I'd be surprised if Amazon ever lets you write directly on their "normal" books....because they push Reading Across Devices and Whispersync so much. If you made a handwritten note in the margin, or circled something in a book....then, decided to read that book on a Paperwhite, it would mess up the annotation, b/c of the text layout.
Yeah, that's true... I hadn't considered the data/reading on a regular kindle aspect of it. And, in reality, does writing in the margins do a whole lot? I guess underlining is nice, but you can always make your book a pdf if you really need that. But good analysis - thanks.
2:41 - incorrect! I copy/paste notes between notebooks and Epubs all the time. You just select and copy in the first book, navigate to the second book, and use the clipboard option in the pen menu. Very easy
Good Video. I don't think the Kindle Scribe is oversized for reading. I actually love it for reading. I like not having to constantly have to change the page. Less page changing when reading I consider a bonus. Also the Quality of the Text is the best they have ever had on any device. People who buy this they are buying it to read books 📚 not just for taking notes.
Just to let everyone know, the bundle deal with the overpriced Amazon case is on sale too. I believe this sale puts it only $20 dollars more than the non-case set, so take that into consideration. I have heard that the 1st party cases degrade pretty fast, but I don't have anything official to back that up.
I had an iPad and used it to take notes and journal, but had to get rid of it due to eye strain (plus it was very distracting to have all the other apps so readily available). So I'm strongly considering a Scribe...even though it can't do so many things for the price (which is the only reason I justified trying an iPad in the first place). Just not sure.
Yeah... I'd wait for a sale. The next one is probably around October, which isn't too far out there unless you need it for school. That, the 16 GB model, and trade in, and it should be around 200 dollars, which is still steep, but at least cheaper than a base model iPad. It's a great journal, and I like notes, but the lack of search functionality in them does bug some people. If you can, I'd say go for it!
I do believe it's overpriced, but it's still the best bang for the buck e-ink writing device. It's best to get it under $200 during black friday sales and buy used/refurbished. Never pay full price because it's not worth the money. This is basically a luxury notebook and book.
Man, count how much money you will spend to buy ordinary paper books. scribe will pay for itself in six months to a year maximum. But this is for me personally... And I'm not yet taking into account the notepad function
@@rus_skorpio yea I know. But I already have a laptop. For its function, these e-ink tablets are not worth the full price. Always get them refurbished and on sale
Might buy one but tried on Amazon days and they said that the 32 gb and the 64gb were no longer available … the only one that was selling was the 16 gb which means they are trying to get rid of the smaller version and also seems like they are about to come out with a new one. Sorry I’m not getting stuck!
Yeah... they're also out of the premium pen. I was looking for a friend, and they only have the basic pen models on sale. Maybe they're clearing stock for a new model? 🤔
I have a scribe n it’s ok. But it’s pretty amazing for notes feels very much like paper. To read is very good but if you’re into reading comics it’s quite bad. I purchased a fire max 11 on prime day n this I feel you get bang for your buck. It’s a beautiful screen n looks gorgeous. I got it for a very low price n this to me rocks. I think scribe is way overpriced. I can’t imagine paying over 400 dollars for a scribe no way. Getting the lowest price one is best. I got an open box one on eBay it’s like new so I didn’t pay full price. It’s quite disappointing but if it were less it would help.
That's fair. The reading/writing aspects of the Scribe are pretty well separated, to the point that it becomes a tool for one or the other, but never really both.
1) Too big. If I'm going to have to carry around a laptop or full tablet, I'll carry around a laptop or a full tablet. 2) Unsuitable for reading. It's Amazon, meaning it's easy to forget to jailbreak your purchases (oops, I mean, licenses) and you're making it easy for them to edit or delete your collection. Just, why? 3) Can you even turn what you handwrite into print? I don't think you can. At least, I've never seen any try it in these... reviews...
@@pianomacpower Thank you. I'm seriously looking for an eink tablet that I can legitimately write in, not simply take notes, and no one bothers to show it.
