Rumor has it that Amazon is set to release a new Kindle, the successor of the Kindle Scribe. One of the most anticipated updates is the color display feature for a more flavorful Kindle reading experience. Upgrading the display from black & white to color will make the upcoming color Kindle quite expensive, but does this upgrade provide useful value?
Artist rendering of what a color Kindle might look like.
Amazon might be more excited than their customers about the potential color display because this upgrade will open up a whole new world of advertising targeting Amazon Kindle users.
A technology analyst who is renowned for his accurate predictions says the Amazon Kindle will likely evolve to have an Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP) screen by 2025. Ming-Chi Kuo, the analyst, predicts that Amazon will release a 6-inch and 10-inch color Kindle e-reader.
If the ACeP display makes its way onto the next Amazon Kindle, this will be the best display of all e-book readers. However, the Onyx Boox and Pocketbook, which already have color displays, will be less expensive options than the upcoming color Kindle.
Demand for color e-readers is growing and the growth is led by e-reading devices like Rakuten’s Kobo and reMarkable. Color e-readers are predicted to make up 8 to 10 percent of the e-reader market in 2024.
What are the benefits of a color e-reader?
A color eink screen on the next Amazon Kindle would mean the sharpest display of text ever on Kindle. This will be a better reading experience for Kindle fans who may have seen a color display on Kindle competitors.
Kindle currently has the higher resolution display when compared to Rakuten’s Kobo. However, Kindle still lacks a color screen. If Ming-Chi Kuo’s prediction is accurate, the color screen Kindle will deliver the best reading experience because the device uses a glass screen as opposed to Rakuten Kobo’s plastic screen.
What will be the cost of a color Kindle?
Seeing that the Kindle Scribe came out to shock the e-reading community with its $300+ price tag, many readers didn’t consider buying it because it didn’t have value to back it up. You can purchase an advanced Kobo or Onyx Boox reader that comes with a stylus that does a better job supporting different pressure sensitivity levels. All that jargon to say that the stylus for the Kobo and Onyx Boox writes like an ink pen in your hands.
Amazon might improve the Kindle with a color screen to create the best display and reading experience of all e-readers. However, the Kindle still lacks a bit when it comes to note-taking. Kindle has a rabbit to pull out of a hat if they plan on making the upcoming edition cheap enough for e-book readers to give it any attention. Only time will tell.
