It looks like Amazon needs an extra month to fix the yellow tinge issue on the Kindle Colorsoft, meaning it won’t ship until a few days before Christmas. For US customers, the Colorsoft product page now shows that Amazon is delaying shipments by five to six weeks, with the expected arrival times between Dec. 19-20.

Amazon is fixing the Kindle Colorsoft screen issue A switch of materials may be to blame We noticed minimal problems on our review unit Amazon has previously acknowledged a yellowing screen issue with a "small number" of Kindle Colorsoft devices,

The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is their first colour e-reader with a Kaleido 3 e-paper display. Most customers who bought the Colorsoft report seeing a yellow band at the bottom of the e-paper display. Amazon said a fix is in the works,

We found that while the Kindle Colorsoft is basically a colorized Kindle Paperwhite, its screen holds another difference that made us switch our default settings.

The Kindle Colorsoft only just launched, and it seems that this new color-screen e-reader has been nothing but beset by problems.

When it comes to Kindles, Amazon has not had a great week. It started with reports that new Kindle Colorsoft owners were seeing a distracting yellow band at the bottom of the display.

The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft allows you to read your comics and other colorful books on the go. Read the review to find out whether it's worth the $280 price tag.