Amazon launches exciting new Kindle lineup

Amazon has announced an exciting new lineup of Kindle devices, designed to enhance the reading experience for every kind of reader. 

The new product line-up includes: 

• All-New Kindle Paperwhite: The fastest and thinnest Kindle ever, with 25% faster page turns and up to three months of battery life. Available now starting at NZ$329.
• New Entry-Level Kindle: A compact and affordable device, now in a fun Matcha colour, priced at NZ$219.
• Reimagined Kindle Scribe: Combining all the benefits of Kindle with a digital notebook, and a new first-of-its-kind in-book writing experience called ‘Active Canvas’. Available for pre-order starting at NZ$739.
• Introducing Kindle Colorsoft: The first-ever colour Kindle, launching in 2025, bringing vibrant, paper-like colour to enhance your reading experience.

Amazon has launched an entirely new lineup of Kindle devices — a reimagined Kindle Scribe, the fastest Kindle Paperwhite ever, a new entry Kindle in a fun, new Matcha colour, and the first-ever colour Kindle, coming in 2025 to New Zealand. 

 

“With summer just around the corner we know reading will be at all-time high, and our new Kindle lineup has something for everyone, no matter your reading style,” said Patrick Walker, Amazon Devices Country Manager, Australia and New Zealand. “We obsessed over every detail to deliver the best possible experience, and we know Kiwis will be excited by new features such as 25% faster page turns on the Kindle Paperwhite, a more dynamic and intuitive writing experience on the Kindle Scribe, and fun new colours across the range.”

 

Kindle Paperwhite: Our Fastest Kindle Yet – available now, prices starting from NZ$329

Since its debut in 2012, customers have made Kindle Paperwhite our best-selling Kindle —and the all-new Kindle Paperwhite is our fastest yet. Scrolling through your Kindle Library or Store is snappy and responsive, with 25% faster page turns. The display uses an oxide thin film transistor which gives it the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle Paperwhite, so text and images pop off the screen. A larger, seven-inch display is a first for Kindle Paperwhite — and yet it is also the thinnest Paperwhite ever with up to three months of battery life. 

 

Kindle Paperwhite is waterproof with 16GB of storage for thousands of books, and comes in Black, priced at NZ$329. Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which comes with 32GB of storage, optional wireless charging, and auto-adjusting front light, is available in Metallic Jade and Metallic Black, priced at NZ$359. Metallic Jade is only available on Amazon.com.au.

 

Kindle: Our Most Compact Kindle, Now in Matcha – available now, priced at NZ$219

Weighing in at just 158g, the new entry-level Kindle is small enough to fit in your hand or carry in your back pocket —and it’s packed with premium Kindle features. It has a 300ppi, glare-free display, now with faster page turns, higher contrast ratio, and a front light that is 25% brighter at max setting—as bright as Kindle Paperwhite.

 

It comes in black and a fun and fresh new Matcha colour, offers weeks of battery life from a single charge, and has 16GB of storage for holding thousands of books— all of which make it the ideal device for reading anywhere the day takes you for just NZ$219.

 

Kindle Scribe: A Kindle and Digital Notebook in One – available to pre-order now, prices starting from NZ$739

The all-new Kindle Scribe combines all the benefits of Kindle with an innovative notetaking device. The 10.2 inch display has new uniform white borders and the screen has a smooth, paper-like texture that makes it look and feel like you’re writing on a sheet of paper. Plus, at 300ppi text looks crisp and clear when you’re writing or reading. The Premium Pen is finely crafted to deliver just the right heft and balance, so it feels like holding an actual pen, and the new soft-tipped eraser feels like a pencil—you’ll think will you have to brush the screen clean after erasing. 

 

The new Kindle Scribe offers a first-of-its-kind in-book writing experience. With Active Canvas, you can write your thoughts directly in the book when inspiration strikes. Your note becomes part of the page and the book text dynamically flows around it—if you increase the font size, change the font style, or the book layout changes, the note remains visible exactly where you want it so you never lose any meaning or context. 

 

New Zealand customers can pre-order the all-new Kindle Scribe from today, which comes in Tungsten and Metallic Jade colours, with prices starting from NZ$739. Devices will begin shipping from December 5, and Metallic Jade is only available on Amazon.com.au.

 

Kindle Colorsoft: First Colour Kindle – coming in 2025 to New Zealand customers

The all-new Kindle Colorsoft brings colour to Kindle without compromise. It has everything customers love about Kindle today — high contrast, fast page turns, an auto-adjusting front-light, and weeks of battery life. It adds colour that is vibrant yet easy on the eyes. Now you can browse covers in colour in your Kindle Library or Store; see book photos and images in colour; or add colour highlights that you can easily search later. 

 

Everything about Kindle Colorsoft was meticulously designed to deliver rich, paper-like colour. It uses an oxide backplane with custom waveforms for fast performance and a higher contrast on both colour and black-and-white content. Its custom Colorsoft display includes a new light-guide with nitride LEDs that, when combined with our custom algorithms, enhances colour and increases brightness, all without washing details. You can zoom in on images without worrying about pixelating and you can choose between standard or vibrant colour styles. Kindle Colorsoft comes with wireless charging, up to 8 weeks of battery life, and is waterproof so you can bring it with you in the bath or take it to the beach without having to worry. 

 

Coming in 2025 to New Zealand customers.

 

Sustainability, Pricing and Availability

Kindle is available now in Black and Matcha, for just NZ$219. Kindle Paperwhite is available now in Black, for NZ$329, and Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is available now in Metallic Black and Metallic Jade for NZ$359. The new Kindle Scribe will ship on December 5 and is available now for pre-order in Tungsten and Metallic Jade, with prices starting from NZ$739. 

 

A number of new accessories are launching to accompany the new Kindle line-up, including a new Matcha fabric cover for the Kindle for just NZ$54.95, and new fabric, plant-based leather and premium leather covers in a variety of colours for the new Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition and all-new Kindle Scribe starting from NZ$69.95

 

The new Kindle devices and accessories are available from Amazon.com.au and leading New Zealand retailers including Noel Leeming.

 

Kindle Colorsoft is coming in 2025 to New Zealand customers.

 

Our new Kindle lineup comes in packaging that averages 99% wood fibre-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.

 

To learn more about all the devices Amazon announced, visit Amazon.com.au/MeetKindle.