So many of you have watched my first video and I couldn't believe that has been one year ago already! Now that I've used the Scribe for a full school year I am able to give insight into what I like and dislike. Do you own the Scribe?
Pros: - Price. Can be found on sale for $250 with the premium pen. $200 if you buy refurbished. That's half the price or less of other alternatives. - It has a web browser for online reading of articles and blogs - Easy to buy eBooks and audiobooks, integrated with Kindle App - No monthly subscription fee - The pen is good and comes with a dedicated eraser and function button - Higher pixel density than most other eReaders on the market. Crisp text - Front light and adjustable colour temperature Cons - Basic note taking. No shapes nor straight lines. Limited pen types. - No native integration with cloud Google Drive or iCloud - Most books can't be written over, you can just make sticky notes - No sketch/art features, such as layers
Reading on the Scribe is lovely, but I wish that Amazon would look at their competitors. The Boox Note Air has fantastic functionality. You can write on ANY document. You can have drawings with layers. The interface makes sense (based on Android - the Kindle interface has got steadily worse and less intuitive). Change the orientation to landscape and it automatically changes the page. All this stuff is possible - and Amazon keep fiddling with a UI that is now deeply substandard.
I've had the Scribe since launch day. I was excited in the beginning to use it and read on it. But quickly found kindle's note taking abmismal and totally nice the point. As months passes on, I used it less and less. I actually pulled my old oasis back out and used that more and more. I don't find the Scribe any better than my oasis for reading, and worse than my Onyx e-ink pad for note taking.
Honestly, I like it. The larger screen is great. The build quality feels good in the hand. And oddly... even after years of having a samsung tablet with a pen I never use, I am writing notes with the active att the time.
This was a great review. I’ve actually loved the Scribe from day one. Not for it’s note-taking capabilities, which do leave much to be desired, but just as a very large e-reader. Love all the text that can fit on one page, and really enjoy the dual-page layout when in landscape mode, which makes it feel more like you’re reading an actual physical book. And the battery life is wonderful compared to my Oasis, which I use when I want a more portable reading experience.
The only reason I got a Note Air 3 over the Scribe is because I want to be able to annotate in all of my books. I literally had the Scribe in my cart ready to check out when I found out that I couldn't do that, and that killed the sale. I think it has to do with Amazon's DRM.
Thanks for the honest review. I was thinking of buying the Scribe but now I will stick with paper white. Its better to wait for a perfect Kindle in a reasonable size for reading, writing and annotations.
Great review and you hit the nail on the head. It needs to annotate anything. Also, not fully working with Microsoft one drive, word, or one note, really limits the Scribe. Shame, because I love my Paperwhite.
Great review. ;) I have considered the Scribe, but it's a little too rich for my blood, so I settled for a Rocketbook instead. TBH, the size was also a concern for me. I'd like something more the size of the Paperwhite. Being able to write directly on Kindle books would be great. Unfortunately, i think that's something out of Amazon's control. As I understand it, that's not a technology problem but a rights problem. If I understand correctly (but maybe I don't) there's something about copyright, or the rights Amazon actually has, that prevents them from letting you write on e-books directly unless the author gives permission. That's why you have some e-books you can write on (like the word games) and some you can't.
My understanding is that it's not a technology problem. It's a licensing problem. Writing on a Kindle book is breaking the publisher's DRM licensing. That is why the Kindle app on iOS also doesn't allow you to annotate directly.
you would have to be a heavy note taker to appreciate the scribe. It's unlimited notebooks and book library in one device. Just for reading, it's not going to be a comfortable experience because it's relatively heavy.
So many of you have watched my first video and I couldn't believe that has been one year ago already! Now that I've used the Scribe for a full school year I am able to give insight into what I like and dislike. Do you own the Scribe?
I actually adopted this for work notes. I use this almost exclusively for work meeting notes.
Pros:
- Price. Can be found on sale for $250 with the premium pen. $200 if you buy refurbished. That's half the price or less of other alternatives.
- It has a web browser for online reading of articles and blogs
- Easy to buy eBooks and audiobooks, integrated with Kindle App
- No monthly subscription fee
- The pen is good and comes with a dedicated eraser and function button
- Higher pixel density than most other eReaders on the market. Crisp text
- Front light and adjustable colour temperature
Cons
- Basic note taking. No shapes nor straight lines. Limited pen types.
