Nocturnal 
Amazon has torn up the Kindle rulebook and started again, unveiling a completely redesigned lineup that ditches the raised border around the screen for good.
The announcement, made on 1 October 2026, covers the standard Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Colorsoft, plus Kids editions and a fresh batch of accessories. It’s being described as the biggest overhaul of the device family in years, as first reported by Amazon itself and confirmed by outlets including Android Central and Dexerto.
What’s actually changed
The headline upgrade is what Amazon calls a “reverse stack” display construction, which gets rid of the raised bezel edge around the screen entirely. Every new device now has a flush-front display, meaning the glass sits level with the surrounding case for a smoother, more continuous reading surface.
Amazon says this has also allowed it to make the whole range thinner and lighter. The colour of each device now wraps from front to back rather than being limited to the rear, and the lineup comes in new shades including Ube, Alpine Sky, Seaglass Green and Graphite, alongside Fig for the first time on an e-reader.
The entry-level 6-inch Kindle starts at $149.99, with 16GB of storage, up to six weeks of battery life and book opening that Amazon claims is 30% faster than before. A new aluminium-backed version with 32GB of storage costs $189.99.
The Kindle Paperwhite has also been slimmed down while keeping its waterproofing and adjustable warm light, and now offers up to 12 weeks of battery life. It starts at $199.99 for the 16GB model, while the Signature Edition adds aluminium housing, 32GB of storage, an auto-adjusting front light and wireless charging via pogo pins.
The Kindle Colorsoft, Amazon’s colour e-reader, starts at $289.99, rising to $319.99 for the 32GB Signature Edition.
Physical buttons make a comeback
For readers who’ve missed dedicated page-turn buttons, Amazon has a solution, just not built into the Kindle itself. The new $79.99 Page-Turn Cover is a magnetic case with physical controls built into the side, connected via pogo pins. It only works with the Paperwhite Signature Edition and Colorsoft Signature Edition, however.
There’s also the Kindle Click, a $34.99 Bluetooth remote that lets people flick through pages without touching the screen at all. Amazon says it’s aimed at hands-free setups, such as reading on a treadmill, in bed, or propped on a tray table during a flight, and it’s compatible with every device in the new range as well as Kindle models from 2024 onwards.
Amazon says the redesign comes off the back of serious demand, with the Kindle business posting double-digit global growth for three consecutive years and users reading more than 720 billion pages in 2025 alone.
Where things stand now
The new standard Kindle and its aluminium version are available from 1 October in several markets, including the US, UK, Japan, Australia, the UAE and parts of Europe. The Paperwhite and Colorsoft models are rolling out via preorder. Kids editions are also part of the refresh, bundled with kid-friendly covers and a 12-month Amazon Kids+ subscription.
UK pricing for the full range had not been separately confirmed at the time of writing, though the devices are listed among the launch markets.
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A close-up of the new flush-front Kindle Paperwhite in one of its new colours, ideally shown alongside the Page-Turn Cover accessory.
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