Leaked images show Amazon's next entry-level Kindle with new colors and design changes, including a relocated power button and potential display variations.
<figure>
<img alt="A person holds an Amazon Kindle e-reader in two hands." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,161586.html">WinFuture</a>" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/kindle1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" />
<figcaption>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amazon typically introduces new Kindle models a few months ahead of the holiday shopping season, and this year it looks like that will include a bigger update to the entry-level Kindle than what debuted in 2024. The <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24271197/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-e-reader-12th-gen-2024">last upgrades to the basic Kindle model</a> were limited to a brighter backlight, a new dark mode, and faster page turns, but according to <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,161586.html">leaked images shared by <em>WinFuture</em></a>, the next version will come with a minor redesign and expanded color options.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The last entry-level Kindle model was available in black and matcha green colors, and while the leaked images don't reveal the official names Amazon has given the new colors, they inclu …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001905/amazon-leak-basic-entry-level-kindle-colors-design-power-button">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
# Leaked images reveal new colors for Amazon’s next entry-level Kindle
Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001905/amazon-leak-basic-entry-level-kindle-colors-design-power-button](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001905/amazon-leak-basic-entry-level-kindle-colors-design-power-button)
[](https://www.theverge.com/authors/andrew-liszewski)
Andrew Liszewski
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid\.
Amazon typically introduces new Kindle models a few months ahead of the holiday shopping season, and this year it looks like that will include a bigger update to the entry\-level Kindle than what debuted in 2024\. The[last upgrades to the basic Kindle model](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24271197/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-e-reader-12th-gen-2024)were limited to a brighter backlight, a new dark mode, and faster page turns, but according to[leaked images shared by*WinFuture*](https://winfuture.de/news,161586.html), the next version will come with a minor redesign and expanded color options\.
The last entry\-level Kindle model was available in black and matcha green colors, and while the leaked images don’t reveal the official names Amazon has given the new colors, they include light blue, green, and mauve options, in addition to black\.
[](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/kindle2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100)
A more enticing reason for current Kindle owners to upgrade is that the new version of the entry\-level model relocates the power button from the bottom of the e\-reader to the top right edge, which could help prevent users from accidentally putting it to sleep when resting the e\-reader on something while reading\. The leaked images also reveal more rounded corners for the new Kindle’s screen and*WinFuture*speculates, based on some of the images that appear to show the e\-reader with a slightly recessed E Ink panel, that multiple versions could be available with different display features\.
The leaks don’t reveal anything about other upgrades to the entry\-level Kindle including what E Ink screen it will use, how much storage it will come with, battery life, or pricing\. The 2024 version of the basic Kindle debuted at $109\.99 but last month[Amazon increased its price to $149\.99](https://www.theverge.com/tech/983598/amazon-price-increase-echo-kindle-fire-tv)as a result of ““significant increases in memory and storage component costs\.”
**Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\.
- Andrew Liszewski
Amazon is launching next-generation Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft e-readers with thinner designs, new colors, aluminum options, and faster performance, plus a folio case featuring physical page-turn buttons.
Amazon's new Kindles add colorful designs, flush front screens, aluminum backs, and new accessories including the Kindle Click remote, alongside the new Paperwhite and Colorsoft Signature Editions. The roundup also touches on OpenAI's Dots agent and The Witcher 3 Remastered update.
Amazon unveiled a fully redesigned Kindle lineup, including the new Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft, all thinner and lighter with a new reverse-stack flush-front display, edge-to-edge color, and longer battery life, starting at $149.99.
Amazon unveiled a fully refreshed Kindle lineup for 2026, including a new 6-inch base Kindle, a 7-inch Kindle Paperwhite, and a 7-inch Kindle Colorsoft, with Signature Edition aluminum models (80% recycled aluminum) and Kids versions starting at $150.
Amazon's newly released Kindle e-readers are experiencing widespread light leak issues, especially visible in dark mode, with users reporting shadows and visible LED strips around screen edges. Amazon reportedly acknowledges a manufacturing defect in the current batch but declined to comment officially.