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With the launch software, the Scribe makes it impossible to maintain your current zoom levels from one page to the next. Once you're positioned in your PDF, you can't stay there. That part works well, and it's not too hard to find a level that works best for you. When you're in a PDF, you aren't able to adjust the font size or layout, so instead you have to pinch-to-zoom in order to enlarge or reposition the document. Unfortunately, marking up PDFs isn't as seamless or intuitive as it is on other E Ink tablets. It's also easy to export files via email.

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You can import and write directly on-page in PDF documents (so if you had an e-book as PDF file, it could be marked up) and I found it easy to import PDFs using Amazon's Send-to-Kindle feature where you simply drag a file into a box on the Send-to-Kindle web page and it gets sent your Kindle (there are other options to send files, including via the Kindle app for iOS, Mac and Android as well as via email). Personally, I'm not someone who likes to mark up books and take notes in the margin, so I don't mind the sticky-note functionality, but lots of today's students do mark up their physical school books (my kids certainly do) and it would be nice to have the ability to make notes in the margins and circle sentences and whatnot.Īs it stands, you can import a variety of file formats and document types to mark up if you so choose.

The Kindle Scribe, like other Kindles, has a rudimentary web browser, but it seems mainly designed to allow you to enable a Wi-Fi connection in public places like coffee shops and hotels where some web authentication is necessary. But in recent years we've seen more of these stylus-equipped touchscreen e-readers finding a market with students and other folks looking for a dedicated E Ink device that offers note-taking and annotation capabilities without the distractions found in a feature-packed iPad or Android tablet (and that includes Amazon's own Fire tablets) which offer everything from web browsing to video watching to gaming. In the past, that was the biggest appeal of larger format e-readers (and that their screens wouldn't get washed out in direct sunlight, making them great for reading outdoors). While the 9.7-inch Kindle DX was discontinued around 10 years ago, the Scribe is its spiritual successor and a great choice for sight-challenged folks looking for a large Kindle that has the ability to display more lines of text at larger font sizes.

The power (and limits) of note-taking on the Scribe I generally kept it toward the warmer side, which gives it a more paperlike appearance, and like with other Kindles, for night reading, there's a dark mode that turns the screen black (or actually, very dark gray) with letters and images appearing in white or shades of gray. You can adjust the color temperature from a warmer sepia tone to a cooler more bluish one. That compares with 25 LEDs for the Kindle Oasis, 17 LEDs for the Kindle Paperwhite and four LEDs for the 2022 entry-level Kindle. Large, crisp display with uniform lightingĪside from the 300 ppi display, which shows texts and images with good sharpness, the Kindle Scribe's front-light scheme is composed of 35 LEDs.

The pen tips are replaceable, Amazon says. Some additional pen styles would be nice, and I did have to be a little careful with how I held the pen because I accidentally hit the programmable button on a few occasions as I was writing or doodling (I write left-handed).īut if you're at all interested in the premium pen, it's best to buy it with the Scribe because it's $60 ($30 more) if you buy it separately. There are five pen thicknesses to choose from as well as five thicknesses for the highlighter. There's virtually no lag and it felt natural - pretty much like writing on a piece of paper with less friction. The review sample I received included the premium pen, which worked quite smoothly for taking handwritten notes and drawing on the screen.