPad. People that write that largely miss the point. This is a the ultimate tool for readers and writers. The iPad isn’t great for either of those. However, it is a worthwhile point when you look at hardware vs hardware and the value proposition one gives you against the other. For me, this was a worthy upgrade. If you are new to the E-Ink notebook world, it is truly awesome. I love having all of my notes in one place. Work, home, personal projects, to do lists, etc. All in one easy to use digital device. If you love to read on a Kindle, you are really in for a treat here. This is the ULTIMATE reading machine. The Colorsoft Scribe won’t be for everyone, but if you are a die hard reader that loves to take notes and uses notebooks often, this will not disappoint you. I will have multiple updates to this review as I get more time here but I am a fan today. **Update**I am an even bigger fan after my first couple weeks and it isn’t just the color screen. It’s the new processor that makes the difference here. It makes up for a lot of the OS flaws by just being more responsive and allowing you to get around more quickly. The writing experience is also significantly upgraded as a result. The ink hits the notebook with virtually no lag. It really is great. I have had a number of folks ask me about the fig color as well so it wasn’t just me. Everyone seems to love it. More to come.
I have been a Kindle owner since the first one with free cellular. Still own it actually and it still works! Some years ago I bought a Remarkable and LOVED it, but I always felt dumb having an E-Reader and a Remarkable. The Remarkable is a great E-Ink notebook but you have to work a bit to get books in it and I happen to be a diehard Kindle guy. So, when Amazon launched the Scribe a few years back, I jumped on it. It was a bit of a mess off rip but it got better fast. Amazon is dedicated to constant upgrades for these devices and I appreciate that. Anyway, I skipped the last upgrade opportunity as it really didn’t give much more than the original. However, when I saw color and the possibilities it opened, I knew I was getting one. However, for some reason the Fig color was calling out to me so I had to wait until now to get it. Here are my thoughts. The color is the big feature here and it is pretty great but you interact less with it than I first thought. It really does look awesome. Not as vibrant as an OLED panel but surprisingly good and crisp. There is something cool about E-Ink in color. However, outside of book covers and maybe comic books, you don’t see it much while reading. The big winner for me is in highlighting my notes. There are multiple highlighter color options and it really does make a nice difference in more functional notes. The other big difference from the original is the processor speed. Everything here is snappy and responsive. The original was good already but this is noticeably better. As such, writing and navigating is all faster and much more pleasant to use. The glass also feels a bit more textured and it makes a difference. There is also now shading available for a better drawing experience. This was a knock on my original Scribe review. The homepage has also been redone and is MUCH more user friendly. Text conversion is better and a lot more accurate. You can connect everything through OneNote and Microsoft and back up things to Google Drive. All good. I still have some nitpicks. The biggest is the lack of waterproofing. Crazy to spend this money and not have it. Battery life is good but noticeably worse than other Kindles. The homepage is really improved but navigation is still kind of weak. You will find many occasions that you have to click all over to get from your book to a specific notepad. There should be a favorites carousel or something that allows you to more quickly navigate between items. There is something there but it never seems to have what I need in it. I will keep working at it and update. Lastly, like so many reviews have noted, the price is kind of crazy. I did trade in my old Scribe so I got $60 plus 20% off this purchase, which is about $200. Still, it’s the same price as a far more capable iPad. People that write that largely miss the point. This is a the ultimate tool for readers and writers. The iPad isn’t great for either of those. However, it is a worthwhile point when you look at hardware vs hardware and the value proposition one gives you against the other. For me, this was a worthy upgrade. If you are new to the E-Ink notebook world, it is truly awesome. I love having all of my notes in one place. Work, home, personal projects, to do lists, etc. All in one easy to use digital device. If you love to read on a Kindle, you are really in for a treat here. This is the ULTIMATE reading machine. The Colorsoft Scribe won’t be for everyone, but if you are a die hard reader that loves to take notes and uses notebooks often, this will not disappoint you. I will have multiple updates to this review as I get more time here but I am a fan today. **Update**I am an even bigger fan after my first couple weeks and it isn’t just the color screen. It’s the new processor that makes the difference here. It makes up for a lot of the OS flaws by just being more responsive and allowing you to get around more quickly. The writing experience is also significantly upgraded as a result. The ink hits the notebook with virtually no lag. It really is great. I have had a number of folks ask me about the fig color as well so it wasn’t just me. Everyone seems to love it. More to come.
