Amazon’s first coloured Kindle ‘Colorsoft’ has a yellow bar issue

Amazon recently unveiled its latest lineup of Kindle e-readers, including the company’s very first coloured Kindle — Colorsoft. The launch of its most ambitious product, however, hasn’t gone as expected. Some of the first batch of buyers have started to notice a yellow bar at the bottom of the e-book reader that covers almost five to ten per cent of the screen.

Amazon acknowledged the problem and spokesperson Jill Tornifoglio issued the following statement to The Verge: “We’re aware of a small number of reports from customers who see a yellow band along the bottom of the display.