Owners are genuinely split on the Colorsoft: those who read comics, graphic novels, and magazines tend to love seeing them in color on a fast, responsive screen, while plain-text readers often feel the premium price isn't worth it over a Paperwhite. The biggest sore point is a yellow tint or band along the bottom of the screen that affected many early units, alongside scattered quality-control issues like dead pixels, prompting a fair number of returns.
42% of 40 verified owners recommend the Kindle Colorsoft.
What 40 owners say
535 comments reviewed · scored on the 40 clearest verdicts
42%
Recommend
17 owners
18%
Neutral
7 owners
40%
Don't recommend
16 owners
Last 6 months:71% recommend(7 recent verdicts)↑ trending up 35pts vs older reviews
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43%
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What owners like
For the right reader, it's a fun, satisfying device that owners say they love using · 8 · 20%
Color E Ink makes covers, comics, graphic novels, and magazines genuinely enjoyable to read · 7 · 18%
Many units arrive with little or no visible tint and read cleanly for plain text · 5 · 13%
Page turns and navigation feel fast and snappy, comparable to or quicker than the Paperwhite · 4 · 10%
Color Style settings (Standard vs. Vivid) and warm light let you tune the look to your liking · 3 · 8%
What owners flag
A yellow band or discoloration along the bottom of the screen plagued many launch units, leading some owners to return the device · 9 · 23%
Quality-control defects like dead or stuck pixels, dark screens, and charging quirks turned up on a number of units · 6 · 15%
At around $280 it's pricey for an e-reader, and several owners felt the color didn't justify the cost · 4 · 10%
Color can look muted, washed out, or low-resolution compared to expectations and rival color readers · 3 · 8%
For plain black-and-white reading it's hard to justify over the cheaper Paperwhite, with no true dark mode · 3 · 8%
Top quotes, sourced
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Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“I returned the Colorsoft for the Kobo Libra Color. I'm really glad I did”
Reddit▲ recommend
“the Colorsoft's are better with the color, and Scribe Colorsoft is better with both that and BW content. They have managed to make a better implementation of Kaleido”
Reddit— neutral
“I’ve been pretty happy to not have the yellow at the bottom and it mostly works OK except for the screen reader. When I try to activate that, it just freezes up.”
Reddit— neutral
“The yellow band isn’t really noticeable on mine but once it was pointed out I can now see it, but it hasn’t affected my reading”
Reddit▲ recommend
“day 3 with my Colorsoft – still loving the device and the experience of using it. It has essentially a subtle tinge of yellow at the bottom, that I really no longer notice unless I'm intentionally looking for it.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“I had a bad experience with the new Amazon kindle colorsoft”
Reddit— neutral
“Putting warmth all the way up for 5 minutes worked for me. I don’t see the yellow band anymore at the bottom.”
Reddit▲ recommend
“the screen door effect is less pronounced on it than it was on the Kobo one that I also have. I actually don’t even notice it anymore”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“So I'm strongly considering returning my Colorsoft”
Reddit— neutral
“Personally I don't think the experience is all that bad, you just need to adjust your expectations.”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I love my colorsoft! I have KU and all the magazines are super worth it. I love seeing the colors on it. And i read a lot with it.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“Still returning mine due to the 5 stuck pixels and the fact that dark mode (which isn’t really dark mode, you just choose black page) is incredibly ugly since it blasts the backlight.”
Reddit— neutral
“you can change the Color Style between ‘Standard’ and ‘Vivid’ and that also makes a difference”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“the device is so expensive at $280 for an eReader, you want it to be perfect when it arrives at your doorstep at that price”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I read text novels on the Colorsoft with no issue; the filter isn't noticeable unless you're specifically looking for it.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“The color did look nice. However, I figured that the yellow line will end up annoying me, so decided to send it back”
Reddit— neutral
“The yellow part does not bother me that much. But still did not see much value”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I got the colorsoft for my bday and I notice it is faster than the kindle paperwhite 11th generation”
Reddit— neutral
“my device doesn't seem to really have the yellow issue”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I got mine Nov 1st and it prompted me to do a software update during set up. Thankfully no issues”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“the device had a yellow stripe at the bottom (like many people’s colorsofts here) and there is no “true” dark mode”
Reddit▲ recommend
“the Kindle is more crisp & sharp for reading in black & white. I LOVE seeing my books in color!”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“Had my first one that had the yellow bar and they sent a replacement that would turn on, but not start up at all.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“the screen is really dark for some reason + yellow band and the text feels blurry with a movie-like grain to it”
