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Convert to text & share: Easily convert, edit, and send your handwritten notebooks as text via email to your contacts
Lasso tool: Resize, move, cut, copy, or paste your notes within and across notebooks and books
More brush types: Try fountain pen for beautiful calligraphy, marker to emphasize notes, or pencil for sketching
Folders & Subfolders: Create folders and subfolders to easily organize your notebooks
Two column layout: See two pages of a book side by side while reading in landscape orientation
Import documents: Send documents directly from Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 subscription required)
Amazon Kindle Scribe (16 GB) - 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, a Kindle and a notebook all in one, convert notes to text and share, includes Basic Pen
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Purchase options and add-ons
- THE ONLY KINDLE WITH A DIGITAL NOTEBOOK AND PEN – Read and write down thoughts in books or a separate notebook, distraction free. Selected one of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023.
- EXPLORE KINDLE NOTEBOOKS – A digital notebook you can write on. Journal, sketch, take notes, and more.
- CONVERT HANDWRITTEN NOTES TO TEXT – View or share your notes with contacts and browse notes on the go through the Kindle app.
- READ AND WRITE AS NATURALLY AS YOU DO ON PAPER – The world’s first 10.2" 300 ppi glare-free, front-lit display.
- TAKE HANDWRITTEN NOTES AS YOU READ – Write notes within millions of titles in the Kindle Store.
- IMPORT AND MARK UP DOCUMENTS – Review and take notes directly on PDFs, or create sticky notes in Microsoft Word.
- THE LONGEST BATTERY LIFE OF ANY KINDLE – Unlike tablets, Kindle Scribe offers months of reading and weeks of writing on a single charge.
The largest Kindle display and
digital notebook, all in one
Kindle Scribe is the first Kindle that includes a digital notebook and Pen. Read and annotate in books or documents, or write to-do lists, take meeting notes, or journal in a separate notebook. Its large front-lit display is 2x larger than Kindle Paperwhite. Selected one of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023. Learn everything else you can do with Kindle Scribe.
Built-in digital notebook
Add sticky notes to books
Import and mark up docs
10.2” glare-free,
front-lit display
Weeks of battery life
Access millions of titles
in the Kindle Store
Here’s what customers are saying
I love this Kindle. I can now carry my Kindle e-reader, planner and notebooks all in one. It comes with different notebook and paper templates loaded on it. The screen is gentle on the eyes. This is my new favorite device.
Lynn83
Great for notes during meetings at work. Keeps everything organized.
Lisa
I absolutely love my scribe! I like the larger size screen. It is still very lightweight. The pen is comfortable to hold and write with. The notetaking and annotation features are amazing!
C. Little
Write as naturally as you do on paper
Create Kindle notebooks
Choose from different templates and brushes to write personal notes, create to-do lists, journal, or sketch. Easily edit notes with the Lasso tool. Convert handwritten notebooks to text and send them to colleagues and friends.
Add handwritten notes to books
Create handwritten sticky notes in millions of books from the Kindle Store. Sticky notes are automatically organized by book and kept in one place, so you can review and export all your in-book notes.
Unlike tablets, Kindle Scribe offers:
· A paper-like writing experience
· Glare-free display
· Weeks of battery life
· No distractions from notifications or social media
· Battery-free pen included
A world class library, more
beautiful than ever
The large, high-resolution display enhances the beauty of images and graphs. The Kindle Store offers an unmatched library of content with more than 13 million titles. Gain unlimited access to comics, audiobooks, magazines, fiction, and the latest nonfiction books with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.
Handy covers and necessary tips
Designed for Kindle Scribe, these slim, form-fitting covers attach securely and fold into two reading positions. They put your Kindle to sleep when closed and wake upon opening, so it’s easy to get back to reading and writing. Learn more about our covers. Replacement tips for your Pen are also available.
Every day is an earth day
We considered sustainability in the design of this Kindle device. Here’s how:
Materials
48% post-consumer plastic in device
100% recycled aluminum in device
Device Packaging
This device’s packaging is 100% recyclable.
Part with Purpose
There may come a time when you want to trade in or recycle your device. Explore options with Amazon Second Chance.
