Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft Complaints Pile Up Over An Unsightly Display Issue

Amazon's highly-anticipated Kindle Colorsoft e-book reader may have had fans lining up to get their grubs on the company's first ever color e-reader, but merely a week after release, some owners are getting a case of buyer's remorse. Complaints are coming in about a strip of yellow tint at the lower quadrant of the display and it looks like Amazon's already on the case.

With the bloated fanfare and $280 price point, expectations were high over Amazon's brand new Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition—its first e-reader with a color display. However, as customers began receiving their units over the course the week, some immediately noticed an unsightly yellow strip at the bottom portion of the display. At the time of this report, the yellow tint seems to only appear when the device's edge backlight is turned on. For some owners, this issue was enough ...