Even at 20% off, the Scribe Colorsoft offers no real benefit over the other Kindle models — and right now it's cheaper to buy them separately

Kindle, Scribe and Colorsoft models with a badge reading "TechRadar Amazon Prime Day" — (Image credit: Future)

I've been trying out Amazon's latest — and possibly greatest — e-reader, the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, and while I love it for reading comics in full colour and note-taking, I've been waiting patiently for Amazon Prime Day to see how the device fares in the megasale.

As expected, it's seen a sizeable discount; 20% off, knocking it from £629.99 to £504.99, which is, to be honest, much closer to the value proposition I think the slate offers. Still, though, it's pricey for what it is; and the fact that it's actually cheaper right now to buy a Kindle, Kindle Scribe and a Kindle Colorsoft separately leaves me perplexed.

Right now, the Kindle (in graphite) is £79.99 (was £94.99) at Amazon, the 32GB Kindle Scribe (in tungsten grey) is £244.99 (was £399.99) and the Kindle Colorsoft is £154.99 (was £239.99). That totals £479.99; £26 cheaper than just one Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. Make it make sense.

The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft isn't without its selling points entirely; if you really do want to read comics and take notes on one device, it's the only Kindle that offers both functions... just not in tandem, so you can't annotate comics or manga.

That means the main benefit is access to colour pens and highlighters, which isn't a big enough sell for me to drop half a grand on an e-reader.

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Essentials: household goods from under £10
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Laptops: from £149.99
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