1. Everyone's different. I like the lack of distraction and better battery. 2. It's easy as all hell to pirate a bajillion ebooks with Anna's archive etc, open it with Calibre and have it emailed to your kindle to automatically show up along all your other content in roughly 3 clicks.
Epic. To be fair, 64 GB is more than you will realistically ever need, unless you're an audiobook fan, but it's always good to be prepared. 64 GB will never run out 😅
For pure notes, I think so. Admittedly, I don't own one, and after buying a Scribe, I can't afford one. What I've heard is that the Remarkable 2 gives a better writing/annotating experience, but the reading experience is worse. There's no support for Kindle books, so I'm not quite sure where the ebooks come from (I know there are ways/apps, I'm just not familiar with them).
If you're buying things irresponsibly that have to be returned and then re-sold in palleted bulk, you're part of a bigger problem. Let's not encourage this.
I'm not trying to encourage buying and returning in bulk. I bought one a year ago and ended up needing the money. Now that my situation is more stable, I came back to it, and wanted to share my ideas. I don't think it's right to just buy it, use it, and then return it for fun, but if you're considering a product, I think fair utilization of the return policy can be justified. It's similar to buying clothes and returning those that don't fit. I'd never just buy it to review it for the channel and then return it; I plan to use/keep it.
@@angelsrosena Isn't that the point of the return policy? Try it and if you don't like it you can return it. The point is that you cannot play with a floor model in a store so the only way you can know whether it's right for you is to purchase it. If it fills your needs you keep it. If not you say "I'll pass" an return it. There is no shame in returning a product that does not meet your expectation. I had purchased a Remarkable 2 and listed 35 things I thought were poorly done. Four days later they came out with the Paper Pro, so I returned it and bought the new one. However only about two of the gripes have been addressed, and the rest ignored. I'm considering returning it as well. If they do not want you to return it, make the product a must-have that you do not want to return.
I don't know. Crap like this just feels....pointless. Tech culture has given some weird illusions to humanity. Gotta keep the profits moving though I guess.
The Scribe may not be as pointless something like the Apple Vision Pro, but I get what you're saying. But from this perspective, the Kindle (e-ink in general) is one of the last places where tech tries to improve on physical media. Your phone doesn't try to replicate a landline, a shutter camera (for lack of a better term), a walkman or record player, etc. The closest thing it comes close to being a 1-1 upgrade is a calculator. But e-ink seems focused on being as close to paper as possible, while streamlining the process digitally. Something about that feels more comfortable than a lot of the digital world. I agree tech culture is rather silly, but I feel like that's more due to companies that actually produce the big tech. E-ink is a bit of its own world that's not as tied in methinks.
not really pointless. Think of an unlimited library of books and infinite notebooks in one device that has a battery life of several weeks. It's specifically for people that read books and take handwritten notes a lot.
Ok, so ... worse than a normal notebook for writing, worse than a normal kindle for reading. You're doing a pretty shitty job advertising my friend [title]
Touché. To be fair, it's pretty comparable price-wise to the iPad 10th gen, so if all you wanted was to read and write, at least you don't get blinded by blue light.
I'd be surprised if Amazon ever lets you write directly on their "normal" books....because they push Reading Across Devices and Whispersync so much. If you made a handwritten note in the margin, or circled something in a book....then, decided to read that book on a Paperwhite, it would mess up the annotation, b/c of the text layout.
Yeah, that's true... I hadn't considered the data/reading on a regular kindle aspect of it. And, in reality, does writing in the margins do a whole lot? I guess underlining is nice, but you can always make your book a pdf if you really need that. But good analysis - thanks.
So in other words, the downsides far outweigh the upsides. So we shouldn't buy the Kindle Scribe. Got it.
