📝 Kindle Scribe: Where your ideas meet the page—digitally redefined.
The Amazon Kindle Scribe (16 GB) is a first-generation 10.2" Paperwhite e-reader with a flush-front, glare-free 300 ppi display designed for reading and writing. It includes a rechargeable Premium Pen with shortcut and eraser, enabling direct handwriting on books and documents. Featuring built-in AI tools for note summarisation, Wi-Fi connectivity, and up to 12 weeks of battery life, it offers a distraction-free, versatile digital notebook experience tailored for professionals and avid readers alike.
Display | Amazon’s 10.2” Paperwhite display technology with built-in front light, 300 ppi, optimised font technology, 16-level greyscale. |
Size | Device: 196 x 230 x 5.7 mm excluding feet Premium Pen: 162 x 8.8 x 8.4 mm |
On-Device Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB |
Weight | Device: 433g device only. Premium Pen: 15g. Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process. |
Wi-Fi Connectivity | Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. |
Content Formats Supported | Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX). Learn more about supported file types for personal documents. |
Accessibility Features | VoiceView screen reader, available over Bluetooth audio, provides spoken feedback allowing you to navigate your device and read books with text-to-speech (available in English only). Kindle Scribe also includes the ability to have dark mode, adjust font size, font face, line spacing, and margins. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle. |
Warranty and Service | Kindle is sold with a limited warranty of one year provided by the manufacturer. If you are a consumer, the limited warranty is in addition to your consumer rights and does not jeopardise these rights in any way. This means you may still have additional rights at law even after the limited warranty has expired (see here for more information on your consumer rights). Use of Kindle is subject to the terms found here. |
Setup Technology | Amazon Wi-Fi simple setup automatically connects to your home Wi-Fi network. Learn more about Wi-Fi simple setup. |
System Requirements | None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content. |
Included in the Box | Includes wifi-enabled Kindle Scribe, Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, 5 replacement tips, tip replacement tool, and built-in rechargeable battery. |
Generation | Kindle Scribe 1st generation - 2024 release |
Battery Life | For reading, a single charge lasts up to 12 weeks based on a half hour of reading per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. For writing, a single charge lasts up to 3 weeks based on a half hour period of writing per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary and may be reduced based on usage and other factors such as Audible audiobook streaming and annotating content. |
Charge Time | Fully charges in approximately 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB-C power adaptor. |
Documentation | Learn more about Kindle devices with our Quick Start Guide and Kindle User Guide. |
Available Color | Tungsten and Metallic Jade |
Software Updates | This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own a Kindle e-reader, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device. |
P**S
The kindle scribe is excellent.
This kindle scribe (2024) is excellent for what I wanted it for.I used it mostly for the notebook, which I use as a log book for things like music album collections, family birthdays, my personal details.Also I keep copies of documents in PDF format, like my birth certificate, TV licence, and also manuals of things I own (like printer, laptop, and other things).Also there are some puzzle books which are for the kindle scribe, which are available from kindle store, (I like the sudoku). I also use it like a normal kindle to read books.At the moment I have had this kindle scribe nearly 2 weeks, and use it everyday, and I haven't recharged it yet, so the battery is very good. It is one of the best items I bought so far this yearI just wish that I could have printed the notebooks straight from the scribe. (You can email the notebooks to yourself and then print them out).If anyone asked me if I recommend the scribe, I would say, yes definitely.And it does have the AI feature in the UK
A**N
I love it... but it's not for everyone
There are a lot of people out there with very high expectations for this product, but for the price (particularly if you buy it on an Amazon sale day), it's pretty good. It allows me to take notes in all my business meetings and creates some order where i used to write everything in different paper notebooks and then later, struggle to find what i'd written. Notes are not sync'd to Outlook or anything other than to the Kindle Cloud (you have to email notebooks to yourself, which is clunky), but to be honest I rarely need to see notes on anything other than my Scribe, so I'm not too worried about that. The battery life is weeks, even with heavy use, the device is light, easy to use, and easy to read, the pen doesn't keep running out charge (like the Apple Pen), the handwriting recognition works fine, it feels like I'm writing on paper, and it doesn't have any distracting apps to grab my attention, not even email (unlike an iPad). Its limitations, for me, are its strengths. I can write, or read, and that's it. The Remarkable is supposedly slightly better, and has integration with Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive, but for me it's not worth paying ÂŁ200 more for, particularly as it doesn't give you access to your Kindle library. So yeah, I love it. But that's just me.
F**S
To sell you more, they made the store (homepage) font smaller than on a 6 inch kindle!
Hard to believe, so I though I'd pop the photo in. It's not a great deal smaller, but the font used in the store (I'm talking about your homepage, as a store is what it is right) is actually smaller than on my current kindle (the cheapest and smallest one)! Unusably small for me unless I reach for reading glasses... but that's why I paid all the cash for the big screen: so that I didn't need reading glasses.The handwriting recognition is not so good. I think it must be tuned for people who don't use cursive, as it constantly thinks my 'f's are 't's; it ignores the tails of the f's, you see, and thinks they're t's instead. The cloud AI needs a lot of work; I've seen much much better.In person, I think the white border is ugly, and dark mode looks just silly with a white surround.My screen is already broken! It went wrong after one hour, and now it has a horizontal line running across it - and yes I've reset it all the way to factory; the line is there even when off.This device is not a keeper for me. I'll be back to check out the next generation.
E**D
Kindle Oasis (10th Gen) vs Kindle Scribe 2
Kindle Oasis vs Kindle Scribe 2When it comes to reading, I still prefer my “old” Kindle Oasis. The screen is noticeably brighter, and overall I feel more comfortable using it — though that might just be me. The numbers don’t match and the Warm 11 (Oasis) had to be Warm 9 (on Scrib).I do like the big screen on the Scribe, but it feels a little too big. I find myself being extra careful with it, as it seems more fragile.A couple of things worth noting:• The responsiveness is disappointing. It takes quite a while to react, and I’m genuinely surprised that a device in this day and age can still be this slow. It’s about the same speed as my old Kindle, so you’ll need a bit of patience.• You can write sticky notes and do some handwriting, which I find useful — but there’s no voice dictation, and handwriting isn’t fast or fluid enough for speed writing. It can get annoying.My opinion:I think it’s better to wait for an improved version. As it stands, it doesn’t justify the price. It feels like a good attempt, but Amazon can definitely do better. I hope Jeff Bezos reads this feedback — there’s lots of room for improvement, and right now, the cost just doesn’t make sense.I hope this helps you decide. If you’re looking for a device purely for reading, you might want to hold off. If you’re curious about the newer features and want to explore them, it’s okay to buy — but be aware, it only met about 7.5 out of 10 of my expectations.I’ll post updates after more use. Hopefully I’m wrong — I’d rather be pleasantly surprised than feel like I threw £400 out the window just to feel better about the purchase.
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