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title: "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"
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# 10.2" 300 ppi display Up to 12 weeks battery life Includes Basic Pen 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

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**Price:** € 829.91
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## Summary

> 📖 Elevate your reading game with the Kindle Scribe – where thoughts flow as freely as words!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 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 by amazon
- **How much does it cost?** € 829.91 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- amazon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted amazon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Long-Lasting Power:** Experience months of reading and weeks of writing on a single charge.
- • **Capture Ideas Instantly:** Take notes directly in your books or on a digital notebook.
- • **Stay Connected Anywhere:** Wi-Fi enabled for easy access to millions of titles and your notes.
- • **Write Naturally, Like on Paper:** Enjoy a glare-free, front-lit display that feels just like real paper.
- • **Transform Your Reading Experience:** The first Kindle that combines reading and writing seamlessly.

## Overview

The Kindle Scribe is a revolutionary device that merges the functionality of a Kindle e-reader with a digital notebook. Featuring a stunning 10.2" 300 ppi Paperwhite display, it allows users to read, take notes, and sketch effortlessly. With a Basic Pen included, users can write directly on the screen, convert handwritten notes to text, and import documents for markup. The device boasts an impressive battery life of up to 12 weeks, making it perfect for on-the-go professionals who value both reading and writing.

## Description

The only Kindle that includes a digital notebook and pen – Read and write down thoughts in books or a separate notebook, distraction-free. 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.

Review: My dream device - The scribe is just my absolute favourite device. I have owned multiple kindles over the years and am a true convert after being sure that I would only ever read from an actual book. The scribe is a priceless upgrade from any kindles, books, or notepads. The large display makes reading so much more comfortable, there is a soft, adjustable back light and the option to increase the warmth, so as to not strain your eyes at night. Having such a big screen means that increasing the text size gets you an actual page of the book, rather than previous kindles only being big enough for a few words on the page. The writing feature is also very utilitarian. You can create many many notebooks, along with folders and sub-folders to organise them. I bought it with the basic pen but have since upgraded and this makes it so much easier. The writing experience feels almost like pen to paper, but much smoother. Multiple templates for page layouts, including a blank calendar, bullet journal type pages, lined, graph etc. There are a handful of pen options, but I find that to be enough. People looking for a tablet to do serious art on should look elsewhere for these features, although im sure there could be some amazing results regardless. You can create pressure sensitive brush-marks using the marker tool, there's a great pencil option for doing field sketches, a standard + fountain pen - all the regular stuff. The premium pen features a built in eraser at the end of the pencil which is helpful if you use the scribe to contain most of your notes and don't want to be tapping it out of the menu. The lasso tool is great for cutting, copying and resizing text. I find it helpful to create a blank copy of each of my hand drawn 'clip art' for adding interesting notes to make the pages stand out more. Battery life is fantastic, haven't charged mine in way over a month with heavy use. It also syncs all notes to the kindle app on your phone, so you're able to view all your notebooks on mobile wherever you are. Such a useful feature to organise travel itineraries or shopping lists, so you don't always have to carry your kindle on your person. It has almost completely eliminated my need for paper notebooks, which is a shame as I was previously a collector of beautiful notebooks, but great for reducing my waste. You can email documents you download from the Internet to your kindle so you can view ebooks purchased from places other than desertcart, or pdfs for work/travel. I cannot recommend this device enough. My first came faulty, the device wasn't writing, so desertcart immediately sent another and have given me a year to return it before charging. I'm about 8 months into it, and plan to return soon. Wonderful device. If you are a collector of notepads or picky about the appearance of your notes and also love to read - it's for you.
Review: The Kindle Scribe – Highly Recommended. - So, the Kindle Scribe has finally – after what seems like a long wait – landed. And it is… Glorious to behold. The build quality is fantastic, robust and clean – everything you would expect in a premium device in this day and age. The grey aluminium looks amazing next to the flush glass asymmetrical screen. The Scribe feels solid, and in no way flimsy. The way the light glints off the aluminium finish is classy and nice. The Scribe may be thin, but it’s sturdy. The included pen is soft to the touch, but in no way flimsy. It feels like a typical pen and sits nicely in the hand. Being a standard Wacom EMR pen means you can use another one on the Scribe if you find that more comfortable. But the included pen is just fine for me. In terms of writing, it glides across the screen like a fountain pen, but makes the low scratchy sound that a pencil would make on paper. Set up, as with all Kindles, is easy, and very intuitive. Most of the settings can now be found in the “More” tab along the bottom of the screen. All the social media links you would expect (like Facebook or GoodReads) are there and can be connected up without issue. eBook management is up to the usual standard with Kindle devices – whether you download directly from desertcart, or sideload. I personally use Calibre to manage my ever-expanding eBook library, and was able to side load the thousand plus books I own without problems. As all but two are in the KFX format I found to my surprise that the Sticky Note function does indeed work on Calibre side-loaded books, but not on AZW format. Documents sent to Scribe using “send to Kindle” work flawlessly. So if you want the “Sticky Note” functionality, make sure your eBooks are in the KFX format. Reading has so far been a joy on the device, the 10.2” screen is fantastic to look at and read from, and you really do notice the 300PPI. The front adjustable warm and blue light set a nice balance. The asymmetrical design lends itself well to being held when reading, and thanks to the built-in accelerometer you can swap which hand you hold the ledger side on. Creating new Notebooks is easy, and the learning curve is nice and intuitive. Currently only 18 templates are available for Notebooks, with more promised in future updates. A lot of features you would expect are not currently available – there is no OCR or ability to search through notes. Again, desertcart have talked about making these features available in future updates. That tells me the hardware is there, we just need the software. I am hoping that desertcart expands the Notebook side of things in future updates as I have been using it intensely. Battery life is hard to measure at the moment, as I have only had the Scribe for 24 hours. It’s handling the amount of Notetaking I’ve done and couple of hours of reading by dipping to 94% from a full charge. I’m not unhappy about that, and think it bodes well for the future. Overall – I stand by my first impressions that this is an amazing device. It was well worth the wait and the hype. No, it’s not quite perfect at the time of launch – but with the promised updates to the ecosystem in the future (the sync app, and the Office 365 integration) I can see the Kindle Scribe holding its own as an eNote. Highly recommended.

