Amazon Kindle Scribe (16 GB) – Redesigned display with uniform borders. Now write directly on books and documents. With built-in notebook summarisation. Includes Premium Pen – Tungsten Grey

I have had the scribe for some time now and can honestly say I love it. This gets used every day for notes for work and work documents for reading and also for listening to audiobooks. So why do I use this over my IPad?(which I also love) well ther are few reasons 1. Writing- It feels really good to write on, it gives a pleasant scratchy feel so it isn’t like writing on ice but feels very paper like & I can rest my hand on the pad while writing without it going balmy. 2. Files - I can separate my notebooks, so I have a work day book a scrap pad for making notes while on calls or mapping ideas or presentations, my grandson has his own folder where he can draw and doodle and when I go conferences or specific events I have a note book for these so it dosnt get lost in my work day book, and all this in one device so no more scraps of paper cluttering my desk or car, no loosing notes and most important not carrying different notebooks 3.Kindle & Audible- I use both of these services in my everyday life, it is how I switch off, relax and reset and these gives the use of both, I love the big screen for comics and I am still fascinated by whisper sync the best feature Amazon has ever released, reading of standard books is good the screen is very adaptable so you adjust so you can read without wearing glasses something as a new glasses user appreciates (I can’t get use to wearing them) 4. Documents - this is more for the wider kindle infrastructure but uploading docs is so easy, using the document upload feature is so easy and again this feature means I have access to all my work related docs in one location without carrying 15 brochures in my bag when seeing customers and I never forget the one I need!!! All in all I can’t recommend this product enough and I look forward to the coloursoft version because that will make comic books pop and will be better for my work related brochures.

I spent ages contemplating whether to purchase this. I own an iPad Pro which I use a lot. I ended up getting this on a prime day sale and have no regrets. On the cons, it does feel like a big tablet, I would love to see a smaller version, but overall it’s fine. The interface is really responsive compared to other kindle devices. USB C charging is great as the rest of my devices have this, so I don’t need any additional cables or chargers. The battery life lasts for many days (unlike my iPad). Where this really fits in well for me (and wins amongst competitor devices) is the kindle integration. I like having my entire kindle library on this. I can get non-fiction books and highlight sections and make notes as I read the book, then just have the summary of my notes at the end. The other ease of use is uploading pdf to a kindle website to have it sent straight to my device. The stylus feels great and responsive to write with. Having compared with friends remarkable ebook readers, I am confident I have made the correct decision for the functionality. It’s not a cheap reader but it’s premium quality, well built, lightweight and has a backlight.

I'm a massive fan of eink devices. I have been using Kindle e-readers since the beginning and have been waiting for the Amazon to release a large screen e-reader since they discontinued the DX. I have been using the Supernote for the last couple of years and wouldn't be without a device like that. It has the Kindle app and does an amazing job as a digital notebook. I am largely comparing the Scribe with that. As an ebook reader... I'll start by saying I love the bigger screen. I've always felt the normal Kindles are a great size for taking with you in a small bag or when hitting the beach / pool side on holiday. However, I much prefer a bigger screen the rest of the time... which is most of the time. As a result I love the Scribe. I love Kindles in general for reading and am fine with the Amazon ecosystem. The reading experience here is everything I love about the Kindle just on a bigger screen. As a notepad... The note taking functionality is definitely still in the early stages of its lifecycle. My Supernote is miles ahead. Having said that, the Supernote didn't release with all its current functionality. I would also argue I don't really use much of what it is capable of. You can add headings that can be navigated. This is really cool and I used it loads at the start. I still mark headings but I can't remember the last time I actually navigated them. Useful but not essential. General navigation is much better on the Supernote as it's much easier to jump between notebooks, especially if you have them in folders. But as is the way of digital notebooks like these, simplicity is a feature. The feature creep on the Supernote means it is now not the simple device it once was. I'm actually enjoying the simplicity of the note taking on the Scribe. Having said all this, I'm only talking about notebooks. I do not and therefore have not written notes on ebooks. The current implementation of inserting blocks into the page and wrapping the text around them seems like a terrible idea. They need to go back to the drawing board on that one. The pen is probably the next thing to discuss. I really like writing on the Scribe. I wish the stylus was more like a real pen, like it is on the Supernote. I want the feel of a pen and I want a cap like a pen. The eraser on the back end is really good and feels great to use. There is just enough resistance to almost feel like a pencil eraser. I also wish it didn't need replacement nibs. The Supernote uses ceramic tips and a special screen protector on the device. Not the end of the world to replace the tips but I'd rather not have consumables. All in all this is a very good, if simple, note taking device. I really like it and will happily continue to use it. It is my favorite Kindle for reading books. Having both in one device is really cool. There is still lots of room for software updates to improve things, and I expect Amazon are focusing on the notebook side as it is the USP for the Scribe.