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Ratings | 4.6 out of 5 stars (19,785) | 4.7 out of 5 stars (56,860) | 4.7 out of 5 stars (27,183) | 4.3 out of 5 stars (6,649) |
Display Size | 6" glare-free | 6.8" glare-free | 6.8" glare-free | 10.2" glare-free |
Storage | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB |
Resolution | 300 ppi | 300 ppi | 300 ppi | 300 ppi |
Front light | 4 LEDs | 17 LEDs | 17 LEDs | 35 LEDs |
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Cover | Sold separately | Sold separately | Sold separately | Sold separately |
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WiFi Connectivity | WiFI | WiFi | WiFi | WiFi |
Color | Black or Denim | Black | Black | Tungsten |
Warranty | 1-year limited warranty | 1-year limited warranty | 1-year limited warranty | 1-year limited warranty |
Technical Details
Kindle Scribe
Display |
Amazon's 10.2” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale. |
Size |
Device: 7.7” x 9.0 x .22 (196 x 230 x 5.8mm excluding feet) Basic Pen: 6.4” x .35” x .33” (162 x 8.8 x 8.4 mm) |
On-Device Storage |
16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB |
Weight |
Device: 15.3oz (433g device only). Basic Pen: .49oz (14g). Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process. |
Wi-Fi Connectivity |
Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. |
Content Formats Supported |
Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX). Learn more about supported file types for personal documents. |
Accessibility Features |
VoiceView screen reader, available over Bluetooth audio, provides spoken feedback allowing you to navigate your device and read books with text-to-speech (available in English only). Kindle Scribe also includes the ability to invert black and white, adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle. |
Warranty and Service |
1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year or 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S customers sold separately. Use of Kindle is subject to Amazon's Conditions of Use and the terms found here. |
Setup Technology |
Amazon Wi-Fi simple setup automatically connects to your home Wi-Fi network. Learn more about Wi-Fi simple setup. |
System Requirements |
None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content. |
Included in the Box |
Includes wifi-enabled Kindle Scribe, Basic or Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, 5 replacement tips, tip replacement tool, and built-in rechargeable battery. |
Generation |
Kindle Scribe 1st generation - 2022 release |
Battery Life |
For reading, a single charge lasts up to 12 weeks based on a half hour of reading per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. For writing, a single charge lasts up to 3 weeks based on a half hour period of writing per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary and may be reduced based on usage and other factors such as Audible audiobook streaming and annotating content. |
Charge Time |
Fully charges in approximately 7 hours from a computer via USB-C cable; or fully charges in approximately 2.5 hours with a 9W USB-C power adapter. |
Documentation |
Learn more about Kindle devices with our Quick Start Guide and Kindle User Guide. |
Available Color |
Tungsten |
Software Updates |
This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own a Kindle, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device. |
Sustainability features
This product has sustainability features recognized by trusted certifications.
Carbon emissions from the lifecycle of this product were reduced compared to similar products or previous models.
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As a little background, I am in academia. I decided that I would purchase and keep the Kindle Scribe if it did an excellent job with The following.
1) Able to read textbooks and technical books with tables, charts, graphs, and math.
2) Able to read pdfs.
3) Able to write notes (lecture notes, answer keys, personal research notes, etc.)
Based upon the previous reviews, I was not confident that the Scribe would do a great job with all three of the above must haves. However, it does. I’ll take each one separately with my pros/cons and fixes.
1) With my previous kindles (including my current paperwhite and Fire), I was never able to have that wonderful reading experience when it came to textbooks and/or more technical books which included tables, charts, graphs, and math. The physical size of the previous kindles simply was never going to work well with these types of books, even with the zoom feature. The size, and perfection of the screen, of the Scribe makes reading these types of books just as enjoyable as reading a book of fiction. The technical stuff comes across wonderfully and there’s no funky formatting that the previous kindles would have when it comes to tables, charts, etc. So, the Scribe passed with flying colors when it come to this must have. In response to some other reviews, I will say that I’m actually glad that I cannot write (make notes, underline, circle) on the books themselves. I like writing a sticky note and highlighting because it keeps the pages less cluttered. Looking back at physical books that I’ve had to read many times over the years, I have written so many notes in the margins, underlined, etc. that it makes reading them again a pain. I hope that Amazon will always keep the option of sticky notes even if one day it allows writing directly on the book. Given the price, did I need the Scribe? No. I could’ve just continued to read these types of books as physical books. But, I am so glad that I can do it on the Scribe and have the wonderful kindle reading experience. My only complaint is that a few books purchased in the past don’t recognize the pen. This might just be an issue of needing to reformat all books and hopefully it will be fixed in the future. Even with those few books, I can still type sticky notes and highlight as before so it hasn’t bee a big deal.
