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The 64GB version of the Amazon Kindle Scribe is currently $349.99, down from its usual $449.99, hitting its lowest price yet according to price trackers.
PCMag gave it a “Good” rating, particularly appreciating the bright display and improved handwriting experience. Physically, the Scribe looks a little fresher this year, with a white-framed 10.2-inch E Ink screen and a sturdy aluminum body. It feels premium, but the slippery back makes a case almost necessary. Amazon now includes the Premium Pen by default, which comes with a handy shortcut button and eraser ready to work out of the box.
When it comes to performance, the Scribe manages books and menus smoothly, but page turns and browsing reportedly feel a bit slower compared to the more affordable Kindle Paperwhite. Also, while the screen remains black and white with a sharp 300 ppi resolution, it’s starting to feel a bit behind competitors that offer color E Ink. Still, it holds its own for reading, with an adjustable warm/cool front light and enough screen real estate to annotate documents or scribble notes comfortably. For battery life, Amazon claims up to 12 weeks with light reading and around three weeks if you’re a frequent writer. It charges via USB-C, though you’ll need to bring your own charging brick.
On the note-taking front, things get more complicated. Amazon has improved its system by letting you write directly on ebook pages through something called Active Canvas, but the experience can still feel a little clunky. Notes don’t anchor exactly where you’d expect, and drawing arrows or circling text isn’t an option. Amazon’s AI tools for cleaning up handwriting and summarizing notes seem promising on paper, but in practice, they fall short—processing takes a while, and the results end up isolated on separate pages, notes this PCMag review. On the plus side, there are 18 notebook templates to pick from, and the writing experience itself is excellent, thanks to the textured glass that mimics writing on paper. For more options, check out this roundup of the best E Ink tablets of 2025 for reading and note-taking by CNET.