I am thrilled with this Kindle Scribe (2024). I have been looking for an e-notebook for a long time and this does everything as well as being an e-book. With 30% discount it’s great value. I tried to buy the coloursoft version but it was heavily delayed in delivery so I went for this option which is considerable cheaper. I use it for clinical session notes and meetings and like how easy it is to organise. I also enjoy reading with it. I’ve not used a Kindle before but it’s very useful and lightweight for travelling. A great buy all round

I'd been going back and forward on an e-ink tablet for a while now, but couldn't make up my mind about which one suited my needs best. It's hard because until I have an e-ink tablet, I won't know all the ways that I might utilise it. I'd been comparing a Boox Note Air 4, reMarkable 2, and the Kindle Scribe. What made my mind up was the ease at which I'd be able to read my Kindle library on the scribe, take notes in books that I am reading, and annotate PDFs that I send to the device. In the end I realised that the other options on the market were wither way too overpowered for my needs (Boox) or were missing critical features I didn't want to live without (reMarkable has no backlight). Pros: Lighter than I imagined. Wouldn't want to read a book for a long time holding it, but it's perfectly manageable for reading. Backlight is very clear, auto adjusts and can be set from cool to warm or something in between. The screen is crisp and clear. Even very close to it, the writing looks like actual pen - with little to no pixelation visible. From a standard writing distance, it's indistinguisable. Writing experience is really good. Screen is lightly textured so it's not as slick or 'slide-y' as using a stylus on a tablet or phone screen. There's a pleasant tactile experience to writing, and unlike a stylus on a tablet, I find my writing style being a little slower - which in turn makes it far more readable. There are plenty of writing options; pen, fountain pen, pencil, felt tip, all with different tip sizes to adjust to what you want. It remembers the size setting for each writing implement separately, so if you like pencil at smallest, but pen at medium, it remembers that. I love the pen and the eraser tip. The quick function button is great too (have mine set to highlighter). Summarisation tool is really good, fairly accurate and useful for compressing several pages of my writing into a single page that's more legible (which in turn I can then further write/doodle on). A standard undo option is great for removing an errant mark that the eraser would have trouble removing (without removing something you want to keep, I mean). Battery life is pretty decent. Getting about a week and a half's use out of it before it needs a charge. Web browser is fast and decent. Viewing news websites feels a little like reading a newspaper. Cons: Document organisation. You can create folders and folders within folders, and so on - which is great for creating structure, but that's about it. You can't create shortcuts to notebooks that are several folders down from your current poistion. When you send PDFs or Word DOCs to the Kindle, they appear in your book library like any other book. You can add them to collections to keep them tidier, but that's about it. They'll always be littered among your books in your library. Summarisation can only summarise writing. It can't tidy up diagrams or flowcharts you've created - even if they have text in them. That's not a unique problem with the Scribe. Most other similar devices struggle to understand shapes beyond square, triangle, circle. It also only offers adding the summary page at the very start or very end, with no option to select any other position (although you can immediately open the doc overview and move it whereever you want). Copying across notebooks. You just can't. You can move pages around within a notebook, or select sections with the lasso and move them around with a cut/copy/paste. But you cannot move anything from one notebook to another. It doesn't remember (and has no option to enable this) the last used writing tool in different notebooks. If I switch from note taking with a pen, and go to a book where I've been drawing with a pencil, the pen tool is still selected. I admit this is a minor annoyance. You can't set the quick button on the pen to the eraser. I know you're thinking "Why would you need to, there's one on the other end" but it's a wide tip. Using the eraser tool from the menu and the fine tip of the pen can erase very fine detail that the "rubber" end can't. Again - minor annoyance, easily rectified by using the menu to change tool. Neither Pro nor Con: Not sure if this is a pro or a con, it depends on how you view it I suppose. It's a rather bare bones device in terms of what they've added above what a standard Kindle has. That means no distractions, which is great, but also means it won't have features you might find useful. reMarkable has more writing tools for example, and the Boox has the entire Android store available to add new apps as needed. This one is something they all suffer from: It's hard to draw straight lines. On paper you can use the natural resistance of the material to help. There isn't that here. With a bit of proactise, you can put reasonable boxes around key text you want to highlight.

