Kindle Scribe - Page 10

rem736 · 10-14-2022, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Waitingforatrain

Well after some thought I think that I will order one. Am going to send them my old Kindle keyboard for $5 and 20% trade in towards another qualifying device. It has been sitting around useless so... Hoping that the Scribe qualifies for the 20%.

be warned that the 20% deal only applies when you purchase the scribe alone, despite the fact that amazon placed that 20% offer on every page where they are selling bundles. i went back and forth on this with amazon and that was what they told me. i found this out when i decided to purchase the scribe-pen-cover bundle and did the trade in. i did get the trade-in credit, but not the 20% off.

LDB · 10-14-2022, 03:49 PM

That's interesting. Wish I'd known that before buying.

HLS · 10-17-2022, 08:42 PM

[QUOTE=rem736;4265544]be warned that the 20% deal only applies when you purchase the scribe alone, despite the fact that amazon placed that 20% offer on every page where they are selling bundles. i went back and forth on this with amazon and that was what they told me. i found this out when i decided to purchase the scribe-pen-cover bundle and did the trade in. i did get the trade-in credit, but not the 20% off.[/QUOTE

You get 20% off with trade in on all devices not just the scribe.

Waitingforatrain · 10-21-2022, 01:30 AM

I got 20% + trade in on the scribe/premium pen combo. $84 off $419.99. will hold off on the cover for now. Will see what the third party options are like once I get the scribe.

HLS · 10-23-2022, 09:51 AM

The 64GB scribe is about the same price as the new 64GB ipad. I say the iPad is the better deal. Note taking experience is the same

salamanderjuice · 10-23-2022, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HLS

The 64GB scribe is about the same price as the new 64GB ipad. I say the iPad is the better deal. Note taking experience is the same

Not once you toss in the price of the Apple Pencil. Then it's considerably more (and with the new iPad it's still using the first gen Pencil with lightning despite the tablet using USB C so even more clunky). Then you have your usual eInk/LCD tradeoffs. The Kindle will be usable outdoors, the iPad not so much.

tomsem · 10-23-2022, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

Not once you toss in the price of the Apple Pencil. Then it's considerably more (and with the new iPad it's still using the first gen Pencil with lightning despite the tablet using USB C so even more clunky). Then you have your usual eInk/LCD tradeoffs. The Kindle will be usable outdoors, the iPad not so much.

It's inexplicable why it doesn't support Pencil 2, and now pairing and charging Pencil 1 is even more goofy, as it requires an adapter. iPad 9 is still available and is $120 cheaper, and does not have this issue. Logitech makes a nice combo touch keyboard case for it.

To me Scribe would be a much stronger product if you could connect a physical keyboard to it.

Only mad dogs and Englishmen take notes in the midday sun.

LDB · 10-23-2022, 12:01 PM

For me the Scribe will likely be at least 95% reading from my library, probably more like 99% so the advantages of a Kindle for reading make all the difference. I have a very current iPad and the pencil but don't really use it (the pencil).

wyzer · 10-25-2022, 06:46 AM

I hope there will be an AppStore!!
Because I'm not only reading books from Amazon, but even articles from the web saved in Pocket, and New York Times, Feedly, ...

Pjama · 10-25-2022, 12:56 PM

I don’t think it’s a case of choosing this rather than an iPad - totally different use cases imo. I have had some variety of ipad for the past eleven years. It has never stopped me getting ereaders - I use it for completely different things - e.g. forums, news websites and apps, occasionally videos. My daughter uses the pencil in a drawing app and, using all the layering, etc. techniques, in one particular app has produced professional standard digital art. But she is very talented in traditional media as well (translation of talented - she works at improving her skills for hours every single day, sells her artworks and is also at Art School). However, now she is at college, she now uses a professional digital drawing board which attaches to her MacBook, in addition to her iPad, which is more for fun these days.

My ereaders I use for reading books, and when my Scribe arrives, I look forward to using the notes, to see if this will be useful for me.

What will be nice is seeing maps etc., in my books at a decent, legible size. I also have a bunch of su doku and other puzzles on PDF, so I’m looking forward to trying out doing them with the pen.

