Amazon has officially set a date for its latest high-end e-readers. The updated Kindle Scribe (2025) and the eye-catching new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft will go on sale December 10th.
They demoed these back in September but kept us guessing about the release date until now. Interestingly, Amazon is not doing any pre-orders this time. If you want one, all you have to do next week is sign up and buy it right away.
This is the third generation of the “recordable” Kindle. The new standard Scribe gets a larger size to an 11-inch screen (up from 10.2), is thinner and runs on a faster quad-core processor.
- The front-light model costs $499.99 and arrives December 10th.
- A cheaper model without a front light costs $429.99, but won’t ship until early next year.
- The premium Kindle Scribe Colorsoft costs $629.99 and brings colored notes to the platform for the first time.
Why it matters: A bigger productivity boost – and what’s next
For a long time, Kindles were just for reading. With the Scribe family, Amazon is trying to change that. This shift is huge, as it pushes the Kindle out of the “leisure devices” realm and puts it in direct competition with productivity tools like the reMarkable tablet, Boox devices, and even the iPad.
The new software does a lot of work here. The pens now support 10 ink colors and new artistic shading tools. Plus, it finally fits well into your work life – you can sync documents and notes directly with Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.
The other big pivot is AI. You can now use AI to summarize your notes or ask questions about the book you are reading. In 2025, Amazon plans to launch Alexa+, which will let you literally talk to your digital notebook. Features like “Story So Far” – which gives you a spoiler-free summary if you haven’t picked up a book in a while – suggest that Amazon wants the Kindle to be less of a screen and more of a smart reading companion.
The big question now is whether people actually want their basic e-reader to do all of that, or whether the Scribe is carving out a whole new niche.