- No native integration with cloud Google Drive or iCloud
- Most books can't be written over, you can just make sticky notes
- No sketch/art features, such as layers
Reading on the Scribe is lovely, but I wish that Amazon would look at their competitors. The Boox Note Air has fantastic functionality. You can write on ANY document. You can have drawings with layers. The interface makes sense (based on Android - the Kindle interface has got steadily worse and less intuitive). Change the orientation to landscape and it automatically changes the page. All this stuff is possible - and Amazon keep fiddling with a UI that is now deeply substandard.
I've had the Scribe since launch day. I was excited in the beginning to use it and read on it. But quickly found kindle's note taking abmismal and totally nice the point. As months passes on, I used it less and less. I actually pulled my old oasis back out and used that more and more. I don't find the Scribe any better than my oasis for reading, and worse than my Onyx e-ink pad for note taking.
Thanks for sharing! Yeah I feel the same way. I use it for school but I grab my old smaller kindle more lately.
Honestly, I like it. The larger screen is great. The build quality feels good in the hand. And oddly... even after years of having a samsung tablet with a pen I never use, I am writing notes with the active att the time.
It really is great quality. I do love it and I'm glad I have it, just not sure it's for everyone ya know?
This was a great review. I’ve actually loved the Scribe from day one. Not for it’s note-taking capabilities, which do leave much to be desired, but just as a very large e-reader. Love all the text that can fit on one page, and really enjoy the dual-page layout when in landscape mode, which makes it feel more like you’re reading an actual physical book. And the battery life is wonderful compared to my Oasis, which I use when I want a more portable reading experience.
Thank you for the compliment! I haven't actually used it in landscape mode...I'll give that a try!
The only reason I got a Note Air 3 over the Scribe is because I want to be able to annotate in all of my books. I literally had the Scribe in my cart ready to check out when I found out that I couldn't do that, and that killed the sale. I think it has to do with Amazon's DRM.
Thanks for the honest review. I was thinking of buying the Scribe but now I will stick with paper white. Its better to wait for a perfect Kindle in a reasonable size for reading, writing and annotations.
Glad I could help!
Amazon will Release writing in every Book later this year
Want to write on ANY book? Buy the kobo color libra!! 10 highlight colors too!
You should try voiceview when reading on the treadmill.
Great review. I decided to go with the supernote nomad.
Glad I could help!
Great review and you hit the nail on the head. It needs to annotate anything. Also, not fully working with Microsoft one drive, word, or one note, really limits the Scribe. Shame, because I love my Paperwhite.
Yeah I agree. Thanks for the kind comment. 💕
Great review. ;)
I have considered the Scribe, but it's a little too rich for my blood, so I settled for a Rocketbook instead. TBH, the size was also a concern for me. I'd like something more the size of the Paperwhite.
Being able to write directly on Kindle books would be great. Unfortunately, i think that's something out of Amazon's control. As I understand it, that's not a technology problem but a rights problem. If I understand correctly (but maybe I don't) there's something about copyright, or the rights Amazon actually has, that prevents them from letting you write on e-books directly unless the author gives permission. That's why you have some e-books you can write on (like the word games) and some you can't.
Yeah, it's a bit big, but I think they are trying to compete with the other paperlike products on the market. I hope my review helped!
My understanding is that it's not a technology problem. It's a licensing problem. Writing on a Kindle book is breaking the publisher's DRM licensing. That is why the Kindle app on iOS also doesn't allow you to annotate directly.
Kobo has solved this. In their kobo libra you can write on every book because they have an overlay that allows you to fully annotate any book.
I don’t hardly use mine much anymore. I miss my old Paperwhite. I may buy another one. I’m thinking of maybe buying a kobo.
The paperwhite looks like a great option too. I have a very old kindle for travel but the new one looks so nice.
you would have to be a heavy note taker to appreciate the scribe. It's unlimited notebooks and book library in one device.
Just for reading, it's not going to be a comfortable experience because it's relatively heavy.
I don't own a scribe, but I do think your hair is lovely 💜
Aw thank you so much!!
I love doing crossword puzzles on mine as well.
Love your hair!
Thank you so much Kristy!!
beautiful melissa
Thank you!
Good review, well done 😊 (no comment on hair)
Thank you 😊
Great review
Thank you so much!
Had no idea about the puzzle book.
Glad I could help!!
Stylist?
The pen? I call it a stylist.
@@Bookish_Melissa it’s stylus, but a stylist sounds pretty good too 😊
Stylus.
$600? Hell no!
Yeah it’s not for everyone
@@Bookish_Melissa
I'll just use a simple actual notebook with real paper.
Maybe try Boox products