2) Given the size of previous Kindles, sending a pdf and reading it just was never going to work well. The Scribe does a near perfect job. Now, having read some reviews, I was really worried about this must have. I read lots of pdfs from my laptop for my job, and as I sit reading look over to my Paperwhite and wish that I could use it instead (the E-ink is just so much better). Here’s my take on pdfs, if the pdf is nicely formatted to begin with then it comes across on the Scribe perfectly. Yes, you can write on it which is nice (kind of wish I could use sticky notes instead though) and easily export it to your email address. On the other hand, if the pdf is not nicely formatted and/or the text is a bit blurry to begin with, then it doesn’t come to the Scribe perfectly either of course. I have played around with preparing these troublesome pdfs by cropping or simply changing the margin size before sending and it seems to help, but the text is not as crisp. Still though, I can read the pdfs on the Scribe just as easily as reading them on my laptop. So, overall, the Scribe exceeded my expectations here. One strange thing I’ve come across is that when initially opening a pdf, it opens to a cover page so you have to actually go to the beginning by opening up the toolbar at the top then you can flip the pages. This is an example of needing to play around a bit with the Scribe to figure out some of the features. The entire focus on the “cover” thing in pdfs and notes seemed to be a big thing with the tech folks, might be a privacy issue they have in mind. I realize that some folks, myself included, use Google drive and other web-based options to store documents, but Amazon has done an excellent job of allowing the user to drag and drop a document into the Send to Kindle page/app (and, I make sure to choose the option to send only to my Scribe rather than clutter up all my devices). I have only tried one Word document so far but it came across perfectly on the Scribe. If you have a book pdf, you can simply write Chapter 1, 2, etc. on the page of each chapter then go to the notes to easily move to where you want to go. So, I have been extremely happy with this feature which would’ve been a deal breaker for me.
3) Others have said that writing on the Scribe feels nearly the same as writing on paper and it does. I plan to write lecture notes, answer keys, and just some notes for myself. Amazon has done a great job in allowing the notebooks to be easily sent to my email address as pdfs, and they come across on my laptop and Fire exactly has I’ve written them. I am really, really pleased with this aspect. In the past, I would scribble an answer key or some notes on a lecture (including Graphs and math) on some scrap paper then a year later when teaching the class again realize that I’d lost the notes and have to redo them. I will be doing all my writing on the Scribe and storing them for latter use. Having read some reviews, it sounded like the current software on the Scribe was not up to the competition. I have to say, however, I am very pleased with the existing software. You don’t get twenty different widths for the pen but rather five. I really don’t want to have to choose from a great many, and what they have now is just fine for my needs. It is true that you don’t have subfolders to create and a large notebook would be difficult to find things in. I get all of those issues. However, instead of writing a 100 page notebook I plan to write lecture notes in 10 notebooks of 10 pages in length saved under one folder. By using appropriate titles for each notebook I think it will actually be better than having one rather lengthy notebook. There’s not a great many templates to choose from, but I have found the ones currently available work just fine for my needs. Again, though, the Kindle Scribe exceeded my expectation for writing notes.
Overall, I am thrilled with the Kindle Scribe. I really enjoy the reading and writing experience. Given the price, did I absolutely need the Scribe? Not really. I could read the physical textbooks/technical books. I could read the pdfs on my laptop. I could write notes on paper then scan them into my computer. Or, of course, I could do these things on a good tablet. However, I have always enjoyed the reading experience on a kindle and the Scribe might be the best yet. The writing experience on the Scribe is the closest digital device to paper that I have used. I am glad to have these things on one device which does not have all the distractions that come with laptops and tablets. I hope this review helps others in making their decisions. Oh, and as others have said, the battery is amazing compared to tablets and phones.
