An Author's In-Depth Kindle Scribe Review: Is It A Worthy Notebook Replacement? 

I'd be happy to have someplace "official" where we (Scribe owners/users) could forward our most wanted upgrades/fixes. For me: 1) split screen 2) ability to use a Bluetooth/USB-C keyboard (for writing a lot of material) 3) abiiity to add our own templates. That's not too much to ask!

Just about the only review Ive seen tailored for authors, not just note takers - thankyou

This was a wonderful, honest, and very thorough review of the Scribe! Thank you! I have had the Scribe for about 6 months now and absolutely love it, but I totally agree with one particular item on your wish list, namely the split screen, to be able to have the e-book and notebook side by side. And, using that option, it would be great to be able to copy and paste a portion of text from the e-book into a page in your notebook, or to be able to highlight the text, and then drag and drop it into the notebook. Ironically, I can do all of this with my older iPad Pro, and that is such an awesome feature, but would be even better on an e-ink display to protect your eyes. The Onyx Boox devices have these features readily available and I have seriously been thinking about upgrading to one of those devices, especially having color added.

This was a pleasure to watch. A true review, not RU-vid clickbait too prevalent online.

Honestly one of the best reviews of this device I’ve seen. This is a proper user review/experience and i appreciate that!!! Many thanks!!!

So I just want to mention, that the variety of books on the shelf behind you all being books I've loved, has gotten me to explore more of what your channel has to offer and subscribe, so kudos for wise background choices :)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN HOW DIFFERENT TABLETS DO DIFFERENT THINGS, OR HAVE DIFFERENT FEATURES; AND HOW IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS TO WHAT TABLET WOULD BE THE BEST FOR THEM. I ALSO LIKE HOW YOU USE YOURSELF AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU USE YOUR TABLET, AND HOW YOU USE YOUR TABLET ACCORDING TO HOW YOUR BRAIN IS WIRED, AS A WRITER... YOUR VIDEO IS VERY THOUROUGH, AND I ENJOYED WATCHING IT.

great idea of using the split screen for reading and notes.

Nice job on this. The best review I have seen so far and I have watched many.

Thank you for the exceptional review. I have had my Kindle Scribe for about 7 months. I love it when I use it, but am certainly not using it as often as I should. I need to play around with its functions to become more familiar with it. I look forward to checking out your other content.

Best review I have seen so far.

Thank you for this level of detail! 🙏🙌

Good review. I think you pretty much covered everything someone interested in this device could ask.

This is a fantastic review. Great job 😊

Thanks for the honest review! I found all the information you talked about very helpful. I am also and author and have had both Supernote and Boox products and though they are great, I did end up selling them and going back to paper notebooks. Frankly, the disorganization is making me crazy 🤪 I think the Scribe may actually be more of what I personally need. I’ll be buying one for sure now.

As fiction and non-fiction author I LOVE your review - to be honest, Kindle Scribe was my last choice, I was considering other options, though it will be too large and not comfortable to hold but I looked here and completely change my mind! This is exactly what I need for my work ;)

Really great review! Thanks

Just want to say that this review was a bullseye for me; you described exactly what I want from an e-reader/notepad so a sincere "thank you" from this very grateful viewer. I'm not an author, but I do read and I do take a lot of notes in meetings - I'm also a non-linear thinker so looking forward to being able to let the thoughts flow in any order and then rearrange them on the page when I'm done. I'll be buying one as soon as the price is right (I've set up an alert!). Bravo!

Nice review. I agree that you need to know how you’ll use it and buy the correct device. I started with a Supernote and used it for 6 months. I liked it but wanted to read ebooks on it as well. I sold the Supernote and bought the Scribe when it was on sale. I love the Scribe. Not perfect but expect Amazon to listen to everyone’s concerns and update accordingly.

Great review, very comprehensive.

A very honest review based on experience and use. Love from Bangladesh

Even though Scribe hasn't been released in my country (Brazil) so I don't intend to order it anytime soon, this was a very pleasant review to watch! Very thoughtful and comprehensive.

Great review. Question : Have you written very long texts, like a novel on the Scribe ? Do the big texts files take a good amount of space on the Scribe, or is it like simple text file on a computer? Would the 16gigs be enough? Thanks.

Great review, thank you. I'm looking to replace my paper notes with an e-ink notebook, and my choices have been narrowed to the Kindle Scribe or the Boox Note Air 3C . And I'm leaning more towards the Boox, for the functionality of being able to use outside apps.

When I tried an iPad 11" with pencil I was sold (is the same weight with greater capabilities!). If you want non-linear creation, the different pens, colors and speed will be something valuable for you to experiment. Apple has 14 days returns, I believe is worth to try it.

Bravo❤ . User from Romania .continue the good work.