## Features

- The only Kindle that includes a digital notebook and pen – Read and write down thoughts in books or a separate notebook, distraction-free.
- 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.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Device dimensions | 196 x 229 x 5.8 mm |
| Device weight | 433 g (device only) |
| Display | Amazon's 10.2” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimised front technology, 16-level grey scale. |
| On-device storage | 16, 32, or 64 GB |
| Premium Pen dimensions | 161.8 x 8.4 mm |
| Premium Pen weight | 15.1 g |
| Basic Pen dimensions | 161.8 x 8.41 mm |
| Basic Pen weight | 14.2 g |
| Wi-Fi connectivity | Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. |
| System requirements | None: fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content. |
| Content formats supported | Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF, TXT, PMP,  EPUB 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 | Kindle is sold with a limited warranty of one year provided by the manufacturer. If you are a consumer, the limited warranty is in addition to your consumer rights and does not jeopardise these rights in any way. This means you may still have additional rights at law even after the limited warranty has expired (click here for more information on your consumer rights). Use of Kindle is subject to 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. |
| Included in the box | Includes Wi-Fi-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). |
| Software security 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 e-reader, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device. |
| Battery life | Examples: a single charge lasts up to 12 weeks based on half an hour of reading per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. A single charge lasts up to 3 weeks based on half an hour 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 content annotation. |
| 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 9 W USB-C power adaptor. |
| Device colour | Tungsten Grey |

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Configuration, Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is handwriting turned into typed writing?**
A: As of today's update (23 May 2023) you can now email yourself complete notebooks converted to simple text files.

**Q: Can it convert handwriting to text?**
A: As of today's software update (23 May 2023) you can now email yourself complete notebooks converted to simple text files.

**Q: Does this support screen sharing on a PC or Zoom call?**
A: This is not mentioned in the product information.

There are other options for e-ink writing tablets that can share the screen with other devices.

You're not really going to find an e-ink device that can handle a video or audio call. E-ink displays can't work fast enough, and I don't know of any with a camera, and this one doesn't even have a speaker or microphone.

You would probably be better to buy a standard Android/Apple tablet with a stylus that can share its screen if you require such screen sharing and video/audio calls on the same device, plus you could get handwriting recognition and speech to text. Although, a standard tablet will not have the same 'distraction-free' performance.

**Q: Why doesn’t it have ‘read aloud’? Isn’t it about time Kindle had this now common-place feature for people with reading disabilities? .**
A: I says in the blurb it does; the early kindles did but then they stopped it to promote audible books. What I read said this will have text to speak:
"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)."

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My dream device
*by M***H on 19 February 2024*

The scribe is just my absolute favourite device. I have owned multiple kindles over the years and am a true convert after being sure that I would only ever read from an actual book. The scribe is a priceless upgrade from any kindles, books, or notepads. The large display makes reading so much more comfortable, there is a soft, adjustable back light and the option to increase the warmth, so as to not strain your eyes at night. Having such a big screen means that increasing the text size gets you an actual page of the book, rather than previous kindles only being big enough for a few words on the page. The writing feature is also very utilitarian. You can create many many notebooks, along with folders and sub-folders to organise them. I bought it with the basic pen but have since upgraded and this makes it so much easier. The writing experience feels almost like pen to paper, but much smoother. Multiple templates for page layouts, including a blank calendar, bullet journal type pages, lined, graph etc. There are a handful of pen options, but I find that to be enough. People looking for a tablet to do serious art on should look elsewhere for these features, although im sure there could be some amazing results regardless. You can create pressure sensitive brush-marks using the marker tool, there's a great pencil option for doing field sketches, a standard + fountain pen - all the regular stuff. The premium pen features a built in eraser at the end of the pencil which is helpful if you use the scribe to contain most of your notes and don't want to be tapping it out of the menu. The lasso tool is great for cutting, copying and resizing text. I find it helpful to create a blank copy of each of my hand drawn 'clip art' for adding interesting notes to make the pages stand out more. Battery life is fantastic, haven't charged mine in way over a month with heavy use. It also syncs all notes to the kindle app on your phone, so you're able to view all your notebooks on mobile wherever you are. Such a useful feature to organise travel itineraries or shopping lists, so you don't always have to carry your kindle on your person. It has almost completely eliminated my need for paper notebooks, which is a shame as I was previously a collector of beautiful notebooks, but great for reducing my waste. You can email documents you download from the Internet to your kindle so you can view ebooks purchased from places other than amazon, or pdfs for work/travel. I cannot recommend this device enough. My first came faulty, the device wasn't writing, so amazon immediately sent another and have given me a year to return it before charging. I'm about 8 months into it, and plan to return soon. Wonderful device. If you are a collector of notepads or picky about the appearance of your notes and also love to read - it's for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Kindle Scribe – Highly Recommended.
*by M***T on 1 December 2022*

