Amazon unveils this year’s colorful Kindle upgrades

Amazon plays e-reader catch-up with its new Kindle series and the Kindle Click remote. Amazon unveils this year’s colorful Kindle upgrades. Amazon’s 2026 Kindle lineup introduces the Kindle Click remote.

This year’s base Kindle is smaller, lighter, and faster than before, with an edge-to-edge colorful design. New accessories include the Kindle Click page-turning Bluetooth remote. Amazon may have introduced shoppers to the idea of e-readers for the first time with its Kindle series, but by 2026 it’s hardly the only game in town, and the market now enjoys plenty of healthy competition, complete with some interesting new device types.

Still, Amazon’s not ceding ground without a fight, and earlier this week we got a preview of where the next-gen Kindle lineup could be headed. Today, that new hardware finally starts going official. All told, Amazon is announcing a compact new edition of its six-inch Kindle, new Kindle Colorsoft, new Kindle Paperwhite, and a complete lineup of accessories, including the Kindle Click remote.

Amazon’s new Kindle e-readers come with flat-surface displays and new colors. Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models.

News Mobile Tablets Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models They come in new colors, including Ube purple and Fig red. Amazon launched new Kindles across all models, and they feature new designs and new colors.

The company completely removed the recessed screen found in the entry-level Kindle, giving all versions a flush-front display with colors that smoothly wrap all around its body. Amazon says the new 6-inch Kindle is the "most pocket-sized" Kindle it has ever made.

It’s 6.8mm thin, which is a full millimeter thinner than its predecessor, and only weighs 140 grams. The device can last for six weeks on a single charge and is 30 percent faster when it comes to opening books compared to the previous entry level e-reader.

You’ll get 16GB of storage with the basic Kindle, which will cost you at least $150 with lockscreen ads and will be available in Ube (named after a purple yam from the Philippines) and Graphite. The entry-level Kindle will also be available in another variant with an aluminum back.