![]() You can view them, sure, but because Amazon syncs them to the Kindle app as image files, you can’t make changes to them. You can’t edit your notes on a phone or laptop after writing them. ![]() Just like pen and paper, the Scribe is limited. It’s a small quirk, but can definitely catch you off guard. When you erase something, it slowly fades away and when it’s just about gone, the display refreshes itself quite jarringly. The one thing that took away from the Scribe being a full replica of a notepad is its screen refreshing. Of course, since it’s a much larger target than the stylus’ nib, the eraser isn’t as precise, but the deleted marks on the screen fade in a satisfying way. Flipping the pen over to undo mistakes felt natural, but more importantly it was just as smooth as inking. The Premium Pen that Amazon sent with our review unit has a shortcut button and dedicated eraser at the top. Thanks to the screen’s matte finish and responsiveness, drawing on the Scribe felt just as natural as the real thing. The latency is nearly zero, and the instant I placed the nib on the screen, it left a mark. I loved the sheer smoothness of writing on the Scribe. That didn’t happen often enough to be annoying, and I quickly learned to not move my palm when resting it on the display. Amazon’s palm rejection here is almost perfect, other than when I drag it across the screen, which turned the page. Erasing my mistakes is effortless, I don’t have to deal with cleaning up eraser dust, and I never end up with ink or lead stains on my hands. I never run out of paper or ink or have to sharpen a pencil. In many ways, the Scribe offers a better experience than actual pen and paper. It’s also worth noting that, again, unlike the Oasis and Paperwhite models, the Scribe is not water-resistant. There’s just a single power button on the edge next to the USB-C charging socket. Unlike the Oasis or some e-reader models by Kobo, the Scribe doesn’t have physical buttons for page turning. Because the display rotates to all orientations, you can use this with your right or left hand. It’s just a hair lighter than the M1 iPad Air, which weighs 1.02 pounds, and thanks to a generous bezel on the long side, the Scribe is easy to hold with one hand without accidentally triggering the touchscreen. More importantly, at just 433 grams or 0.95 pounds, the Scribe was light enough for long periods of reading. (Yes, I’m a monster who’s too rough with gadgets.) Luckily, with the case that Amazon sent along, the Scribe not only survived being tossed around with heavy suitcases, it also held up when I accidentally sat on it. At just 0.22 inches thick, this is one of the slimmest e-readers around, and I actually worried it might break when I left it in the flimsy purse I threw into an overhead compartment during my Thanksgiving flight to San Francisco. Like most Kindles, the Scribe is marvelously thin and light. But while e-readers never fully replaced books, the Scribe might just offer a better experience than an actual pen and notepad. ![]() You can sync your notes to the Kindle app to view them without the tablet. For that premium, you’ll get a bigger 10.2-inch screen with the same 300ppi pixel density, a front light with 35 LEDs, an included Basic Pen and at least 16GB of storage. The Kindle series are probably the most popular e-ink readers in the US, and they could make digital note taking much more accessible to a mainstream audience.Īt $340, however, the Scribe is the most expensive Kindle. So when Amazon announced the Kindle Scribe would be its first e-reader that would support stylus input, I was intrigued. They also typically don’t come with distracting apps or notifications to interrupt your work. Though you can get a decent stylus experience on an iPad, Surface or Galaxy device, e-ink tablets typically last a lot longer and offer a more paper-like reading experience with no glare or blue light hurting your eyes.
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