The Kindle Scribe is a magazine sized e-reader that uses paperwhite technology to show books and documents in grayscale with crisp black text. You can write or draw in your own e-notebooks on it, and it feels like marking on paper. You can select pencil, pen, or marker to write/draw with, and it feels almost like using a real notebook. You can annotate books and even digitally “draw” in the margins. If you lead worship services, you can have the Book of Common Prayer (or Liturgy of your choice) on screen, and it is perfectly visible in every lighting situation, from indoors with lights out to outdoors at high noon. And by emailing yourself PDFs, you can open and annotate to your hearts content: Due to the large screen size it is about 90% as large as reading on 8.5x11” paper (screen is 10.2”). Last and perhaps most important: It has battery life for days and can be read and written on in almost any condition: From a Texas beach to a Texas power outage. And as an added bonus, it does NOT have all the distractions and gadgets that come on a tablet like the iPad. It gives you a great reading and handwriting experience. AND THAT IS ALL.
For at least two decades I have bemoaned the manifold drawbacks to digital reading experiences. From desktop screens to laptop screens to tablet screens to smartphone screens: They have all been relatively awful, and presented huge issues with taking notes and handwriting. And digital distractions on computers and tablets and phones render them all but unusable for long term reading. More recent readers, like Kindle paperwhite and similar products, gave a much better reading experience without distraction. But annotating and note taking were still bad experiences that were clunky and time intensive. But the Kindle Scribe is the first product I have used that made me think: I may not need paper books anymore.
If you know me, you know it is a HUGE thing for me to say I might not need paper books anymore. It’s not a perfect product, and I can see tweaks coming, especially with the operating system. But it is a really, really good product. This is a game changer. And I should add: If you have a library of “unlocked” ebooks in other formats, those can be uploaded easily to Kindle as well. The only thing you cannot read on Kindle are ebooks that are DRM protected. So, summer is reading time for many of us. If you want to spend about 1/3-1/2 of what you would spend on a high end tablet or smartphone, this is worth the investment.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2024
The Kindle Scribe is a magazine sized e-reader that uses paperwhite technology to show books and documents in grayscale with crisp black text. You can write or draw in your own e-notebooks on it, and it feels like marking on paper. You can select pencil, pen, or marker to write/draw with, and it feels almost like using a real notebook. You can annotate books and even digitally “draw” in the margins. If you lead worship services, you can have the Book of Common Prayer (or Liturgy of your choice) on screen, and it is perfectly visible in every lighting situation, from indoors with lights out to outdoors at high noon. And by emailing yourself PDFs, you can open and annotate to your hearts content: Due to the large screen size it is about 90% as large as reading on 8.5x11” paper (screen is 10.2”). Last and perhaps most important: It has battery life for days and can be read and written on in almost any condition: From a Texas beach to a Texas power outage. And as an added bonus, it does NOT have all the distractions and gadgets that come on a tablet like the iPad. It gives you a great reading and handwriting experience. AND THAT IS ALL.
For at least two decades I have bemoaned the manifold drawbacks to digital reading experiences. From desktop screens to laptop screens to tablet screens to smartphone screens: They have all been relatively awful, and presented huge issues with taking notes and handwriting. And digital distractions on computers and tablets and phones render them all but unusable for long term reading. More recent readers, like Kindle paperwhite and similar products, gave a much better reading experience without distraction. But annotating and note taking were still bad experiences that were clunky and time intensive. But the Kindle Scribe is the first product I have used that made me think: I may not need paper books anymore.
If you know me, you know it is a HUGE thing for me to say I might not need paper books anymore. It’s not a perfect product, and I can see tweaks coming, especially with the operating system. But it is a really, really good product. This is a game changer. And I should add: If you have a library of “unlocked” ebooks in other formats, those can be uploaded easily to Kindle as well. The only thing you cannot read on Kindle are ebooks that are DRM protected. So, summer is reading time for many of us. If you want to spend about 1/3-1/2 of what you would spend on a high end tablet or smartphone, this is worth the investment.
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