In-Depth Complete Guide to the Kindle Scribe
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- This is everything I know about the Kindle Scribe. I used the Kindle Scribe for work for 2 weeks and I found all this out.
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0:00:00 Kindle Scribe at Launch
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0:47:04 Kindle Scribe Real World Review
1:15:03 Kindle Scribe Updates
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Got this on black friday. I have other devices but i am absolutely obsessed with the Kindle scribe. The screen is gorgeous, writing experience is amazing that it make me hate my apple pencil 😂
Great comment, you're so right. The Wacom EMR is far better than the apple pencil!
I've never heard of this channel before, I wish I'd found it sooner! The video and audio quality is amazing and the information is very useful.
I wonder what mic does he use!
Grabbed a scribe during prime day, and returned it within half a week. For a writing tablet, i found it unforgivable that amazon let publishers decide whether or not i would be allowed to scribble directly on kindle store ebooks that i paid for, using a tablet that i paid for.
Giving the boox note air 3 c a chance now, but would gladly use kindle app on it, if they ever let us interact with books as we please.
Just got my refurbished Scribe, and I love it.
But can I just say this.... Your speaking voice is lovely.
You should do some narrating for e-books!
Thanks for the complete review.
After short stints with the Remarkable and Boox, I’ve settled on the Scribe. The reason is the reading, notes, and meaningful updates. Thank you for the video summaries of this and the other tablets.
Cheers, I'm sure you've made a good choice there! 🙂
His voice is just amazing. I wish I had that base in my voice too
Me too, it's all broadcast compression you know!
@@KitBetts-Masters that’s being modest. It’s not definitely some tech doing the magic. Indeed beautiful voice. I’d like to listen to all the great books in that voice… All the Tolstoy classics, modern classics everything
Just ordered one. And hope I will like it. And I hope that in the near future the notes will move to the cloud and be accessible on my tablet or computer. Also this would ensure I would not loose my notes. Thanks for all the content.
I’m looking forward to using this kindle as my use of bigger area for the larger text size that I need to use. Well done kindle.
Very comprehensive review. Thanks. I am looking for an e-reader to read more academic and business books so I agree with you that the size is better. I am wondering if the pen can be used to actually highlight text for kindle books? Not to make annotations which I do get can be done but to actually replace having to use my finger which I don’t particularly enjoy. Thanks
1 hour and 45 minutes for a scribe video? How is that possible? Has it been transformed into a TV projector. This is amazing. Lol.
No but it is a valid replacement for a bag of books if you do research
Hope you enjoy it bud, sit back with a cuppa and a snack and watch it on your TV!
@@KitBetts-Masters That’s my plan Kit. It’s a historical retrospective. Thanks.
Enjoyed your video unfortunately this kindle ain’t for me I think I’ll be pinch
King up the basic figure I just want to read on it nothing else.
Wow, I could listen to you read the phone book. The fact that you have such amazing content is the icing on the cake.🎂
It may be a plasticky pen but it's got that side button and the eraser button which means I can use it across my devices, and across apps, whichever way they handle their commands for erasing.
Yeah, that's very true! Suffices to say that the pen is another thing which has grown on me. Still not my favourite, but yeah, I like having three input options and all of them both easy to select and not easily accidentally pressed!
Is it worth buying the Scribe at full price? The base model is $340 but with a trade in of my old oasis i get a 20% discount and a $50 gift card? This would be used primarily as a reader that can take notes, annotate stuff from time to time plus i want to get rid of my Oasis as i'd prefer a taller reading device. I already have a Supernote A5X for work and theres no replacing. Also, does Amazon offer trade in when the device is on doscount like on Black Friday or Prime Day?
Hi Kit, always enjoy your videos on e-ink tablets. I've had a Kindle Scribe for a while and love that it's replaced all my paper note books. However, I'm beginning to wonder if I'm now stuck in an ecosystem that isn't developing in terms of cloud storage and access? Do you know of any plans for Amazon to improve notebook access via cloud services. Now I'm convinced by using e-ink for note taking I'm wondering if I should have gone for the Remarkable.....??