Definitely not worth the money Stuck on the same page for over 19hours now I bought this device hoping it would be a reliable tool for reading and taking handwritten notes for my studies. Unfortunately, my experience has been extremely frustrating. The device freezes at times and recently became stuck on the restart screen and would not turn on properly, even after charging it for hours and attempting the recommended resets. Because of this, I cannot access any of the study materials and notes that were saved on it. What makes the situation even worse is that I am currently travelling and cannot receive a replacement in time. This means I have lost access to important information I needed while preparing for my exams. I purchased this specifically to organise and rely on my study notes, so it is very disappointing to discover that it is not dependable. For a device that is promoted as a digital notebook, it is concerning that it can freeze or suddenly stop working, leaving you unable to access your own notes. Based on my experience, this is not something I would recommend relying on for important study or work. I expected much better reliability.

Whilst I get the 1-star reviews complaining about the lack of AI in UK (which has been the main selling point of the 2nd gen) I don't think it deserves such a low rating. Sure, this is frustrating and it is not the first time Amazon launches a massive campaign for its product without being explicit that the functionality is targeted for US market only, which is a bloody disgraceful practice. However, there are ways to bypass it (which shows even more how stupid this limitation is) - just google it and you'll figure it out. What I find more annoying is how limited the AI is. It's literally just summarise or convert handwriting to type font. There is no "help me re-phrase" or "check my grammar". Also, I am so used to using both ChatGPT and e-reader on my laptop or tablets nowadays, where I'm reading a scientific or technical books to help me to dive deeper into more nuanced theory or explain some math, etc. I see no reason why this could not be built-in into Kindle when reeding books, this is such a wasted opportunity, As for the note taking this is what upsets me: - there is no auto sync to the cloud, you have to individually email the notebooks to yourself - there is no zoom - there are no layers - when you hold your pen, you can still accidentally do stuff on your screen with your palm; each time I try to select a different tip, I cancel the selection with my palm by accident - you cannot take notes on non-kindle purchased books (the once you upload yourself) - you can scribble on your kindle ebooks, which is absolutely fantastic, but once you finish scribbling, the note doesn't stay where you left it, instead it moves the text around it, which is super frustrating Compared to Remarkable which my daughter uses, the note taking functionality is super limited, the texture of the screen is much worse (it's hard to describe it if you haven't experienced writing on both) and the whole thing feels much more awkward and badly designed. What is good then? Well, the responsiveness is much better then I expected. The fact that you can take notes on your ebook reader is also amazing, however badly designed this is. The device is heavy. I mean, it probably wont make your hand numb but if you're used to the plastic kindles, this is something that is awkward to hold and operate with one hand, it's more of a two hand hold and operate design - both because of the weight and the size. Overall, would I buy it again in the hindsight if I were to make the choice again? I probably would, but mainly because I'm a sucker for gadgets. Also, I'm more of a reading, that note-taking target customer, so compared to Remarkable this is definitely a better choice for me. However, if Remarkable had an option to sync with my Kindle store, I wouldn't hesitate for a split second to trash this thing and use Remarkable instead. ================================ EDIT: ================================ a couple of notes few weeks later: It turns out that changing the region to enable the AI works, but it completely ruins the Amazon Family settings, so I had to revert it back to UK. Personally, not a massive issue, since like I said above, I find the AI feature very basic and not as useful as it could have been. On the flip side, the handwriting recognition is really impressive. My writing is really terrible and it still gets things right most of the time, so kudos for that.

Had my eye on a Kindle Scribe for a while and really glad that (after many hours of dithering) I decided to get one, it feels lovely quality and has a nice weight to it. It is easy on the eyes being nice and clear with good contrast, and I'm loving reading from a larger screen. The notebooks have been great for saving my glass fusing and craft project notes, the pen is nice to hold and writes really well and, in the absence of a custom template, the storyboard template has worked well for what I need. I prefer to just jot things down rather than type them up (no good me just trying to remember anything!) and it has been great to do this without adding to my craft room clutter. I'm even thinking of copying everything else over to the scribe so that I can get rid of the rest of my paper notes. Although rubbish at drawing I did have a go and did a picture of my cat, it was quite relaxing to do so will likely do a little more of that too. All in all really happy with the Kindle Scribe and would recommend it.

After my excellent experience with the Kindle Paperwhite, I decided to buy the Kindle Scribe so I could take my books everywhere and organize all my notes on a single device. I really liked that you can use PDF templates to create a planner or manage an annual budget, in addition to all the included templates for creating notebooks. To get the most out of the Kindle Scribe, you need to understand what it is and how it works, as this device might not be for everyone. If you're looking for an e-reader to take notes and organize your day, this is the perfect device for you. But if you're looking to use it to browse the internet, watch videos, or look at photos like you would on a tablet, this device isn't for you, as it wasn't designed for that purpose. Regarding the flickering mentioned in many negative reviews, you should understand that this is normal for e-ink screens; it's how they clear the previous page. Screen and writing: The 10.2” screen with E Ink technology is very comfortable for the eyes, even after several hours of use. The stylus responds precisely, and the writing feel is natural, very similar to paper. It is ideal for notes, lists, and annotations in documents. Battery: The battery lasts for several weeks with mixed read and write use, which is a big plus. Pros: *I can read all my digital books just like on my previous Kindle *I can create different types of notebooks that suit my needs *I can transfer PDF templates like planners and write directly in them *Large, crisp screen *Smooth, precise writing *Excellent battery life *Ideal for reading and productivity Cons:I have nothing negative to say about the Kindle Scribe; it meets all my needs and expectations. In conclusion: I recommend the Kindle Scribe to students, professionals, and readers who need a large reading device with writing capabilities. It's an excellent option if you're looking to combine reading and note-taking in a single device. I've included photos of the product in actual use for your reference.

