ARTICLE – Amazon has finally locked in a release date for its refreshed Kindle Scribe lineup, and the company is skipping preorders entirely this time. The next-generation Kindle Scribe and the first-ever Kindle Scribe Colorsoft will both hit shelves on December 10. If you want one, you simply log on and buy it directly.
The move feels like a quiet confidence play. Amazon unveiled these devices back in September but kept everyone guessing on actual availability until now. Rather than building hype through a traditional preorder window, the company is letting the hardware speak for itself.
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Release Date: December 10, 2025
Starting Price: $429.99
Where to buy: Kindle Scribe ($499.99) | Colorsoft ($629.99) | No Front Light ($429.99)
What’s New in the Third-Generation Scribe
This is the third iteration of Amazon’s writing-focused Kindle, and the spec sheet shows meaningful progress. The display jumps from 10.2 inches to a full 11 inches while the chassis drops to just 5.4mm thick and 400 grams. A new quad-core processor delivers 40% faster performance for both writing and page turns.
You notice the design philosophy shift immediately. Amazon reworked the display stack to shrink parallax to nearly nothing, so your pen strokes land exactly where you expect them. The texture-molded glass creates friction that mimics actual paper, a welcome change from the slippery feel of typical tablets. These are the kinds of details that matter when you are spending hours writing by hand.
Pricing and Availability
Amazon is offering three configurations this generation:
- Kindle Scribe with front light: $499.99, available December 10
- Kindle Scribe Colorsoft: $629.99, available December 10
- Kindle Scribe without front light: $429.99, arriving early 2025
The Colorsoft model represents Amazon’s first color writing tablet, using custom Colorsoft display technology with a color filter and nitride LEDs to deliver soft, eye-friendly hues. It targets users who want to annotate in color or sketch without the eye strain of LCD panels. UK and Germany availability follows early next year.
The Productivity Pivot
For years, Kindles existed purely for reading. The Scribe family represents Amazon pushing hard into productivity territory, putting it in direct competition with the reMarkable tablet, Boox devices, and even the iPad for certain use cases.
The software does heavy lifting here. Pens now support 10 ink colors and new artistic shading tools. Document sync with Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive finally bridges the gap between personal notes and work files. You can mark up PDFs, export to OneNote, and search your handwritten notes using AI summaries.
AI Features Worth Watching
Amazon is betting that AI can make the Scribe more than a digital notebook. The AI-powered search lets you query your notes naturally and get summaries with follow-up questions. Story So Far provides spoiler-free recaps when you return to a book after time away. Ask This Book lets you highlight passages and get context about characters or plot significance.
Release Date: December 10, 2025
Starting Price: $429.99
Where to buy: Kindle Scribe ($499.99) | Colorsoft ($629.99) | No Front Light ($429.99)
The bigger play arrives in 2025 with Alexa+ integration, which will let you send notes and documents to Amazon’s assistant and have actual conversations about them. Whether readers want their simple e-reader doing this much remains an open question, but Amazon clearly sees the Scribe carving out its own niche beyond traditional Kindles.
The included pen still never needs charging and magnetically attaches to the device. New folio covers in plant-based and premium leather options round out the accessory lineup. All three models include a three-month Kindle Unlimited subscription.
Key Takeaways
- December 10 release date for Kindle Scribe ($499.99) and Colorsoft ($629.99) in the US
- No preorders available, direct purchase only
- Larger 11-inch display (up from 10.2 inches), 5.4mm thin, 400g weight
- 40% faster quad-core processor for writing and page turns
- First color Kindle Scribe uses custom Colorsoft display technology
- AI-powered notebook search, Story So Far, and Ask This Book features
- Google Drive and OneDrive sync for document management
- Alexa+ integration coming in 2025
- Budget model without front light ($429.99) arrives early 2025
- UK and Germany availability expected early next year
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