Images have appeared on Reddit that appear to show an Amazon Kindle with a colour screen, although they have not been corroborated, and the user who posted them suggested that the device could still undergo further design changes before its eventual release.
The device in the images is named the Kindle Petit Color, although this is allegedly a working title that may not appear on the final version of the product.
Should the images prove to be genuine, they show a device that is smaller than the current entry-level black-and-white Kindle, with screen bezels to match.
The Redditor claims that the colour screen appears superior to that used in the Kindle Kids, with the ability to adjust the intensity and saturation of the colours.
The user interface is said to allow readers to change the colours of certain elements, such as the battery and Wi-Fi indicators, and the reading progress tracker.
The text of ebooks can also be changed in colour, and will apparently change gradually through four shades as the reader progresses through the book.