After years of giving us digital paper to read on, Amazon decided we should also deface that paper—politely, of course—with scribbles. Thus, the Kindle Scribe was born. Then came the 2024 refresh, when it became part eReader, part digital notebook. Now, Amazon is taking that hybrid dream to its logical next step with the all-new Kindle Scribe lineup, unveiled on September 30, 2025. The new models are thinner, lighter, faster, and now include something no one expected on a Kindle: color.
This is not your grandma’s eReader (yes, we’re this far into the future!). This is a productivity tablet disguised as a book that refuses to distract you with social media, notifications, or cat videos.
Kindle Scribe (2025): The Slim, Speedy Note-Taking Ninja
The 2025 Kindle Scribe has been completely redesigned. At just 5.4 mm thick and weighing a mere 400 g, it’s roughly the size of your favorite notepad—except this one doesn’t crumple or tear. The 11-inch glare-free display still mimics paper, but with 40% faster writing and page turns, it now feels more responsive than ever.
Under the hood, a new quad-core processor, extra memory, and Amazon’s latest Oxide display tech make every stroke buttery smooth. It even has a new texture-molded glass surface for a more natural pen feel—no slippery tablet glass nonsense here.
The new front light system uses tightly packed mini-LEDs for perfectly uniform lighting and a narrower bezel. Add to that virtually zero parallax, and it’s about as close as you’ll get to writing on actual paper—without the paper cuts.
Kindle Scribe Colorsoft: A Splash of Sanity
Meet the headliner: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. It’s the first Kindle that lets you write in color—soft, soothing color, not the neon headache kind. Amazon’s new Colorsoft display uses custom nitride LEDs to deliver gentle hues that don’t sear your retinas.
To make this work, Amazon built a new color rendering engine that ensures your highlights, sketches, and doodles look smooth and natural. It’s perfect for artists, note-takers, or anyone who likes to underline angrily in red.
As for the battery life, it goes by weeks, not hours. Plus, it has zero distractions, including unnecessary frequent visits to the nearest charging point. None. Nada. Nothing. It’s everything your tablet isn’t, really.
AI Joins the Party: Search, Summarize, and Scribble Smarter
The new AI-powered notebook makes organizing and finding notes stupidly easy. You can now search across your notebooks using natural language, and it’ll even summarize your notes for you. You can ask follow-up questions, export notes to OneNote, or—soon—send them to Alexa+, which will happily discuss your ramblings with you like a judgmental coworker.
Other upgrades include Quick Notes for spontaneous thoughts, color pens and highlighters, a shader tool for artists, and Workspace folders to keep everything tidy. Integration with Google Drive and OneDrive makes importing and exporting a breeze.
Pricing and Availability
And yes, it still comes with the famous no-charging pen that magnetically snaps onto the Scribe, so you’ll only lose it half as often.
The new Kindle Scribe lineup starts at US$499.99, with the Colorsoft model priced from US$629.99, and a budget-friendly model without a front light arriving next year for US$429.99.
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