Lo Scribe si presenta molto bene con finiture in metallo, ottima dimensione dello schermo, buona risoluzione e toni di grigio. Leggero a sufficienza per poterlo tenere con una sola mano. Retroilluminazione regolabile sia in luminosità che temperatura colore. La lettura è estremamente riposante. Via USB è possibile passare file PDF che vengono vializzati nella libreria : per quelli che ho provato, manualistica professionale, non ho avuto problemi di visualizzazione. Un po' di confusione si crea avendo i PDF assieme ai libri in libreria : sarebbe stato meglio avere due sezioni separate, ma sono dettagli. L'uso della penna è veramente ottimo, la sensazione è quella di scrivere su carta, buoni i vari tipi di penna anche se non sono perfette a sfruttare l'inclinazione o la pressione. Comunque un ottimo livello per la scrittura a mano e per prendere note. È sicuramente un ottimo prodotto per leggere libri, PDF e prendere appunti (non saprei per disegnare). L'unica pecca forse è che le note sui libri vengono scritte all'interno di caselle inserite tra il testo, non sovrapposte come invece si più fare con molti lettori PDF per PC o tablet (ma anche questo è un dettaglio). In conclusione lo consiglio, meglio se durante un periodo di sconti ..

Ich habe mir den Kindle Scribe im Rahmen eines Upgrade-Angebots zugelegt und damit meinen rund zehn Jahre alten Kindle Paperwhite ersetzt. Auch wenn ich zusätzlich ein aktuelles Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 nutze und darauf die Kindle App installiert habe, empfinde ich das Lesen und Schreiben auf dem Scribe als deutlich angenehmer. Das Display ist augenschonend, gleichmäßig ausgeleuchtet und spürbar weniger belastend für die Augen als bei meinem Tablet. Sehr positiv fällt mir das Schreibgefühl mit dem Premium Eingabestift auf, der präzise reagiert und sich natürlich anfühlt. Die Schrifterkennung funktioniert ebenfalls sehr gut, allerdings ausschließlich bei handschriftlichen Notizen in den dafür vorgesehenen Notizbüchern. Bei PDF-Vorlagen steht diese Funktion leider nicht zur Verfügung. Trotzdem ist der Scribe für meine Zwecke äußerst praktisch. In meinem Schützenverein nutze ich ihn, um selbst erstellte PDF-Formulare bei Veranstaltungen direkt digital auszufüllen, ohne sie vorher ausdrucken zu müssen. Das spart Zeit, Arbeit und Papier und funktioniert im täglichen Einsatz zuverlässig. Das größere Display ist beim Lesen und Bearbeiten von PDFs ein deutlicher Vorteil. Auch als klassischer E-Reader macht der Scribe einen hervorragenden Eindruck. Die Darstellung ist klar, kontrastreich und auch bei langem Lesen oder Arbeiten angenehm für die Augen. Was ich allerdings schade finde, ist das fehlende Immersion Reading. Die Kombination aus gleichzeitigem Lesen und Hören mit hervorgehobenem Text nutze ich in der Kindle App regelmäßig. Auf dem physischen Kindle Scribe wird diese Funktion jedoch nicht unterstützt, was ich als unnötige Einschränkung empfinde. Das Whispersync for Voice funktioniert dagegen sehr gut und ermöglicht das einfache Wechseln zwischen Buch und Hörbuch bzw. umgekehrt. Der Kindle Scribe überzeugt mich durch sein hervorragendes Display, das angenehme Schreibgefühl und seine echte Alltagstauglichkeit, besonders beim Ausfüllen von PDF-Vorlagen. Die fehlende Schrifterkennung bei PDF-Formularen und das nicht unterstützte Immersion Reading sind kleine Schwächen, ändern aber nichts daran, dass der Scribe insgesamt ein sehr gelungenes Gerät ist und ich froh über den Wechsel bin. 5 von 5 Sternen

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In love with my Kindle. Use it for everything. Write my workouts on it, read my music during concerts, write notes, read books. Just in love!