Colour me thrilled the Kindle Colorsoft has dropped below the AU$300 mark
for Amazon's Mid-Year Sale

Date:
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:21:39 +0000

Description:
Just AU$5 more than its all-time low price and now matching the Paperwhite's RRP, the Kindle Colorsoft is definitely worth it for AU$299 and arguably better value than the 6-inch Kobo Clara Colour.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I've tried nearly all the best ereaders available today, including Amazon 's Kindle Colorsoft, which I've found hard to recommend over the Kobo Libra Colour or the Kobo Clara Colour
on account of its AU$399 RRP. However, there's now a AU$100 discount on the Colorsoft that makes it a fabulous colour ereader to get during Amazon's Mid-Year Sale.

At AU$299 for the 16GB standard edition, I think the 7-inch Colorsoft is not just the best colour Kindle , but one of the best Kindles , period. This
price drop matches the Paperwhite's RRP now, and even though the latter is down to AU$239 , it's always nice to have a colour display, even if it's just to appreciate the book covers.

Now, this isn't the lowest price I've seen on the Kindle Colorsoft it was AU$294 back in December but I think it's still a good price to pay if you're after a lovely ereader. Save 25% (AU$100) Amazon Kindle Colorsoft: was AU$399 now AU$299 at Amazon Get all the benefits of a Kindle, but now in colour, for an excellent price. I'm a big fan of the Colorsoft myself, but given its RRP, it's always been a little hard to recommend. This amazing discount takes care of my biggest gripe. With paper-like visuals, high contrast, automatically adjusting frontlight and the ability to highlight text in different colours, the Kindle Colorsoft might be better suited to readers of comics, graphic novels and manga, but no one is stopping you from looking at book covers in all their colourful glory. View Deal If it's already dropped under AU$300,
I'm tempted to say wait for Prime Day as I think it might get cheaper but, then again, there are never any guarantees. We don't even have official dates for Prime Day 2026 in Australia yet, so it's perfectly fine not to wait it won't be too much cheaper than this, I don't think.

With a seven-inch colour display, great battery life, waterproofing and an adjustable frontlight, our Kindle Colorsoft review described it as the Kindle of your dreams in colour". Thanks to a dedicated Vivid Mode, it really is the best colour ereader at this price.

In comparison, the Kobo Clara Colour costs AU$269 RRP, but you're only
getting a 6-inch screen here. For AU$30 more, I think the Colorsoft's 7-inch display is better value. And while Kobo's built-in OverDrive and Instapaper support is advantageous, the Kindle is the better buy for AU$299 if you're already embedded into Amazon's ecosystem.

I might not have reviewed it myself, but I have spent some hands-on time with the Colorsoft and I found page refreshes and turns to be speedy, barely any ghosting even for image-heavy books, and text selection was quite precise
with my sausage fingers. It's pretty darn close to perfection for the E Ink colours-screen tech available today.

In fact, this is one of the best Kindle deals I've seen in 2026, beating even the Big Smile Sale price from March this year. Today's best Amazon Kindle Colorsoft deals 239.99 174 View Deal 239.99 174 View Deal 269.99 204 View
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