Kindle Scribe (16 GB), the first Kindle and digital notebook, all in one, with a 10.2" 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Basic Pen + Kindle Unlimited

After using the kindle oasis to read and hold like a book the kindle scribe has a larger 10.2" screen. The reading experience is excellent once you are holding the kindle comfortably. The stylus and writing experience is excellent with a nice pencil acoustic sound when moving the stylus on the screen. The software feels like an upgrade is coming to enhance the writing experience. The page turning is fast and all the usual features work well like spell check and dictionary. If you read mainly on the kindle then the price will not shock you. USB C charging is a bonus and the set up with the Amazon app is so easy and fast. My only concern is how the kindle attached to the cover also made by Amazon. The magnet's are not strong enough to secure the kindle and so I use double sided tape to adhere the kindle case to the rear of the product. Reducing the risk of breaking the screen. Overall, there a benefits to owning the stylus and I can see the software getting better over time. The screen quality is sharp and clear. Especially in dark mode. I like the kindle lack of intrusion when reading a book. The benefits of the kindle experience outweigh the weight of carrying several books around in your travel bag.

Absolutely delighted with this item. I have had a number of different kindle models over the years and always find the reading functionality fantastic. I still also use my Kindle Paperwhite, and being able to seamlessly pick up reading where I left off across multiple devices is really beneficial. Reading remains my priority on the kindle scribe, but the write on capability takes it to the next level. Note taking is excellent for work and home life, with the AI aspect really elevating the experience. Drawing / sketching is the real winner however, for a casual sketcher who hasn’t picked up a pencil in twenty years the ability to draw digitally on this device is a joy. Different drawing mediums of pen and pencil work equally well, and the beauty is you can draw anywhere, with no set up, no tidying away, and importantly, no mess! I am excitedly awaiting the new Kindle Scribe Colour, and keen to know when this will be released if anyone has any news?

Pros. Got this primarily for taking notes in work as I tend to scribble a lot during meetings. Have to say the feel of writing in this is like writing on expensive paper, and it picks up everything I write perfectly. Very impressed so far. Additionally; the kindle function which i use it a lot for is brilliant. Page is huge so feels like a real page, much more than the smaller version I was currently using. Battery life is brilliant and very handy for carrying around to meetings and general Cons. Price obviously is very high. Got amazon voucher for bday so was not that bad but if you paying straight up it's heavy amount to spend on essentially a kindle and notepad. The transcribe to text function is good for the most part but you still have e to review and change when sent as it will miss things especially when writing fast notes. Sending the notes as well, not as straightforward as they state, took me some goes to figure out best way and I'm not adverse to technology. TLDR: very nice, handy notebook. Feels like paper. Does what it says on the tin with great kindle function. Very expensive and not as straightforward to send notes

For Reading books this device is superb. However, I'm not sure it would be good value just for reading as you can get a normal Kindle for a third of the price which is very good. However, there are a few advantages that I have discovered. The light is really good, with an adaptive option, a sunrise/sunset schedule and the ability to mix warm and cold light. This makes for more comfortable reading in low light. The auto-rotate is not quite what I expected. It only auto-rotates 180° so if you want to switch between portrait and landscape then it's a manual switch. For many that's preferable as it can be a nuisance if it switches between modes when you don't want it to. When in landscape mode you can switch to 2 columns which may make reading easier for some. This is a much bigger screen than a normal Kindle so can feel more like reading a magazine that a book hence why 2 column reading may be better. The real advantage of this device is note taking and notebooks. You can create notebooks and organise them in nested folders. This seems to offer a fairly comprehensive but simple way of organising your notebooks. When writing there are lots of options, pens, pencils, thicknesses, eraser etc. The writing feel is very good and I found while the side of my writing hand is touching the surface it still allows me to write with the pen and it ignores my hand's contact elsewhere, so very comfortable and easy. As I use my notebooks for work I was concerned about accessing my notebooks if I don't have access to my Scribe (e.g. battery failure, Scribe somewhere else etc). It turns out notebooks can be viewed in the Kindle app. You can't edit them but you can view them which is fine for me. Notebooks are updated when you exit them on the Scribe and become available within seconds in the app. This is an advantage over paper books which can only be in one place and can become bulky to carry. The other major advantage is security. As my Scribe is protected with a PIN which can be 1-12 digits long this offers a level of security not available with paper books. The app and online version are secured using your Amazon username and password and any second factor you have opted for such as an SMS code. It does also allow you to write on PDF files which is useful. I'm still figuring out how these can viewed online and in the App. It seems to allow viewing in the app but not online. However, annotations don;t appear in the App. Any notebooks or annotated PDFs can be emailed and there is even an option to OCR the notebook are sending which is potentially useful. I was quite surprised how accurately the OCR worked with my handwriting. The pen I opted for is the basic one. The only advantage of the premium one seemed to be the eraser (there's also a customisable button), but I'm managing fine without this as it's easy enough to use the eraser tool with the basic pen. you just select the eraser instead of the pen, then back to pen when finished erasing. It seems like a lot of extra cost for that function - the writing experience is apparently the same. Altogether a very impressive device and worth the investment if you want to switch from paper notebooks. UPDATE. Online (Web Kindle reader) notebook viewing has been disabled by Amazon. You can still view notebooks on the kindle phone/tablet app.