Thank you for your review of the Scribe. I currently read books on my Kindle Fire but was thinking of getting a Scribe. I read a lot but it drains the battery of my Kindle Fire. I also do note have access notebooks at all with the app. I agree that it would be great if they could do a spilt screen between the ebook and the notebook. Maybe they can do it with an update. Your review sold me on the Scribe! Thanks

This was an excellent review. I seldom watch non-fiction videos that are longer than 10-15 minutes, but I watched this until the end. You're review was very clear and concise. I've been invested into the kindle ecosystem for many years. I debated on the Scribe for months because I thought if I went with the Boox or iPad mini 6 I'd get more bang for my buck. While that is true, the writing feature wasn't as comfortable for me as I washed. I have the Boox Tab mini C which is nice but I won't be using the writing feature for journaling. It doesn't "feel" right, which is my best explanation. The iPad mini 6 is nicer, but I bought it mostly to have an iPad. I had an older iPad and bought this as an update. I primarily use Android, but sometimes Apple fits in better. And, i have the Samsung FE (these names run together!). I love it, and have a data plan on it, so if I were to travel I'd likely take this. But, I love the scribe. The lighting is comfortable. The writing is comfortable. I purchased it to journal in. Like you, I love handwriting. I've kept a handwritten journal since I was about 8-9, and I'm 66 now. I've never been one who wants to keep more than one journal. But I've decided to do so, with this being my secondary journal. I write better from my bed, but it isn't easy now because a few years ago I broke my back. Bending over is uncomfortable. Using the scribe is easier because of its large firm surface, almost like a desk. Another reason I'll keep the non-digital journal (besides having a lot of fountain pens to use in it) is because sometimes I'll glue in things. Can't do that in the Scribe. I don't need lots of bells and whistles; they confuse and overwhelm me. I love my scribe. (I also have a case that opens from the side and securely holds the pen. The only thing it doesn't have is a way to prop it up. I purchased a metal reading stand for $8 which is perfect. It even stands on my bed. I'm certain it'll work well when I zoom on my Samsung FE. Sorry if there are typos. Spell check would get a D in spelling class.

Great review! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

I have the kindle scribe and I love it, the pages issue you seem to have it minimal. You can make a folder and have separate pages in that folder very well organized you just haven't seemed to organize it good. I just hope that the kindle has an update for a keyboard and mouse. I don't like my handwriting that much and typing notes would look much more professional.

I’m happy that you are enjoying your kindle scribe. One thing you need to be aware of is that when you use the send to kindle app to upload PDF files, Amazon is actually uploading the document into their cloud system and converting it into a different format before sending it to your scribe. When you share the said pdf to your email, it loads the changes you made on the non-pdf file onto the pdf file and emails the pdf. I would be very careful about what you upload to the send to kindle app if you don’t want Amazon to have a copy of it in their cloud system.

Terrific review thank you. I'm tracking sales.

how about the storage capacity, which one did you choose?

I agree re the great feeling of writing on the Scribe - using the fountain pen - not quite present in the competition, IMHO. I’ve purchased the Doodroo screen protector to enable using platinum pen nib - safely - we’ll see how that goes.

Thank you. Would it be possible to connect the notebook to a monitor so that I could hand write on the Scribe while looking across at the monitor instead of down at the Scribe? I have problems with my neck that are stopping me edit my novel or first draft my second one. I'm learning to type and while I'm confident I'll get quicker it gets uncomfortable quickly.

I'm not sure if that is what you want, but when you highlight and take notes, your notes go to a file called "your clippings" that names the book, time and date, and your highlights and annotations. Maybe that will save you sometime going back and forth to notes and books.

Does it run the pocket app so you can read saved web articles. I had an old kobo reader that did this and would catch up on saved reads on holiday

When you’re taking notes in a book, can you later come back to the same page and see some indication that you made a note on that page (like in real books if you were to write something in the margins)?

Absolutely amazing review!. Now pulling my hair since I really wanted a scribe, but it isn't available on my country and its too damn expensive on ebay to justify the price, so I had to cave and buy a paperwhite. One day, maybe, one day....

Great review. I didn’t like the flip folio case much either. I bought a book/journal style case and much prefer it.

While not ideal (please, Amazon, give us split screen), the Home page includes recently accessed notebooks on the top bar. If you’re bouncing between a book and a notebook, you can do it by exiting to home and selecting the book/notebook. It’s clearly not the best approach, but it’s a workable (barely) solution for now.

Great review! My brain thinks on paper too.

As a keen reader and writer I have to confess, I love paper. Although the Scribe looks promising to me, there are some hard facts: the flash memory used in the device has expected lifetime 6-7y, max 10y. The battery the half of it and is not replacable. The hardcopy book will last for centuries. It is sometimes funny how the mankind tries to simulate the simple reality but the hard way. Years of development on Kindle devices and still it is not 100% to reading books and writing on paper notebook. The wishlist for future release is full of new functions, which are dead easy on paper. I think I will rather invest in good OCR and stay on paper.

I’d like to be able to move PDF’s that I added to the device (which are in my library) and have them in a folder which can’t be done at this time. I went for the Scribe because I can read my Kindle books on it which isn’t possible on the Remarkable 2, unless you want to jump multiple hoops to strip the DRM off the Kindle books. For what I use the Scribe for it works fine… I hate the way you’re forced too share a PDF (via an email that sends a link, and not the document itself). The folio is poor as the magnets are weak and it gets dirty easily.

Well done.

Seriously the whole point of the device to me would be to be able to take notes of the book that I’m reading in my notebooks and it’d be so annoying having to go and find the notebook. I’ll keep myself from buying it, till Amazon adds a shortcut to the last notebook used 🙄

I’m sorry this is unrelated to the review, but you need a second light for the left side (your right) of your face.

Another Pro of the Scribe: It allows you to escape from Internet Insanity, especially social media.

The Scribe is terrible. I tried to write a romance novel on mine, and it came out as a history of Arizona. Very disappointing.