Amazon Launches Redesigned Kindle Lineup With New Colors and Slimmer Design
Amazon has released updated entry-level, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft e-readers featuring thinner aluminum builds, flush displays, and new color options ahead of the device's 20th anniversary.
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 29 Sept 2026. The Verge published first, on 29 September at 14:10 UTC; WIRED followed 46h 49m later. The most recent article, from The Verge, appeared on 4 October at 12:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Verge (major outlet), WIRED (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), Engadget, CNET, Hacker News.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The VergeLeaked images reveal new colors for Amazon’s next entry-level Kindle
- WIREDAmazon Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft 2026: Specs, Price, Release Date
- The VergeAmazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttons
- TechCrunchThe new Kindle ditches the bezel in a push toward a smaller, lighter e-reader
- TechCrunchAmazon introduces Kindle Click, a $35 remote for turning pages
- EngadgetAmazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models
- EngadgetAmazon's latest Kindle accessories bring physical buttons back to its ereaders
- CNETAmazon Rolls Out a Cornucopia of New Kindle E-Readers
- Bloomberg TechnologyAmazon Debuts 2026 Kindles: 6-Inch Kindle, Paperwhite, Colorsoft
- Hacker NewsAmazon introduces a redesigned Kindle family
- WIREDThe Best E-Readers That Aren't a Kindle (2026): Kobo, Boox
- The VergeAmazon’s colorful and sturdy new Kindles
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Amazon’s colorful and sturdy new Kindles The Verge ·
- The Best E-Readers That Aren't a Kindle (2026): Kobo, Boox WIRED ·
- Amazon Debuts 2026 Kindles: 6-Inch Kindle, Paperwhite, Colorsoft Bloomberg Technology ·
- Amazon Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft 2026: Specs, Price, Release Date WIRED ·
- Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttons The Verge ·
- The new Kindle ditches the bezel in a push toward a smaller, lighter e-reader TechCrunch ·
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- Amazon introduces Kindle Click, a $35 remote for turning pages TechCrunch ·
- Leaked images reveal new colors for Amazon’s next entry-level Kindle The Verge ·
- Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models Engadget
- Amazon's latest Kindle accessories bring physical buttons back to its ereaders Engadget
- Amazon Rolls Out a Cornucopia of New Kindle E-Readers CNET
- Amazon introduces a redesigned Kindle family Hacker News
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