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10.2" 16GB Amazon Kindle Scribe E-Reader w/ Premium Pen (2024 Model)

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Amazon has select 10.2" Amazon Kindle Scribe E-Readers w/ Premium Pen (2024 Model) on sale from $324.99 below. Shipping is free.

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  • 10.2" Display, 300ppi, 16-level gray scale
  • 94 nits max brightness
  • Includes premium pen
  • up to 12 weeks battery life
  • 1-year warranty
  • Includes wifi-enabled Kindle Scribe, Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, 5 replacement tips, tip replacement tool, and built-in rechargeable battery.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Amazon has select 10.2" Amazon Kindle Scribe E-Readers w/ Premium Pen (2024 Model) on sale from $324.99 below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.
  • Additional Savings: Prime Cardholders may Select % back at checkout to get 10% back with your Prime Store Card. Limited-time offer. (details)
Available: About this Item:
  • 10.2" Display, 300ppi, 16-level gray scale
  • 94 nits max brightness
  • Includes premium pen
  • up to 12 weeks battery life
  • 1-year warranty
  • Includes wifi-enabled Kindle Scribe, Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, 5 replacement tips, tip replacement tool, and built-in rechargeable battery.

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Jan 4, 2025 11:27 AM
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boballJan 4, 2025 11:27 AM
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This versus Remarkable ?

Can Remarkable read Kindle books ?
Jan 4, 2025 11:39 AM
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Quote from boball View quoted comment :
This versus Remarkable ?

Can Remarkable read Kindle books ?
Remarkable - Great for note taking but okay reader. Also, non-Pro model has no backlight.

Kindle - Great for reading but just okay at note taking.

Remarkable supports epub and PDF, you'll need to remove the DRM & convert your Kindle books with an app like Calibre.
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austoffersonJan 4, 2025 1:45 PM
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It never ceases to amaze me how many people will compare these devices to iPads (or Android tablets, for that matter) as if the fact that they're both thin tablets with a screen makes them even remotely similar.

If you read through the negative reviews of the scribe you find the occasional real criticism of note taking ability and features compared to actual competitors (remarkable, boox, supernote, etc.) but you also see an ASTOUNDING amount of people saying the display isn't as sharp as their old iPad or it "lags" like a 10 year old device.

As with most specialized/niche devices, listening to the general public on feedback for these is an exercise in masochism.
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I have the previous gen Scribe. Like others said, note taking software is pretty basic. But it gets the job done. I use it for work to take notes. Some observations -

1) I do wish it were a bit more snappier. I know I cannot expect it to be as fast as an iPad. But some competitors like Boox have really fast refresh times (fast enough to even play video).. Of course those are more expensive devices, but the point is that it's not the best in its class in terms of speed.

2) Audiobook usage was a bust for me. Every audiobook starts exhibiting sound cracking/stuttering after a few minutes of audio playback (tried multiple headphones, including Amazon's own Echo buds). I complained to Amazon and they replaced the device. The new one had the same issue. I got it replaced again, and the third one had the same exact issue. At that point I gave up and resigned to not use it for audiobooks. A few other reviews mentioned the same issue. Not sure if it's a firmware problem or I got unlucky with a bad batch.
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kraykenJan 4, 2025 3:30 PM
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Im looking for something to read Manga only, is this one good for it?
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I see a lot of alternative recommendations to Remarkable, which I have owned (though not the new pro). I just want to throw out there the alternatives from Supernote, which I own and have found to be the superior product in all the e-ink tablet lines. Though reading on the kindle app on a supernote is a bit clunky.
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Jan 4, 2025 3:51 PM
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AzuerusJan 4, 2025 3:51 PM
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Quote from Jbeez17 View quoted comment :
An old Fire Stick doesn't give you another 20% off. Lol not even 1%
If you trade in an Amazon device, you can get 20% off the next time you buy another amazon device + a gift card amount of the appraised value. There are specific trade limits based on which Amazon item you want to buy.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Tra...9187220011
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tyiu48Jan 4, 2025 4:14 PM
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If you have old Kindle, echo devices, you can get $5 or more trade-in value and 20% instant discount on this purchase.

I tried just trade-in options without actually checking out. It shows most of my Kindle devices have $5 value, Fire tablets has $15 value and echo devices have $5 regardless which generation.
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DragonflyPunchJan 4, 2025 4:32 PM
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Quote from krayken View quoted comment :
Im looking for something to read Manga only, is this one good for it?
It is excellent for Manga, albeit with some caveats (I.e. if you have manga from non-Amazon sources; if you mostly buy directly from Amazon then I imagine there is no problem. Manga should show up fine).

Caveat 1 — if you have DRM-free manga from other sources (CBR. CBZ, JPG etc. formats), the Kindle will not be able to display them natively. You will need to use an open source software called kindle comic converter (or KCC). You can find instructions for use on GitHub. It even supports reading in original Manga reverse order or converting them to the western 'flip right to progress' order. You will then need to transfer the converted file to your kindle via USB.

Setup of the software can be a bit unintuitive (it needs a file within Amazon's own Kindle Previewer software; KCC is supposed to autodetect the needed file, but that didn't happen for me so had to get it from the software package). You may have to play around with settings. The 'Scribe' preset didn't work as well for me, so I used 'Other' preset while feeding in the scribe resolution. The scribe preset preserves margins which is basically blank space on many manga, so the pages were not zoomed in fully. The 'Other' preset crops out the blank margins.

Caveat 2 — even though Scribe has a native resolution of 1860x2480, the converted manga will have a resolution of max 1920 vertical resolution (i.e 1440x1920 for that aspect ratio). This is a limitation of the conversion driver from Previewer software (Kindle does not support MOBI format above 1920 vertical res); nothing KCC can do about it. It's still a high enough resolution, so even in full-screen the resolution hit is not that noticeable. But something to be aware of.

Note - I haven't used the software since 1 and 1/2 years (I just converted all my manga and saved them; haven't used the software since). So things might be different with updates.
Last edited by DragonflyPunch January 4, 2025 at 08:56 AM.
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dealsnip3rJan 4, 2025 5:09 PM
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Quote from shawman View quoted comment :
its bad this still has just 1GB of RAM.
Are you planning to play cod on the kindle??
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Are you planning to play cod on the kindle??
I think he was planning to play games on it.
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These should retail for like $150
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Quote from JoeJ9362 View quoted comment :
Remarkable 2 is better for actually writing.
Remarkable Paper Pro has been great so far and i know I'm not using it anywhere near it's potential
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Quote from quasimot0 View quoted comment :
Remarkable - Great for note taking but okay reader. Also, non-Pro model has no backlight.

Kindle - Great for reading but just okay at note taking.

Remarkable supports epub and PDF, you'll need to remove the DRM & convert your Kindle books with an app like Calibre.
Consider also Boox Go 10.3 - this one seems to strike a balance (great notetaking as well as Kindle app and Android Play Store apps support)
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