2:41 - incorrect! I copy/paste notes between notebooks and Epubs all the time. You just select and copy in the first book, navigate to the second book, and use the clipboard option in the pen menu. Very easy
Good Video. I don't think the Kindle Scribe is oversized for reading. I actually love it for reading. I like not having to constantly have to change the page. Less page changing when reading I consider a bonus.
Also the Quality of the Text is the best they have ever had on any device.
People who buy this they are buying it to read books 📚 not just for taking notes.
My wife just got me one for an early birthday present and I love it
Heck yeah.
Just to let everyone know, the bundle deal with the overpriced Amazon case is on sale too. I believe this sale puts it only $20 dollars more than the non-case set, so take that into consideration. I have heard that the 1st party cases degrade pretty fast, but I don't have anything official to back that up.
I had an iPad and used it to take notes and journal, but had to get rid of it due to eye strain (plus it was very distracting to have all the other apps so readily available). So I'm strongly considering a Scribe...even though it can't do so many things for the price (which is the only reason I justified trying an iPad in the first place). Just not sure.
Yeah... I'd wait for a sale. The next one is probably around October, which isn't too far out there unless you need it for school. That, the 16 GB model, and trade in, and it should be around 200 dollars, which is still steep, but at least cheaper than a base model iPad. It's a great journal, and I like notes, but the lack of search functionality in them does bug some people. If you can, I'd say go for it!
I do believe it's overpriced, but it's still the best bang for the buck e-ink writing device. It's best to get it under $200 during black friday sales and buy used/refurbished. Never pay full price because it's not worth the money. This is basically a luxury notebook and book.
Man, count how much money you will spend to buy ordinary paper books. scribe will pay for itself in six months to a year maximum. But this is for me personally...
And I'm not yet taking into account the notepad function
@@rus_skorpio yea I know. But I already have a laptop. For its function, these e-ink tablets are not worth the full price. Always get them refurbished and on sale
I’ll buy one when I can connect a Bluetooth keyboard to it and type. Otherwise, I’ll keep using my Boox. Trust me, I want to be a Scribe customer.
Might buy one but tried on Amazon days and they said that the 32 gb and the 64gb were no longer available … the only one that was selling was the 16 gb which means they are trying to get rid of the smaller version and also seems like they are about to come out with a new one. Sorry I’m not getting stuck!
Yeah... they're also out of the premium pen. I was looking for a friend, and they only have the basic pen models on sale. Maybe they're clearing stock for a new model? 🤔
I have a scribe n it’s ok. But it’s pretty amazing for notes feels very much like paper. To read is very good but if you’re into reading comics it’s quite bad. I purchased a fire max 11 on prime day n this I feel you get bang for your buck. It’s a beautiful screen n looks gorgeous. I got it for a very low price n this to me rocks. I think scribe is way overpriced. I can’t imagine paying over 400 dollars for a scribe no way. Getting the lowest price one is best. I got an open box one on eBay it’s like new so I didn’t pay full price. It’s quite disappointing but if it were less it would help.
The lack of circle / underline is a big one for me, guess I'll stick with a multi-purpose tablet.
That's fair. The reading/writing aspects of the Scribe are pretty well separated, to the point that it becomes a tool for one or the other, but never really both.
1) Too big. If I'm going to have to carry around a laptop or full tablet, I'll carry around a laptop or a full tablet.
2) Unsuitable for reading. It's Amazon, meaning it's easy to forget to jailbreak your purchases (oops, I mean, licenses) and you're making it easy for them to edit or delete your collection. Just, why?
3) Can you even turn what you handwrite into print? I don't think you can. At least, I've never seen any try it in these... reviews...
I think point 3 is possible; I'll give it a try and let you know 👍
@@pianomacpower Thank you. I'm seriously looking for an eink tablet that I can legitimately write in, not simply take notes, and no one bothers to show it.
1. Everyone's different. I like the lack of distraction and better battery.
2. It's easy as all hell to pirate a bajillion ebooks with Anna's archive etc, open it with Calibre and have it emailed to your kindle to automatically show up along all your other content in roughly 3 clicks.
