Amazon launches the first Kindle in Color! Learn all about it

Without much fanfare, the Amazon surprised everyone by announcing the first color Kindle in history. Officially named Kindle Colorsoft, the device will allow not only covers, but also photos present in books to now be seen in full color, without leaving aside the Kindles' reading experience and glare-free screen. Find out all the details.

Kindle Colorsoft

Great news for book fans, the Kindle Colorsoft has a seven-inch screen with a density of 300 pixels per inch and white borders. The note-taking functionality, called Active Canvas, will allow users to make colorful notes, directly on the screen. See below:

A Amazon confirms that the book covers in the library now come to life. To do this, a nitride LED screen, “which improves color and increases brightness, without losing any detail“, is available at Kindle with color screen. When the device is in sleep mode, the cover of the book you are reading will also be displayed, with all the colorful details.

Speaking of the battery, the manufacturer claims that the device can run for up to eight weeks continuously before needing to be recharged. Furthermore, the endurance has not been forgotten either, and the Kindle Color is waterproof, allowing users to take it to the beach or even into the bathtub.

A Amazon Brazil confirmed that Kindle Colorsoft It will arrive in Brazil in versions with 16 GB and 32 GB of internal storage “soon”, without a specific date announced yet.

The price for the Brazilian market has not yet been announced, but, in the international market, the Kindle in color will cost from $ 279,99 ($ 1.589,08 in direct conversion)We will update this article as soon as this information becomes available.

New Kindle Paperwhite

Defined by Amazon as the “fastest Kindle yet”, the new Kindle Paperwhite 16 GB or 32 GB now has a seven-inch screen, even thinner bezels and a battery that lasts up to three months of use.

A Amazon confirms that the new Kindle Paperwhite It changes pages 25% faster, and the screen uses a thin-film oxide transistor that offers greater contrast than any model ever released, giving a sense of immersion.

Two versions were presented: one with 16 GB of internal storage, which is also waterproof and has all the features, and another with 32 GB of internal storage, which has wireless charging and an automatically adjusting front light.

The new Kindle Paperwhite 16GB can be purchased for $ 764,10 in black, while the 32 GB model, in metallic black, costs $ 899,10. Both can now be purchased in Brazil from today (16).

Kindle 2024

Closing the ads, the Kindle 12 was also announced by Amazon today. It stands out for having a color Matcha Green unreleased, but it will be possible to buy it in the standard black color of e-readers. The official weight is 158 grams.

Its six-inch anti-glare display has 300 pixels per inch and features a front light that is 25 percent brighter than the previous generation. The new Kindle Matcha Green is being sold by 539,10.

The manufacturer also mentions that it has a faster “page turning” feature, so we’ll just have to wait for the reviews to find out if the exchange experience is worth it. In the meantime, tell us in the comments: what do you think of the new Kindles? Are you interested in buying one of them?

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With information: Amazon

Text proofread by: Daniel Coutinho in 16 / 10 / 2024