Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft is the tech giant's first color e-reader in 17 years. Battery life on the new model ranges from weeks to three months, according to the Seattle-based company. (Amazon)

Amazon on Wednesday announced its first color Kindle e-reader following years of effort to bring the more immersive device to market.

Amazon also unveiled a refreshed $399 Kindle Scribe with new note-taking features, and an updated $159 Kindle Paperwhite.

Amazon will release its first color Kindle, and a second-generation Kindle Scribe, with a new feature for writing in e-books.

The Kindle Colorsoft releases October 30 and is available to preorder now alongside updated versions of the Scribe, Paperwhite, and more.

I just hope the new Kindle Scribe pen doesn’t feel like a plastic toy, like the first one does. The weight of the pen makes a big difference for the writing experience. Amazons

Joining refreshed Paperwhite, Scribe, and entry-level Kindle models, the Colorsoft brings a whole new dimension to Amazon's lineup of ebook readers. Read on for our first impressions of all four new Kindles.

Not only has has Amazon upgraded its entry-level Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Scribe, it also launched the all-new Kindle Colorsoft, its first Kindle with a color E Ink screen.