Amazon Kindle Scribe (64GB) - Your notes, documents and books, all in one place. With built-in AI notebook summarization. Includes Premium Pen - Tungsten + 3 months of Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal)

I use this every day for work. The texture of the screen makes writing on it very satisfying. I’m a big fan of all the different page templates; I’m able to take notes, plan out my day/week/month, and make checklists with no problem. I haven’t used the export functionality too much but when I do it translates my writing into text with near-perfect accuracy. I do wish it was easier to move pages around within or between notebooks, but it doesn’t take away from my everyday use. Battery life is fantastic—I can easily go weeks between charges. I’d highly recommend this to anyone looking for a budget-friendly e-notebook!

I was looking for a device that could help me read more, sketch out ideas, and replace my long-standing habit of taking copious notes on paper—notes I almost never revisit. I wanted something that could bring all of this together in a more intentional way. I seriously considered the iPad, especially with apps like Procreate and various note-taking tools. A couple of friends, however, strongly recommended the Kindle Scribe. I happened to be in the U.S. over Thanksgiving when this version was discounted by about 30%, and on an impulse, I decided to give it a try. I’m very glad I did. The Scribe itself is superb. The writing experience feels natural and satisfying, and the plant-based cover Amazon offers is excellent—simple, sturdy, and thoughtfully designed. Writing on the Scribe feels close enough to paper that it immediately felt familiar. I’ve only had it for about a month, but in that time I’ve been reading a lot more than usual. I enjoy underlining and annotating as I read, and I can easily see this becoming a replacement for physical books for me. The note-taking experience has been equally strong—I’ve already used it extensively in a couple of workshops, and it’s been genuinely pleasant and fulfilling. There are several features I haven’t explored yet, including the cloud and AI capabilities around notes, and I haven’t fully leaned into sketching and drawing just yet. Even so, based on my experience so far, this has been a fantastic purchase. If you’re someone who reads a lot, takes handwritten notes, or wants a focused, distraction-free alternative to paper or tablets, I’d strongly recommend the Kindle Scribe.

I planned to purchase the Kindle Scribe and the ReMarkable, evaluate and return one. The Scribe, once you get the writing software working, has exceeded my expectations as a writing tablet. It is perfect, feels like writing on paper, and the pen choices are complete. I don’t draw, however. The scribe is the right size; any larger, and the weight might be a problem, but a bigger concern is that the software is not intuitive, and the connections between functions don’t flow. It is hard to figure out how to work the device. I fought to get the Scribe to be a writing device, and the marketing department obviously wrote the instruction manual: it describes what the Scribe can do, but little on how to get there. The device will convert handwriting to text, easily create a PDF, and send the file via email to print. The device does not have printer device drivers; it relies on the email function. Restart the device, and it is a traditional Kindle. After all these years, I have over a hundred Kindle books, and my only complaint is that Amazon loads the Kindle section with so many books to buy that it clutters the entire Kindle reading process. The software is not well-integrated between the writing and Kindle reading functions. I created a PDF and could add notes, but it was not easy to do, which brings me back to the Remarkable. After all these years and the wealth of Amazon, I believe the Scribe will be around, and they will eventually fix the klunky software and create a menu to access all the great features. I fear that ReMarkable might not last. I once spent three grand on a ‘high capacity’ Bernoulli Box, and a couple of years later, they were gone. The Amazon Kindle Scribe may be around for the long run.