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The 64 GB graphite colorsoft scribe is a solid device.
BUILD The device is sturdy and solid. The rubber nubs on the bottom of the device are held in place providing excellent protection. They feel like they will never come out and are definitely not glued in. But, I always have a quiver of extra protective items in place for my devices. SPEED This is a super device, just incredible. The graphic novels and the colors are fantastic. The layout and software are just a bit different than the regular Kindle scribe. The pens are very responsive and there is no hesitation or slowness in any of the operations or test that it is given. PLAN TO USE BUSINESS CLOUD OPTIONS I have noticed some options for import and export but I cannot comment on them yet as I'm enjoying this device so much at this time. SET UP Set up was absolutely simple and even quicker than any of my other Kindle devices that I favor (all of them). Even download times that you would expect to be longer because of bigger pages being downloaded are not noticeable. FIRST SECOND AND THIRD PARTY ACCESSORIES For me, there are just enough first party and second party items to make the most of this device available at this time. I did also grab some paper like feel covers and a Mars Lumograph (PC EMR) digital pencil, (the blue one) and a Lamy AL-Star (PC) EMR digital pen with some extra nibs. As you may find out by doing some research, the Amazon pro pen is definitely the best pen that there is (I almost went ahead and bought another Amazon pro pen) but I love the extra options by picking up the extra pencil and pen by STAEDTLER. I was also able to grab one of the Amazon"s professional portfolio covers. The leather on the new covers is beautiful. The Colorsoft professional portfolio cover leather has a slight crinkled pattern while my black and white Kindle scribe stand up cover is smooth. The Colorsoft scribe cover seems to take the scratches a little better. The Colorsoft cover folds to the left and opens up to the left with a magnetic fold over tab to hold the device and pen all together. COLOR AND PLEASING APPEARANCE TO THE EYE - ENJOYMENT TO GET SUCKED IN TO A LARGE PAGE The pages are huge and again that the color, especially a graphic novels or any colors graphics that are in any of the books also look wonderful great for the eyes soft on the eyes. SPECIAL DEVICE This is a special device as a Kindle. I feel Amazon developed the ultimate Kindle. What we have here is a color kindle mixed with color scribe that is blazing fast. But each kindle has its place. The Colorsoft Scribe is an incredible value for the price. Expect a kindle that pulls at your heart strings that is nothing less than a Colorsoft and a Scibe all mixed together like a perfect speedy batter for the perfect cake. Gosh just enjoy it as it makes your synapses fire.
BUILD The device is sturdy and solid. The rubber nubs on the bottom of the device are held in place providing excellent protection. They feel like they will never come out and are definitely not glued in. But, I always have a quiver of extra protective items in place for my devices. SPEED This is a super device, just incredible. The graphic novels and the colors are fantastic. The layout and software are just a bit different than the regular Kindle scribe. The pens are very responsive and there is no hesitation or slowness in any of the operations or test that it is given. PLAN TO USE BUSINESS CLOUD OPTIONS I have noticed some options for import and export but I cannot comment on them yet as I'm enjoying this device so much at this time. SET UP Set up was absolutely simple and even quicker than any of my other Kindle devices that I favor (all of them). Even download times that you would expect to be longer because of bigger pages being downloaded are not noticeable. FIRST SECOND AND THIRD PARTY ACCESSORIES For me, there are just enough first party and second party items to make the most of this device available at this time. I did also grab some paper like feel covers and a Mars Lumograph (PC EMR) digital pencil, (the blue one) and a Lamy AL-Star (PC) EMR digital pen with some extra nibs. As you may find out by doing some research, the Amazon pro pen is definitely the best pen that there is (I almost went ahead and bought another Amazon pro pen) but I love the extra options by picking up the extra pencil and pen by STAEDTLER. I was also able to grab one of the Amazon"s professional portfolio covers. The leather on the new covers is beautiful. The Colorsoft professional portfolio cover leather has a slight crinkled pattern while my black and white Kindle scribe stand up cover is smooth. The Colorsoft scribe cover seems to take the scratches a little better. The Colorsoft cover folds to the left and opens up to the left with a magnetic fold over tab to hold the device and pen all together. COLOR AND PLEASING APPEARANCE TO THE EYE - ENJOYMENT TO GET SUCKED IN TO A LARGE PAGE The pages are huge and again that the color, especially a graphic novels or any colors graphics that are in any of the books also look wonderful great for the eyes soft on the eyes. SPECIAL DEVICE This is a special device as a Kindle. I feel Amazon developed the ultimate Kindle. What we have here is a color kindle mixed with color scribe that is blazing fast. But each kindle has its place. The Colorsoft Scribe is an incredible value for the price. Expect a kindle that pulls at your heart strings that is nothing less than a Colorsoft and a Scibe all mixed together like a perfect speedy batter for the perfect cake. Gosh just enjoy it as it makes your synapses fire.