Hi Kit! Thanks a lot for the video - amazing video🎉
As for notebooks: can we export to PDF the whole notebook and/or share multiple full notebook via email? 🤔
As for notes and not being able to write directly on the e-book - I’m fine with it since I don’t write on the regular print books either. Also, what I see as an advantage is that you can leave bigger notes (sometimes in the book there is no space for larger notes).
Thanks once again!
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Since it came out, and indeed since I first purchased it, it's undergone a number of updates so I'm hoping this covers all that.
Yeah, it's a nice way to see all of the updates sequentially I hope!
Could pls make a comparison vid which 10in eink better for reading n annotate pdf. I have Samsung tabS9, the glare is painful for reading n kindle 6in which awful for reading pdf. I'm thinking getting a 10in ereader just to read n annotate..thanks a bunch. Love ur vids btw..
Is it possible to scroll through a pdf like an e book?
I am thinking of getting an e-ink writing tablet. I am from India and no company sells these devices here. I found one seller that sells remarkable2 and the scribe. So I am little confused which one to choose from. I have to anyway overpay to get it in India. Both devices cost 200usd extra in India but remarkable costs 200usd over the scribe. Anyone please tell me which one to get. I need it primarily to write my class notes in college and read pdfs. ebooks are fine with both I do have a kindle library but I can convert kindle books to epub maybe for remarkable.
I think this was great focusing on the productivity wasn't appropriate for my uses. But for an average kindle user with like 3,000 books in my library making notes easier and especially when using cookbooks having my notes and adjustments within them is what i was looking for. This was helpful. I have the other kindles and it was only time before I get it but understanding more of e-ink notebook capabilities was great. thanks.
Great informative video….thank you
where do I learn how to merge notebooks, or use different page formats on 1 notebook
How is the search function? Will it find handwritten words? How about tags and does it print?
Could not read anything on the smaller kindles. I use it for reading to learn not for pleasure. It's perfect for that! Reading on scribe vs ipad is a world of difference.On ipad I would get eye strain, would make me drowsy and it was difficult to focus. On scribe it visually feels like a physical book. The scribe shows diagrams like they should. Great reading/learning experience!
Great video Kit and a lot of great points. One thing I don’t understand that I get in the kindle app is immersive reading, which is having the audiobook play at the same time you are reading and highlights the text so you can follow along. I imagine other eink devices have this functionality, but with the scribe you can’t do this, you can only have the kindle book open or listen to the audiobook independently, no immersive reading. I found this a major disappointment since it’s an Amazon device and something I imagined would come standard with the scribe.
Well I was waiting for an upgrade from my Nova Air (7.8" 300 ppi b/w screen) to a 10" format with 300 ppi as well. I'll wait a bit longer now :-) given the fact that I'm a bit suspicious about the fast turnover of Boox device versions lately. Maybe we see a NA3+ with a Carta 1300 screen and BSR within just months after their Carta 1200 stock is mostly sold.
Great video, watched on my TV ad you suggested :)
Glad! Hope it didn't disappoint!
Owning a scribe, Boox Tab ultra and a Supernote A5, I have to say the Scribe has the best writing experience. Less latency, textured surface that provides great feedback.
It needs shapes so you can create templates to export to PDF and then be able to use that template in one notebook and reproduce multiple pages using that template.
The latest updates have multiple pens and pencils. Also the Fountain pen is the best implementation of such. Boox fountain pen is identical to a regular pen.
So in the end it does need some more features but it still has the best writing experience for notes.
Which of the ones you've mentioned would be the best for drawing?
good advice in the last segment.
Thanks so much, I try to really think hard about what potential buyer need to know/hear. It's not just what the device can and can't do, but more like a cost-benefit analysis, and an ease vs impact ratio! Thanks so much!
I own a Supernote A5X, which is my main notebook. However, I was not satisfied with the reading experience. Each time the settings, such as font, were out of adjustment and my reading progress was not saved properly. The Kindle Scribe had been on my mind for months and so I bought it after all. I opted for a refurbished device and am very satisfied. 280€ for 32GB was a very good deal. Reading with the Scribe is a pleasure, writing feels great and it's also a great device for drawing. The Supernote remains my main notebook as it feels more like a notebook, because of the great note-taking features and for privacy reasons, as I have more control over my data. The Scribe is a great addition.
Thank you, Kit, for the summery. It was really interesting.
