Amazon’s new Kindle family includes the first color Kindle

Amazon’s new Kindle family: The Colorsoft Signature Edition, Kindle Scribe, Paperwhite, and entry-level Kindle. | Image: Amazon

Amazon just announced four new Kindle e-readers. The Colorsoft Signature Edition is the first color Kindle, there’s a new Kindle Scribe note-taker, a faster version of its most popular Paperwhite, and a new entry-level Kindle.

The Spanish-language announcement with US pricing was accidental as the original Amazon link was redirected after a few hours (here’s an archive). It’s light on detail and none of the links to the product pages are live but here’s what we know so far.

The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is “designed to offer a rich and paper-like color” for book covers and highlighted text. Images can be zoomed in “without worrying about pixelation” with both standard and vibrant color styles. It’s waterproof and features fast…