Fellow Anna's archive enjoyer 🤝
I did. I bought one today. I got a great deal. $325 for a 64gb with premium pen, a leather folio, and the charging block. 😃
Epic. To be fair, 64 GB is more than you will realistically ever need, unless you're an audiobook fan, but it's always good to be prepared. 64 GB will never run out 😅
@@pianomacpower I was just gonna get a 16gb because that’s all everyone says you really need. But this was such a good deal, I just jumped on it.
Had one and returned it, better options on the market, boox being one
what about the remarkable 2? Ain't that better when it comes down to taking notes?
For pure notes, I think so. Admittedly, I don't own one, and after buying a Scribe, I can't afford one. What I've heard is that the Remarkable 2 gives a better writing/annotating experience, but the reading experience is worse. There's no support for Kindle books, so I'm not quite sure where the ebooks come from (I know there are ways/apps, I'm just not familiar with them).
Not to mention lack of backlight!
@@marcorossi2182 Oh true! I didn't know it was missing one. The Scribe backlight is really nice.
Can you read and highlight pdf?
Yessir you can!
If you're buying things irresponsibly that have to be returned and then re-sold in palleted bulk, you're part of a bigger problem. Let's not encourage this.
I'm not trying to encourage buying and returning in bulk. I bought one a year ago and ended up needing the money. Now that my situation is more stable, I came back to it, and wanted to share my ideas. I don't think it's right to just buy it, use it, and then return it for fun, but if you're considering a product, I think fair utilization of the return policy can be justified. It's similar to buying clothes and returning those that don't fit. I'd never just buy it to review it for the channel and then return it; I plan to use/keep it.
@@pianomacpowershame!
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@@angelsrosena Isn't that the point of the return policy? Try it and if you don't like it you can return it. The point is that you cannot play with a floor model in a store so the only way you can know whether it's right for you is to purchase it. If it fills your needs you keep it. If not you say "I'll pass" an return it. There is no shame in returning a product that does not meet your expectation. I had purchased a Remarkable 2 and listed 35 things I thought were poorly done. Four days later they came out with the Paper Pro, so I returned it and bought the new one. However only about two of the gripes have been addressed, and the rest ignored. I'm considering returning it as well. If they do not want you to return it, make the product a must-have that you do not want to return.
I don't know. Crap like this just feels....pointless. Tech culture has given some weird illusions to humanity. Gotta keep the profits moving though I guess.
The Scribe may not be as pointless something like the Apple Vision Pro, but I get what you're saying. But from this perspective, the Kindle (e-ink in general) is one of the last places where tech tries to improve on physical media. Your phone doesn't try to replicate a landline, a shutter camera (for lack of a better term), a walkman or record player, etc. The closest thing it comes close to being a 1-1 upgrade is a calculator. But e-ink seems focused on being as close to paper as possible, while streamlining the process digitally. Something about that feels more comfortable than a lot of the digital world. I agree tech culture is rather silly, but I feel like that's more due to companies that actually produce the big tech. E-ink is a bit of its own world that's not as tied in methinks.
I still love this analysis, though
not really pointless. Think of an unlimited library of books and infinite notebooks in one device that has a battery life of several weeks. It's specifically for people that read books and take handwritten notes a lot.
Ok, so ... worse than a normal notebook for writing, worse than a normal kindle for reading. You're doing a pretty shitty job advertising my friend [title]
*cheaper than ipad
*useless
Touché. To be fair, it's pretty comparable price-wise to the iPad 10th gen, so if all you wanted was to read and write, at least you don't get blinded by blue light.
@@pianomacpower If it was 50 bucks I'd buy one just because I like gadgets, and when they get to that price I will probably buy one lol
Yeah but an iPad is super distracting, this is goat for reading
I concur. I really like how the Scribe is disconnected from everything else. It's a lot more relaxing. It is a lot of personal preference though.
ipad is mainly for entertainment purposes. Scribe is for productivity.