Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

I wonder if they’re still using soft touch/rubberised plastic on the back? My last-gen Kindle Paperwhite has already started to go sticky and gross.

I’ve also got an issue where the latest software update is causing frequent hangs when opening new books (literally 5+ minutes) and I quite often get stuck in books, unable to summon the menu to go back to my library. Seems to be a fairly common problem judging by Reddit.

I ended up buying a Kobo Libra Colour just this week. So far I’m very happy with it. Performance is better and it’s compatible with a lot more stuff.

The plastic on the back feels normal to me, after many years of usage. I use a case, don’t know if that helps to minimize the “sticky and gross” aspect.

However, I have been experiencing annoying software bugs with both my Paperwhite and my Kindle Scribe. Unresponsiveness, disappearing books, issues with sideloaded fonts… the devices’ software quality has greatly diminished lately.

I’m on the latest update too and, yes, sometimes I can’t get the menu or bookmark to open. I have to reboot the device to get it working again. The previous updates were fine.

I had the exact same thing happen, I tried a case to cover up the stickiness but it just made it fell too big. Switched to a Kobo BW which has been nice but I miss the bigger screen.