If you've been waiting for the release of a new color Kindle e-reader before buying one in 2025, you're in for a disappointment. Amazon doesn't look set to release a new e-reader before the end of the year!
A New Color Kindle for 2025?
According to a rumor reported by Bloomberg, Amazon might launch new high-end devices before the end of the year. Is an e-reader planned for the end of 2025?
While the Bloomberg article mainly discusses Amazon's position in the voice assistant and AI sector, like "Alexa," Amazon typically approaches product development holistically and integrates them into its existing ecosystem.
So, although the exact nature of these devices remains unknown, the Kindle Oasis being out of stock for many weeks (it's still unavailable) and the mixed success of the Kindle Colorsoft suggest that Amazon could finally release an affordable color e-reader.
The idea of a new color Kindle, potentially with a 6-inch Kaleido 3 e-ink screen, sold for under $200 to compete with brands like Kobo, is very appealing.
Of course, this is just a rumor, but the hope for a color Kindle e-reader at a finally accessible price for the holiday season is definitely present.
And Amazon needs to react quickly. Because with compelling models, the competition is significant and well-positioned.
Here are, for example, reviews of the latest color e-readers from competing brands:
Currently, Amazon only offers the Kindle Colorsoft for almost $300!
A price that's too high, even for a 7-inch color e-ink reader, when the competition offers just as much for much less.
Will the Kindle Oasis be renewed in 2025?
That leaves the Kindle Oasis, which may be replaced by a new model in 2025.
The Kindle Oasis is still a very decent machine, but it seems a little dated today.
In particular, its micro-USB charging port poses a problem, despite the fact that USB-C has become the standard for faster, more reliable e-reader searching over the past 2 years.
The Kindle Oasis could also benefit from a new-generation e-ink screen with a faster refresh rate. But this gain would be marginal and hardly noticeable to the untrained user.
So I don't think a new version of the Kindle Oasis will be announced this year, since Amazon's engineers seem to have concentrated on the Kindle Scribe and its software updates.
But I could be wrong.
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