Yes the writing experience is excellent. Much better than using my iPad and Apple Pencil.
My wants are being able to use my custom templates, and being able to use different templates on each page of the same note for my music notes. I'd also like to see layers for art, and page previews for searching within a note. Supernote does all this well, but being older I really need that backlight. Lastly cloud options for getting at my notes on other devices. If scribe can add just this four things, It would be my go to. I know boox has the most options, but it also has the most distractions. If supernote adds a good backlight before scribe adds these few features, then I'll go there.
I've had mine for a year now. The game.changer for.me.was the ability to send and export single or multiple pages. I have my folders set up under para and have notebooks on particular subjects and such as meetings and I add a new page take my notes then export those pages. I upload the notes to Logseq and or my works CRM. I can even convert my notes to text and copy and paste the text into an app on my computer. The handwriting recognition is good enough that my notes don't need too much tidying up.
I love the Scribe, but would hope to see the ability to copy part of a text in an e-book and paste it onto a note in the Notebook section. Is there any other device that already does that?
Thank you soo much for this comment!! I've been looking through all types of review videos for different devices to get an answer to this question but so far got nothing. I'm not sure if I misunderstood the ending on his video but I thought you could highlight and export that as pdf?
@@momo999ize I think he was referring to planners, but when I tried highlighting something in a book, I didn't see an option for exporting. I found through other channels that responded to me, that you cannot copy and paste from an e-book to a note book in the Scribe, but that other devices, like Onyx Boox e--readers with note taking, have this feature. I have been considering to eventually get one of those Onyx Boox e-readers, one that also has a camera that allows you to scan documents directly into the device, but that also have features like split-screen, to allow you to read an e-book on one side, while taking notes on the other side. And some of those devices offer color, which is also something I would like to have. I DO love the Scribe, and I use it every day, quite often, to read and to take notes, but when I see something that offers more usable features and functionality, I can't help but be very tempted.
Just love listening to your voice. Couldn't care less about the kindle, just want to watch you do reviews and tips and tricks.
Nice one, well, loads more of these long videos to come for you to sit back and relax with!
Hello - Thank you for an informative educational video. Is there any way to make the scribe premium pencil turn off the air sensitivity. In other words, how do I make it write only when the pencil tip is MAKING CONTACT with the screen?. I don't care for air sensitivity.
Sounds like a faulty pen. Usually caused by the nib not being pushed in completely. I had a similar issue with the first remarkable marker I got!
Try pushing the nib on very firmly, that might solve it. But you might need to request a replacement pen. 🙂
I'll contact Amazon. It's frustrating after you finish writing a word and you're moving the tip away from the screen the letter keeps extending beyond where I want to stop. I don't like air sensitivity. It doesn't feel like real writing. @@KitBetts-Masters
Tried pushing the nib harder. Same issue. Even after the nib ceases contact with the screen, last letter of the word keeps continuing. Will ask for a replacement and see how it goes. Thank you. I wish I found your video last month. This thing alone has kept me away from using Scribe from writing.
How is this from 4 months ago but doesn't feature updates that were added about a year ago?
My question is if my hand is touching the screen, can I still write? Or will my hand be the only contact it allows?
It feels like Amazon spent a few hours brainstorming on a whiteboard the minimal hardware and software features to start out with in order to have many future upgrades to slowly make each successive generation slightly better. They will use software upgrades and improved functionality to sell new hardware.
I'm looking for something I can leverage for work. The chart you have around the 22 minute mark is great and maybe the boox tab would be good. I want to take it to meetings and take notes and to dos. Also want it to jot down ideas/thoughts/objectives. Then turn all of that information into a planner to help me plan my day/week/month/year. Do you think the boox tab is the better fit for something like that?
It would work great. But you should also look at the Note Air 3 and Note Air 3 C in some of my very recent content. 🙂
@@KitBetts-Masters Yes saw that as well. I dont need color. Do you have a side by side difference between the Tab vs Note Air 3? Whats the main difference?
EDIT- Found a side by side on Boox website. As someone in the market it was a little confusing to understand difference between EPaper and EInk. Now I think I get it - EPaper is a reader and EInk is more for notes (Paper feel). These are terrible names.
