What Amazon has actually said.
Confirmed: the Kindle Colorsoft (the colour reader, no stylus) shipped in late 2024 and remains in active sale. The Kindle Scribe (the writing tablet, monochrome) shipped in 2022 and received a refresh with improved notebook software and Bluetooth audio in 2024.
Confirmed: Amazon executives have referenced the convergence of reading and writing on a single Kindle device in earnings-call commentary, which the press parsed as a hint at a colour Scribe but is not a product announcement.
Not confirmed: any specific release date, SKU, price, or regional availability for a Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. Listings claiming a December launch or a regional staggered rollout have not been corroborated by Amazon’s PR channels and should be treated as community speculation until they are.
Three forces and one feedback loop.
The Colorsoft Scribe is dropping in December narrative is sticky for reasons that aren't all about Amazon.
The technology gap is closing.
Colour e-ink panels at the size and refresh rate a Scribe would need (10 inches, sub-50ms ink-to-tip) are now available from E-Ink Holdings, the panel supplier Amazon already uses. The supply chain reality argues for a launch sometime in the next twelve to eighteen months.
Competitive pressure is real.
The reMarkable Paper Pro shipped in late 2024 with an 11.8-inch colour panel. Boox has shipped multiple colour writing devices targeting the same buyer. Waiting another full year would cede the colour writing segment to competitors taking share.
SEO incentive feeds itself.
Release date searches generate steady traffic, and there are commercial incentives for sites to publish speculative dates. The result is a feedback loop where one site cites another, all tracing back to the same un-sourced speculation.
Look for the link.
If a release date article does not link to amazon.com or to a major outlet quoting Amazon’s PR, the date is community speculation. Amazon’s pattern across the last three Kindle launches: announce, ship within four to eight weeks, no leaked date precedes by months.
The shape of what's likely, what's not.
Three shipping alternatives, ranked by Scribe-buyer fit.
Most readers searching this query are asking a different question: which colour writing device is available to buy today, without waiting for an unannounced product.
reMarkable Paper Pro Move
7.3-inch colour panel, the same writing engine as the full Paper Pro, lighter and pocket-friendlier. Trade-off is screen size; if the Scribe’s 10-inch reading area is the reason you want the Scribe, the Move feels small.
reMarkable Paper Pro
11.8-inch colour, the most capable colour writing device on the market in 2026. Closer to iPad screen real estate but priced and built as a notebook rather than a tablet.
Boox Note Air 4 C
10.3-inch colour, runs Android. Install the Kindle app and read your library natively, plus any other reader app. Less polished than reMarkable’s writing experience; openness compensates if ecosystem flexibility is the priority.
What you want, where to buy it today.
| What you want | Best fit today | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Scribe-sized colour notebook | Boox Note Air 4 C | 10.3-inch panel, Kindle app native |
| Scribe form factor in colour | reMarkable Paper Pro Move | 7.3-inch, pocket-friendly, calm writing engine |
| Best colour writing experience overall | reMarkable Paper Pro | 11.8-inch colour, lowest latency in class |
| Native Kindle library on writing device | Boox Note Air 4 C | Sideloads Kindle Android app cleanly |
| Wait for the Colorsoft Scribe | Reasonable if you have a working device today | 12-18 month window, no urgent loss of value |