#kindle-scribe

#kindle-scribe

If you're looking to gift a note-taking e-reader, the last-gen Kindle Scribe remains a terrific option, even without the new Scribe Colorsoft's color E Ink display. It offers a sharp, spacious 10.2-inch, 300ppi display and - unusual for a note-taking e-reader - an adjustable warm light for comfortable nighttime reading. You can jot down notes directly on Kindle books using the included stylus, which conveniently features an eraser and a customizable shortcut button.

Amazon has slashed $100 from its price, making it now just $300. The Scribe boasts a larger 10.2-inch glare-free screen designed for comfortable reading and writing both indoors and outdoors. It offers a digital notebook with a variety of templates and the ability to import and mark up documents and PDFs. One of its standout features? Built-in AI notebook summarizationand its handwriting-to-readable-font conversionthat enhances productivity.

While new Echo devices, Fire TVs, and Ring cameras captured most of the attention at Amazon's Devices & Services event this week, the company also unveiled a pair of upcoming Kindle devices -- the Scribe and the Scribe Colorsoft. (Check out ZDNET editor Nina Raemont's hands-on thoughts on both here). The new Kindles do mostly what you would expect from Amazon's e-reader, but a couple of AI-powered features in the announcement caught my eye.

With its two new Scribes, Kindle tries to mimic writing on paper as closely as possible. It achieves this paper-like feel through a texture-molded glass that improves the pen's friction, a minimized parallax to emulate writing on a page, and more memory for added efficiency. The new specs create a writing and reading experience that's faster than last year's Scribe model.

My Kindle Scribe arrived last night, and I couldn't wait to set it up before bed. Honestly, it's taking all my willpower not to grab it from my nightstand right now and dive into a good book.

The new Kindle Scribe features intuitive note-taking software, a Premium Pen stylus with an eraser, and an impressive 300ppi display for an enhanced reading experience.