UPDATE: Amazon has paused shipping of the Kindle Colorsoft due to screen issues


  • Users have complained about discoloration on the Kindle Colorsoft screen
  • Amazon said it was investigating the issue.
  • Shipping has now been temporarily canceled until a solution is found.

Amazon's first color e-reader has just gone on sale and users who have received their first orders are already unhappy, with some returning the Kindle Colorsoft or exchanging it for a new one.

As first reported by The Verge, a yellow stripe is marring the bottom of the Kindle Colorsoft screen for some users, leading to a rather dismal 2.6-star rating (at the time of writing) on ​​the page. Amazon listing in the US

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