unboxing the KINDLE COLORSOFT 📚✨🍵 setup, accessories, demo & first impressions!

[@MelReads]

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[@BrittniB]

I bought a Kindle Paperwhite 11 gen earlier this year. I use it almost everyday. I pre ordered the Kindle colorsoft and got it earlier this month. I returned it a couple days ago. I rarely read comic books/graphic novels and was mainly excited for the colored book covers. But with the issues and (to me) the unknown of the who/what/when/where/why of the issues - it wasn’t worth it for me to keep it. I decided once the issues are resolved and maybe go on sale, then I’ll purchase again in the future.

[@katelynncc4238]

Alright guys now I really need to buy one to match Mel. Edit: I just ment a kindle in general lol

[@MelReads]

@@katelynncc4238 i don’t know about “need,” but i can confirm that it’s a good time🤣

[@katelynncc4238]

@@MelReads love the honesty as always ❤️😂

[@kobaa5139]

LOVE how honest and clear and thoughtful your review is and how you define choices/decisions about this product. It is very much appreciated seeing such a true and genuine unboxing. But also, just your genuine personality in all of your videos is such a good vibe. You are a gem!!!!

[@Alana-Thorn_n_thistle_reads]

I've seen some say the yellow is at the bottom and when they got an exchange the new one was elsewhere on their kindle. Sounds like a tech issue due to the warm light. Its meant to be worse at night, as your room gets darker. What I'd like is a combined colour and annotation (writing) kindle like kobo can write on the page. Not the new kindle annotation one with scribe cos it just moves text around and inserts like a post it.

[@Alana-Thorn_n_thistle_reads]

Thank you for the in-depth review. I've been looking for a longer review of it 🥰

[@KaiSo-x6g]

HIII, Ive been watching for awhile and wanted to say, i love your vids and i hope you have an amazing time in which wherever you are (i forget), and I really hope that the people who you have with you cherish you as much as you cherish them

[@MelReads]

@@KaiSo-x6g that’s so sweet, tysm💖

[@ohemgeeshlee]

I 10000% agree with everything you said! Finally feel like I’m not the odd one out lol. I’m hoping that some of those issues get corrected with a software update, but ultimately I’m happy with mine as well! Glad to see your review was honest and you played devil’s advocate on all angles, which makes this a well rounded review 🎉 📱

[@MelReads]

@@ohemgeeshlee you 🤝🏻 me i understand why people were upset with what they received for the price tag, but i think the criticisms of the colorsoft got so out of the box that i think we lost sight of what a device like this is actually able to do and not! i love mine too and i’m waiting to see if the fixes are software related (hopefully they are hehe)

[@ClosTintedWorld]

I got one on release day and had the yellow issue but it was quite severe on mine, I ordered another not realising it was a wide spread issue and had the same thing. I was willing to wait for a hopeful software fix but I was having other issues with the text and lighting and for the cost couldn’t justify keeping something with this many issues. I ended up returning both and getting the Paperwhite signature edition instead which I love. I’ve had no issues and the lighting and text is much more clear than the colorsoft. I’m glad I ended up returning it as there has been little communication from Amazon and there’s no telling when my others would have been fixed. I do think it has the potential to be great but for that price it shouldn’t have ever had these initial issues. I truly don’t understand how they didn’t think this would be an issue unless it was a complete lack of quality control 😅

[@Ssaihra]

This is a nice review, seems really good but I only have seen the bad hings about it but happy with you been excited about it! Fingers crossed yours don't have any problem!!!

[@glendaleereads]

I just bought for my birthday the Kindle Paperwhite 2024 and I am loving it. The Colorsoft looks great but since I am not a big graphic novel reader didn't think I was missing out until your video haha

[@NaomiAnaliss]

I have the paperwhite and oasis and my colorsoft is definitely the fastest and it never glitches

[@aerynsun8273]

Lovely review. I got the colorsoft as well and love it. I’ve had multiple kindles since they first came out in 2007 and this is exactly what I expected. As far as the yellow band, I feel like if I look really hard I can almost see it on mine but then sometimes I’m like am I imagining it? the screen on an e-reader is just so different from other screens people are used to looking at now part of me wonders if the expectations were off but it is pricey so everyone deserves to have a product they love when investing.