So, the Kindle Scribe has finally – after what seems like a long wait – landed. And it is… Glorious to behold. The build quality is fantastic, robust and clean – everything you would expect in a premium device in this day and age. The grey aluminium looks amazing next to the flush glass asymmetrical screen. The Scribe feels solid, and in no way flimsy. The way the light glints off the aluminium finish is classy and nice. The Scribe may be thin, but it’s sturdy. The included pen is soft to the touch, but in no way flimsy. It feels like a typical pen and sits nicely in the hand. Being a standard Wacom EMR pen means you can use another one on the Scribe if you find that more comfortable. But the included pen is just fine for me. In terms of writing, it glides across the screen like a fountain pen, but makes the low scratchy sound that a pencil would make on paper. Set up, as with all Kindles, is easy, and very intuitive. Most of the settings can now be found in the “More” tab along the bottom of the screen. All the social media links you would expect (like Facebook or GoodReads) are there and can be connected up without issue. eBook management is up to the usual standard with Kindle devices – whether you download directly from Amazon, or sideload. I personally use Calibre to manage my ever-expanding eBook library, and was able to side load the thousand plus books I own without problems. As all but two are in the KFX format I found to my surprise that the Sticky Note function does indeed work on Calibre side-loaded books, but not on AZW format. Documents sent to Scribe using “send to Kindle” work flawlessly. So if you want the “Sticky Note” functionality, make sure your eBooks are in the KFX format. Reading has so far been a joy on the device, the 10.2” screen is fantastic to look at and read from, and you really do notice the 300PPI. The front adjustable warm and blue light set a nice balance. The asymmetrical design lends itself well to being held when reading, and thanks to the built-in accelerometer you can swap which hand you hold the ledger side on. Creating new Notebooks is easy, and the learning curve is nice and intuitive. Currently only 18 templates are available for Notebooks, with more promised in future updates. A lot of features you would expect are not currently available – there is no OCR or ability to search through notes. Again, Amazon have talked about making these features available in future updates. That tells me the hardware is there, we just need the software. I am hoping that Amazon expands the Notebook side of things in future updates as I have been using it intensely. Battery life is hard to measure at the moment, as I have only had the Scribe for 24 hours. It’s handling the amount of Notetaking I’ve done and couple of hours of reading by dipping to 94% from a full charge. I’m not unhappy about that, and think it bodes well for the future. Overall – I stand by my first impressions that this is an amazing device. It was well worth the wait and the hype. No, it’s not quite perfect at the time of launch – but with the promised updates to the ecosystem in the future (the sync app, and the Office 365 integration) I can see the Kindle Scribe holding its own as an eNote. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loving this new kindle scribe
*by M***L on 17 September 2024*

My old type 1 kindle stopped being supported a while back. So I was looking to upgrade. This new scribe with the ability to make notes.. to take notes and drawings. And to do lists...wow. I still have access to all my library . Right back to 2004 when I got the original one. But now updated. I can make notes either directly onto a book if it allows. Or put in a post it style note. Plus make to do lists. The battery life is good. I charged it on Thursday last week so with WiFi running it has used 49% in 6 days... and I have been reading and making some notes as well in that time... The text can be altered in size using the settings or pinch and zoom with fingers. So far I am impressed with the speed it fires up. And the overall use. It feels light. When writing on it. The surface has a feel like writing on paper. The pen function/ options. Are good. Pen. Pencil. Highlighter. Marker pen. All have 5 choices of thickness. The eraser can also be set to 5 different thicknesses. I do not think it is brilliant for an artist. But for doing sketches and quick doodle drawings it is more than adequate. The notes can be turned into pdf's and exported. Pdf files can be sent yo the kindle using @send to kindle. So you can send yourself a file then mark it up. A brilliant function for me. I read instruction books so the fact I can make notes on the book pages is great. 👍 As you can tell I am very hsppy with it.. thin but not too thin I feel I will break it. I have already dropped it a couple of times and there is no damage. So stronger than you might think.

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