Tom's Guide80
The reviewer thinks it is the best Kindle yet with great build and bright colour, but the high price, awkward text annotation and strong tablet and reMarkable rivals make it hard to fully endorse.
Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft
5 expert reviews#9 of 11 e-readers
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2/5critics
recommend
recommend
Best for color e-ink reading
Critics’ consensus
5 professional reviewers tested the Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, and 2 recommend it. Most praised: picture quality and battery life. Most common complaint: price.
Reviewed by Tom's Guide, TechRadar, WIRED and 2 more
The catch: It is very expensive, and writing and annotating feel worse than on reMarkable tablets.
Critics agree
Scores run from 70 to 804 printed scores, 1 estimated · printed scores only: 75
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What do critics say about the Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft?
TechRadar80
TechRadar calls it the best Kindle ever, with a large sharp screen suited to comics and note-taking, but also the most expensive.
WIRED70
WIRED finds both new Scribes pleasant, with smooth writing and fun colour highlights, but still unable to write directly on ebooks and priced like more capable notebooks.
Trusted Reviews70
After a month, Trusted Reviews finds a refined design and decent colour display but too many compromises in writing feel, software and AI extras for the price.
CNN Underscored71est.
Feature-rich with a large color screen and stylus note-taking, but the very high price, unwieldy size and missing page-turn buttons make it hard to recommend.
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What critics praise most
Picture quality5 of 5
Battery life2 of 5
What critics dislike most
Price5 of 5
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Is the Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft worth it?
Critics are divided: 2 of 5 recommend it. It is very expensive, and writing and annotating feel worse than on reMarkable tablets.
Do critics agree about the Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft?
Critics agree: scores range from 70 (WIRED) to 80 (Tom's Guide), a spread of 10 points across 5 reviews. Reviewers broadly agree.
What do critics dislike about the Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft?
Price (5 of 5 reviews).
What is the best alternative to the Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft?
The Kobo Clara Colour (critic score 86), top pick, narrowly.