[@amberbrigante5248]

I’m actually getting the colorsoft soon and watching this I can’t wait to get it.

[@Alana-Thorn_n_thistle_reads]

You can atleast on my current kindle turn off the refreshing of the page. I can't remember what it's called but the flash as you turn the page comes from it loading all the pixels again to help it be clearer

[@brittanyreadsherbooks]

I really enjoyed your review! I received a colorsoft right when they were released. I also agree that the yellow tint at the bottom was very minimal and did not bother me at all. Mine also came with about 50% charge. I had to charge it pretty quickly after I got it, though it charged in about 10 minutes. I read on it for 30 mins-2 hrs a day since and it is at about 30% now 3 weeks later which I would say is pretty awesome! I like some warmth on my pages because it is softer on my eyes, which is one reason for the warmth! For me, seeing the color covers, annotations, and the occasional graphic novel was worth it for me! With the annotations, I love that you can go and sort your annotations by color as well! 🫶🏻

[@thatcydney]

I love my Colorsoft! I do have the yellow gradient but it doesn’t bother me. I did request a replacement though and they’re going to send when they fix it but in the meantime it’s been used nearly every day!! I placed my order 2 days after it came out and it came 2 days after that. I charged it to 100% out of the box and it still hasn’t died yet so there’s also a plus there! I think people’s initial complaints were valid but, especially on Reddit, it has morphed into an angry dogpile mob of people who literally wouldn’t have noticed the gradient unless they’d seen others talking about it on Reddit lol

[@nicolewimbley8653]

I take either a book or my kindle Fire everywhere I go! Restaurant, party, cookout, dmv…😂😂😂

[@nknutson780]

This was very informative, I have a 7 year old paper white that works great. 🎉

[@JM-pm1yb]

@@nknutson780 my mom has a 11 year old Kindle. It still works ok. I did however, get her a new one for Christmas this year.

[@ashleycristineeee]

I love these types of videos and now Mel released one???? I’m sat.

[@cluelessjade]

I never buy the first version of any electronic device. The first gen always has kinks and bugs but I'm sure the next release will be better

[@jennabetweenbooks]

Omg this is literally a whole new journey! You’re going to be reading so fast🤣

[@michellecgb]

That Amazon rating is roughhhh. Like, daaaamn 😂 but thank god you love it!

[@amada4170]

That's why I'm waiting at least 6 months to get this. I'm also not as bothered with the issues but if I'm going to spend so much I need it to be worth the price 📱💕

[@antonianogueira9134]

I love my kindle colorsoft does not matter the yellow mark since they told me when they fix the new ones i will get a replacement

[@Crowfield85]

There is something I am curious about: the kindle app on my phone has a setting that allows me to enlarge individual comic frames so they are easier to read - normally by a double tap on the screen. You then get a look at the page, can click through the panels, see the next page, the panels and so on. As far as I know this kindle should have that feature. But i can't picture it in my mind. And almost no one is showing it. Could you show this with a reading sample of a comic, maybe?

[@Marthe-b1l]

I have the 10th generation kindle paperwhite and im thinking about upgrading my device. I'm hesitating with the kobo bc I could borrow books from my library. But i love kindle unlimited... dont know yet...

[@savagejazz4958]

I have the kindle paperwhite 11th generation n ever since the kindle color soft came out my kindle had froze on mi a few times n it has glitches to were I had to restart it again but it only has happened twice like I don't wanna buy a new one 😂😂 cuz I only had my kindle for a year 😂😂 but I love ur honesty in this video bc I have seen so many videos of ppl returning there color soft and that it's not worth it so if I do get a new one i might get the 12th generation

[@Christinathebookworm]

