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Originally Posted by Neil
Well, I love using my Scribe. I have an Oasis 2, a Paperwhite SE and have had almost every major Kindle. In all of that time I have never missed taking notes while reading a book. And on my Apple iPads I never used the capability of writing notes. I am not a student and even when I was I did not take notes and I have never journaled, etc.
The very first thing I learned how to do was to totally turn off the stylus tools for note taking. Even removed the little access-circle from the screen.
The Scribe IMHO is the best Kindle ever for reading. Is there a market for only reading on a Scribe? I would bet it isn't limited to me alone. I'd also bet if they sold one without writing ability (different name probably) for $80 less or so it would be a runaway seller.
Hmmmmm, maybe the way to go would be to take a Scribe, make the screen read only (with text selection as always) add a couple buttons and, well, call it the Oasis 3?
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It is a wonderful reading device to be sure (after you figure out how to hide the Writing toolbar).
I love my iPad, but even with friction enhancing tips for Pencil, it doesn't feel nearly as comfortable to write on. I'm starting to jot down and diagram some ideas. I came for the reading, but I think Notebook is going to get me to write some as well.
But Scribe is not just another Kindle.
Why have they completely overhauled Personal Documents service after years of neglect? Why are they converting PDF to Print Replica instead of enhancing integration of PDF? Why the official ePub import that finally gives personal documents full reading features like Page Flip, orphaning Kindle formats which never matched up? Why the sudden focus on Word interoperability, import and markup PDF? Why the Notebook and Pen?
It's almost like they were designing this for students so they can carry around all of the written materials they need in terms of textbooks, supplemental reading in the form of PDF or Word or ePub, and be able to mark all of those up and share. And instead of trying to take notes by mad typing on their laptop, distracted by the low battery indicator and notifications from social media, they can close the lid, pull out their Scribe, focus on capturing key points that can be succinctly jotted down, including drawings and diagrams for the other half of the brain. And the screen is the perfect size for textbooks that use Print Replica, as many do.
So to me it appears to be purpose built for students at all levels.
I think we can expect a lot of improvements before fall, ability to read Kindle Store Print replica books on Scribe, and Print Replica personal documents (converted from PDF) with the apps by then as well, with sync of reading position and annotations.