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Books-Highlights-Organization-Notebooks in Color and Available!
I have been a committed Kindle reader since the Kindle DX10! My library is filled with books for leisure, work, and research and PDFs of journal articles. Screen size is important to me, so the standard kindle has never worked well, though I did have the Kindle Touch. I switched to Different generations of Fires over the years for color highlighting. I moved to the first Kindle scribe for the handwritten note capability and notebooks, but missed ability to highlight in color. I'm thrilled with the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft! What I love: Color highlighting for prioritizing, hand written notes: stylus is great, love the different tip options and colors. library organization by author and subject, notebooks. Love the new organization. Home provides easy access to checklist and list of recent reading and notebook activity. This makes it easy and fast to switch between different sources when doing research or writing. New features with the scribe increase organization of notebooks with folders and the ability to search for particular notebooks. I haven't had any quality nor durability issues. Is relatively lightweight and fits in my bag. I have the plant-based cover with stylus stored on the side, rather than the cover that doubles as a stand. I had that for my first scribe and liked it, but prefer case that you can hold like a book. I have a small foldable stand for working at my desk or table with it. Not scribe specific, but I have always appreciated the ability to print kindle highlights. This helps my adhd brain process material more effectively and efficiently. Areas for improvement: screen brightness not the same as original scribe, but it does seem to be improving. During the day I have brightness set at highest level, which may impact battery life. I use my scribe daily for work reading, notes and organizing and pleasure reading, so typically charging each day or day and a half. Strengths of the Scribe Colorsoft significantly outweigh the areas for improvement, which may already be underway. I also like the fact it's not connected to social media or email. It's easy enough to access those if desired with phone and I appreciate being able to immerse myself in a good book or concentrate on work.
I have been a committed Kindle reader since the Kindle DX10! My library is filled with books for leisure, work, and research and PDFs of journal articles. Screen size is important to me, so the standard kindle has never worked well, though I did have the Kindle Touch. I switched to Different generations of Fires over the years for color highlighting. I moved to the first Kindle scribe for the handwritten note capability and notebooks, but missed ability to highlight in color. I'm thrilled with the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft! What I love: Color highlighting for prioritizing, hand written notes: stylus is great, love the different tip options and colors. library organization by author and subject, notebooks. Love the new organization. Home provides easy access to checklist and list of recent reading and notebook activity. This makes it easy and fast to switch between different sources when doing research or writing. New features with the scribe increase organization of notebooks with folders and the ability to search for particular notebooks. I haven't had any quality nor durability issues. Is relatively lightweight and fits in my bag. I have the plant-based cover with stylus stored on the side, rather than the cover that doubles as a stand. I had that for my first scribe and liked it, but prefer case that you can hold like a book. I have a small foldable stand for working at my desk or table with it. Not scribe specific, but I have always appreciated the ability to print kindle highlights. This helps my adhd brain process material more effectively and efficiently. Areas for improvement: screen brightness not the same as original scribe, but it does seem to be improving. During the day I have brightness set at highest level, which may impact battery life. I use my scribe daily for work reading, notes and organizing and pleasure reading, so typically charging each day or day and a half. Strengths of the Scribe Colorsoft significantly outweigh the areas for improvement, which may already be underway. I also like the fact it's not connected to social media or email. It's easy enough to access those if desired with phone and I appreciate being able to immerse myself in a good book or concentrate on work.