It's good reading device. Much better than the smaller Kindles. It charges via a USB-C connection on the Kindle Scribe. Which begs the question why does the charging cable it comes with have a smaller micro fitting which does not plug into the Kindle Scribe? The other end of the supplied charging cable fits the official Amazon charging plug (from my previous kindle). I suspect Amazon want buyers to buy a new charger bundle complete with the new cable that will fit. I tried customer service, it was like swimming in a vat of treakle. They did say they would refund the cost of the cable to my account so I could buy one (why not just send it). That hasn't happened. It comes 50% charged so by the time I realised the problem I had all the settings set to suit me. I am reluctant to send it back for the sake of buying a new cord. My advice if you buy one check the charging cord fits before setting it up then send it straight back for a replacement and post a review highlighting the problem. If enough customers post a bad (but honest) review about it maybe they will change it.

I work in technology sales, and for the past few years many of my colleagues have made the transition from notebooks to Remarkable 2s. I've spent a lot of time with the Remarkable, and while it is no doubt an excellent device, the pricing model is extremely prohibitive - pen not included as standard, subscriptions required for cloud storage etc. Not to mention that the Remarkable is a good deal more expensive that the Scribe at the time of writing. I took advantage of black Friday to grab a Scribe with the basic pen and the Amazon folio case. I've spent a few months with the Kindle Scribe, using it every day as my primary tool for note taking. Personally, I've found it to be an absolute game changer. I have separate folders for work and personal notebooks, and I use the file structure to have notebooks for each meeting with every customer. Long gone are my days spent rummaging through several notebooks to find the specific note from a specific meeting. The writing experience is genuinely identical to a paper notebook, it has to be experienced to be believed. The ability to export handwritten notes to a text file is extremely useful, as is the ability to export documents directly from Microsoft Word to the Scribe. Transferring pdf files over (like user manuals for devices or contracts, for example) is very simple and has added to addition faff to my day-to-day workflow. Battery life is also superb - I use the device daily for work and personal use, and have had to charge it ONCE in the nearly 2 months I've had it. Personally, I wouldn't spend the extra money on the premium pen, I find the basic more than adequate and actually use the undo function more than the eraser. I would, however, highly recommend purchasing Amazon's own Folio case. It is excellent, and is well worth the cost. I honestly think any other case would significant detract from the ease of using the device. All in all, if you're stuck toiling between the Remarkable and Scribe as I was, I'd heartily recommend the Kindle Scribe. From my experience with both, unless there a serious, very specific feature that you need from the Remarkable, the Scribe is the way to go. Even then, given the rate of software updates, I suspect the Scribe may surpass the Remarkable in functionality soon anyway.

Kindle Scribe offers a great reading experience. The screen is large and well lit. The ability to write notes in books and create other sketched input is awesome. The writing feel is great and very natural. The fact it's large does make it heavier and a little less convenient but overall it offers a comfortable read, especially if used with the Kindle cover.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have had this device for the last few weeks, ahead of the launch. I’ve used it every day for so many versatile purposes! The screen is stunning, you truly can write like paper and the pen capabilities (highlighter etc) are brilliant. The battery life is at 70% after daily use for over a fortnight. What I love most is that it’s like your smartest, most personalised possible diary, schedule, planner and a million notebooks all in one place. I have folders for work and personal and different topics, and templates to map out my monthly, weekly, daily lists. I also use the note paper for work and personal. I haven’t used it as a kindle yet. I’m an Oasis fan and I’m not sure it will replace it for me as I don’t think stand-alone I’d ever want a kindle this big. However, I’ll happily keep my Oasis by my bed and this for use on the go so I’ve got all my schedules and notes with me AND access to all my books! No, it’s not cheap but neither is the Oasis and the pen/paper functionality is just gorgeous.