Yes, I can do su doku and puzzles etc., on the iPad, and I do, but it will nice to have a screen that is easier on the eyes to try them on.

tomsem · 10-25-2022, 01:42 PM

Is no one going to miss on-device handwriting recognition (and none has been promised)? Or ability to mark up eBooks free-form? Kobo Elipsa (and similar devices in this class) have this.

rem736 · 10-25-2022, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Waitingforatrain

I got 20% + trade in on the scribe/premium pen combo. $84 off $419.99. will hold off on the cover for now. Will see what the third party options are like once I get the scribe.

apparently, the scribe alone means the scribe with the stylus. the price of 419 is for the 64 GB scribe and premium pen, not the "bundle" (+ cover + charger).
(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BSRTHL7...ing=UTF8&psc=1).

johnnyb · 10-26-2022, 04:12 AM

If it came with Pocket (or Amazon offered a similar service other that sending websites as individual files), I‘d buy it.
Personally I think that, even with the lack of perpetual software support, a Boox Air is an all round better device. This may be Amazon‘s next Kindle DX. Software offers the bare minimum while the rest of the world has moved on already.

wyzer · 10-26-2022, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyb

If it came with Pocket (or Amazon offered a similar service other that sending websites as individual files), I‘d buy it.
Personally I think that, even with the lack of perpetual software support, a Boox Air is an all round better device. This may be Amazon‘s next Kindle DX. Software offers the bare minimum while the rest of the world has moved on already.

Yes, Boox will be my second choice if a service like Pocket will not be available.

WillAdams · 10-28-2022, 07:45 AM

It would be nice to have handwriting recognition --- but as has been noted, there are competitors which already have that.

For me, the Scribe will primarily be an ereader --- one which I hope will be suited to use w/ a library of PDFs which I have --- but also one which will replace the many scraps of paper I have in my life:

- no more need for bookmarks in physical books (which aren't suited to reading on my Kindle Paperwhite) --- they'll be read as PDFs and if notes are necessary, made on the KS
- a notebook for work and project and personal notes and sketches will be replaced by the KS
- a paper notepad used for notes/reminders I use as a mousepad at my desk will go away (guess I'll need to get another 3M precision mousepad)

My one concern is stylus/digitizer compatibility --- has anyone heard on this? If its compatible w/ the current generation of Wacom EMR, I'm golden, and I'll probably buy a Wacom One as a third screen for my desk setup.

10-25-2022, 12:56 PM	#145
Pjama Guru Posts: 725 Karma: 2347200 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: TX Device: Scribe and Libra Colour	I don’t think it’s a case of choosing this rather than an iPad - totally different use cases imo. I have had some variety of ipad for the past eleven years. It has never stopped me getting ereaders - I use it for completely different things - e.g. forums, news websites and apps, occasionally videos. My daughter uses the pencil in a drawing app and, using all the layering, etc. techniques, in one particular app has produced professional standard digital art. But she is very talented in traditional media as well (translation of talented - she works at improving her skills for hours every single day, sells her artworks and is also at Art School). However, now she is at college, she now uses a professional digital drawing board which attaches to her MacBook, in addition to her iPad, which is more for fun these days. My ereaders I use for reading books, and when my Scribe arrives, I look forward to using the notes, to see if this will be useful for me. What will be nice is seeing maps etc., in my books at a decent, legible size. I also have a bunch of su doku and other puzzles on PDF, so I’m looking forward to trying out doing them with the pen. Yes, I can do su doku and puzzles etc., on the iPad, and I do, but it will nice to have a screen that is easier on the eyes to try them on. Last edited by Pjama; 10-25-2022 at 02:43 PM.

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HLS Wizard Posts: 2,054 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	The 64GB scribe is about the same price as the new 64GB ipad. I say the iPad is the better deal. Note taking experience is the same

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LDB Baker Street Irregular Posts: 445 Karma: 9920853 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston suburb Device: Oasis 3, PaperWhite 5, Aura One, Glowlight Plus, Scribe, Sage	For me the Scribe will likely be at least 95% reading from my library, probably more like 99% so the advantages of a Kindle for reading make all the difference. I have a very current iPad and the pencil but don't really use it (the pencil).

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10-28-2022, 07:45 AM	#150
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