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My Favorite Gadget for 2025
I am one of the Scribe fans that has been waiting on this since Amazon announced the Scribe was getting color. I loved my Kindle Colorsoft already and wished the scribe would get the same treatment so I could read magazines and graphic novels in color. While I had the 2024 Scribe, I personally felt it was worth it to upgrade to color. It's an unfair comparison from the Scribe Colorsoft to the iPad. It's different use cases. I often see complaints about that on Reddit. What I love about the Scribe Colorsoft is that I really do want it for two things: Reading and note taking. I do a lot of note taking in my job (professor) and with the new Scribe Colorsoft, the organization with the folders and notebooks has been awesome. I've taken a million and one notes on a Word Doc and to be honest, it's one big folder of nonsensical garbage. There's something about writing it out by hand and organizing my research, thoughts, and ideas in digital notebooks that make it easier. The hardware is what sold me. I do like the Remarkable Pros but the Scribes feel more like I'm writing from pen to paper. I was a fan of the 2024 Scribe pen but I prefer the 2025 Scribe pen now. It's a little thicker and more comfortable. I am surprised that it's a stand out white and not the same color as the Scribe (grey). Not a dealbreaker but it reminds me of the Apple Pencil. As with all Kindles, the battery life is phenomenal so I don't have to plug it daily like an iPad. The cost is what I expect since this is a premium product and on par with the Remarkable Pro. The size is perfect and I recently bought Calvin and Hobbes, which looks great on the Scribe. I like not having the distractions of emails or messages popping up on my display. It's light and I take it with me everywhere. The recent updates have been fantastic with connecting it to Google Drive or OneDrive. I export my notebooks all the time and I love that it gets saved in the Amazon cloud. When I upgraded to this, every single one of my files easily transferred to my new Scribe. Plus, I love being tied into my library of Kindle books. I'm very happy with my purchase and this is my favorite gadget of 2025.
I am one of the Scribe fans that has been waiting on this since Amazon announced the Scribe was getting color. I loved my Kindle Colorsoft already and wished the scribe would get the same treatment so I could read magazines and graphic novels in color. While I had the 2024 Scribe, I personally felt it was worth it to upgrade to color. It's an unfair comparison from the Scribe Colorsoft to the iPad. It's different use cases. I often see complaints about that on Reddit. What I love about the Scribe Colorsoft is that I really do want it for two things: Reading and note taking. I do a lot of note taking in my job (professor) and with the new Scribe Colorsoft, the organization with the folders and notebooks has been awesome. I've taken a million and one notes on a Word Doc and to be honest, it's one big folder of nonsensical garbage. There's something about writing it out by hand and organizing my research, thoughts, and ideas in digital notebooks that make it easier. The hardware is what sold me. I do like the Remarkable Pros but the Scribes feel more like I'm writing from pen to paper. I was a fan of the 2024 Scribe pen but I prefer the 2025 Scribe pen now. It's a little thicker and more comfortable. I am surprised that it's a stand out white and not the same color as the Scribe (grey). Not a dealbreaker but it reminds me of the Apple Pencil. As with all Kindles, the battery life is phenomenal so I don't have to plug it daily like an iPad. The cost is what I expect since this is a premium product and on par with the Remarkable Pro. The size is perfect and I recently bought Calvin and Hobbes, which looks great on the Scribe. I like not having the distractions of emails or messages popping up on my display. It's light and I take it with me everywhere. The recent updates have been fantastic with connecting it to Google Drive or OneDrive. I export my notebooks all the time and I love that it gets saved in the Amazon cloud. When I upgraded to this, every single one of my files easily transferred to my new Scribe. Plus, I love being tied into my library of Kindle books. I'm very happy with my purchase and this is my favorite gadget of 2025.