So basically I need to be happy with my kindle e-reader and stfu 😂 I honestly don’t use my kindle enough to be obsessed with the new kindles 🙃 buuuut I love all the info nonetheless Side note: I actually love the way the graphic novels looked on your kindle then on your phone IMO!! I think people are doing to much about the yellow lighting at the bottom, maybe their expectations were that this new kindle would be comparable to an iPad Thanks for the vid Mel if I didn’t have a kindle already I think I’d actually buy this one based on your honest opinion/review 💖

[@MelReads]

@@Christinathebookworm heavy agree on the expectations not being set right! a lot of people seemed to not understand that this technology is waaaay different, and it’ll never look the same, so i have no complaints on what it’s able to do🧚‍♀️ i’m also cackling at the “need to be happy and stfu,” you’re funny🤣🤣🤣

[@Alana-Thorn_n_thistle_reads]

The graphics actually looks super pleasant. Soft and nice like what an old style graphic newspaper used to be like (if I remember right cos I never got them haha ) it's seems right for an ebook

[@latashamoore6762]

💻📱 I have the 11th generation Kindle Paperwhite and I love it. I wanted to upgrade and get the colorsoft but I wanted to see the reviews on it first. I may just wait till maybe there's something better out.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I have the paperwhite and love it so so much 🥹

[@dahliamartinez714]

oh no….. now i want it and won’t stop thinking about it until i accept it cannot afford it 😅😂

[@annabelledeandrade9782]

hi, how did you get a library card for the Libby app in Panama?

[@camifaschingbauer]

Libby no es una biblioteca, es una aplicación que te deja poner la información de tu membresia con una biblioteca y usar los libros digitales. Es decir yo tengo la membresía de mi biblioteca aquí y esa información la puse en la aplicación de Libby. No se si funcione en Panamá, se que en Canadá no sirve, por ejemplo.

[@chloeguthrie999]

Helloooo!! 🌙💗 📖

[@MelReads]

@@chloeguthrie999 hiiii💖✨

[@mimz_]

For people who have never used anything Kindle : I used to use the Kindle app throughout high school and I think that worked wayyy better than this device as a whole seems to be doing. Like consumerism much? I don't think it's worth it

[@tijanakovac7865]

I definitely think ereaders are worth it for the battery life, lack of glare and dedicated readinf device without distractions

[@inesfial648]

📱 I have a quite old kindle paperwhite that I bought second hand, which I love but lacks a lot of the functionalities that the newer kindles have. So I decided to upgrade to a newer one for this Christmas. Originally i wanted to get the sage green paperwhite from last generation but then Amazon got the new release and I couldn’t find the old one anymore. I still wanted to get a new e-reader. I was in between the paperwhite and the kobo libra colour. I really wanted to stick with the paperwhite and kindle, but honestly these new updates made me want to switch out for the kobo. I have seen a lot of negative reviews with the send to kindle and with the yellow band even for the paperwhite. And honestly for £30 more I could go for a coloured e-reader that I can write in as well. So unfortunately I’ll stop being a kindle girly but this new released seemed very rushed and a cash grab imo.

[@amagicalsunflower7873]

is it migraine girl friendly? i think i need it

[@laulo2051]

Kindle seems to be one of the best readers, but since I use the online platform for ebooks of my library a lot, kindle can’t offer what I need. 😢

[@Shortandnerdyy]

What program does your library use? My library uses Libby so I can able to send my library books to my kindle library

[@camifaschingbauer]

@Shortandnerdyy there are books on Libby that are not in Kindle format

[@laulo2051]

@@Shortandnerdyy really? I’m from Germany and when I researched e-readers, every website wrote that kindle is not supporting our library format. It’s called ‚onleihe‘.

[@joreneereads]

@@laulo2051in the USA, you can usually (but not always) use kindle with the library, but other countries it doesn’t usually work.

[@robsch21]

@@laulo2051 Das stimmt, die meisten Bücher kann man sich aber als PDF runterladen und es so benutzen zumindest bei meiner Bibliothek

[@SN-bk5xj]

I don't really understand the difference between reading on a Kindle and an iPad 😂🤓

[@Slangert-1]

@@SN-bk5xj iPads are too big to carry around ?

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