I love it much than the air3c , it is simpler, brighter, sharper, batterylife ist crazy better. For professional painting and multimedia use i got 2 iPad Pros, but just for a bit scribe and reading it is brilliant.
I have this and a remarkable the remarkable is better by a country mile
I might have missed it, but does the Scribe connect to Bluetooth keyboards for typing notes?
I don't think so. It has Bluetooth, but is currently only for headphones. They could probably add that later by software, but in anycase there is no real app for word processing. 🙂
@@KitBetts-Masters Thanks much! I do hope they add it. I used to have a Boox Note Air 2+ and both A5X and A6X from Supernote, and really liked the ability to hook up to my mechanical keyboards. If they don’t add it, it’s not a total loss, I have several typewriters and a brand new Freewrite Alpha which I’m totally in love with LOL
An aspect usually left out is text to speech. I understand why, most people don't use it. It is only available on Kindle devices unless you do a work around. To me that's a big deal because I have dyslexia.
Thanks!
Thanks so much, glad the content was useful! 🙂
They are improving the software, so it's still good
Maybe when they allow direct notes on a book and not a sticky note.
Yeah, I don't think they'll do that. Except for special books intended for that purpose!
seems like youre definately using some old update, because lasso tool has been around for quite some time.
Yeah, this is sort of a journey with the scribe, as to how it has changed over time!
Love your read/write-pleasure/work matrix. So to sum up, the Scribe has taken big steps in function and is still an excellent $$$ value. However, the clunky annotation and sharing functions, lack of essential work/study functions like a calendar or even timestamps, split screen, layers, and a decent browser keep it trapped in pleasure/hobby limbo. If Supernote was priced between the Scribe and Note Air3 C, I would already be a proud owner- especially with the Nomad now hinting at long-term ownership via the replaceable battery. Once again, Boox ends up having the work/productivity space sewn up…
Sir, what phone do you have?
Hiya, Z Fold 3. I think it's excellent, but the screen has needed replacing twice!
Got a brand new Scribe 16gb off ebay for £177 and love it
Great deal. Enjoy!
See for me, I am looking at E-Ink solution (or specifically the Scribe) to be a notebook replacement during meetings (for myself).
Requirements:
A good writing surface.
Take notes on multiple pages on the fly (without having snap a photo of the page).
Exportability to myself (either by email or cloud storage). Ideally with OCR and or text recognition.
I have no use case for marking up Kindle books or marking up PDF's. I have a computer to do that.
If the Scribe has OCR, and hand writing recognition, as long as I get the note save/sent to myself (PDF is fine). Great.
kindle scribe needs rougher screen texture for drawing
it's still too glossy
Who uses a crayon to write lesson plans? Does Word or Excel not work for this?
Im not buying it for a web browser!
What are you buying it for?
The only bad thing withe the screen is the bit glas-gap between pen and written line, not laminated like the boox!?
Still waiting for “That update” That turns this device into a fully fledged e-ink notebook. I’m talking layers (hopeful), endless pages (not hopeful), searchable handwriting (not hopeful at all), and proper pdf handling (hopeless).
Oh, and Kit mentioned landscape mode (hopeful) and zoom in notebooks (hopeful). Gee, the Kindle sure is short of features still😢
Yeah, I just wish they were a little more open with their users about what to expect. Other companies make their updates much more collaboratively with their audience, they take feedback and let people know what they are working on with beta testing as well.
The scribe doesn't have endless pages?
@@garethjohn3389 no, but by endless pages I mean the ability to just keep scrolling down an ever increasing single page. The Remarkable has it and once you’ve used it you really notice its absence.
Remarkable page turning is so annoying, I'm actually thinking of getting a scribe just so I don't have to tap an extra button to add new pages.
You say "losing documents is actually unforgiveable" in such a mild offhand way that I get the impression that you have in fact forgiven Amazon for losing your document.
Yeah, but I wouldn't trust it with my planner. That's my point. So TLDR, good reader, poor planner. 🙂
holy crap this video has too many ads
Kindle scribe is too slow
Oh my…. Your voice…
Um, is that good or bad?
@@KitBetts-Masters definitely good..
The price is much affordable than Boox. Like the old adage goes, you get what you pay. Im greatful for a cheaper version of this tablet.