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I’m holding out for the ability to write on every page directly of all books. Looks like they may get there some day

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

It must be on someone’s feature roadmap! 🤩

@lisawelch9788

Ай бұрын

I would like a color version even tho it would be more expensive it would be worth it

@-_whysoserious_-

Ай бұрын

I can do it with my Boox device,Nova Air C ) ​@@adaml.5355

@rlsager64

Ай бұрын

I had thought the same thing, but sticky notes are so much better. When you export them, you can view the highlighted text next to your sticky note. So easy and nice to save as a pdf so you can have your notes from any book easily accessible. I have a book where I can write on the pages themselves, and the export is so much messier. Sending entire pages rather than highlights and notes.

The Scribe might be my next Kindle, especially after all these essential updates. Thanks for demonstrating them. You have a new subscriber!

@mark_kelly

21 күн бұрын

Thanks Paddy, I really appreciate that! 🤩

I just got a Kindle Scribe so I don't have a before update view! I've had the scribe for about a month now and just yesterday learned of the "write on" books. I also didn't fully understand the different writing options till yesterday either! Sorry it was a different video that clued me in but I would like to add, I was still perfectly happy without knowing these options. Now that I have tried them I am over the moon excited. I was making note books to keep track of appointments and projects. I now have a daily planner and project journal that are interactive. This is so much easier! I've also had a fascination with fonts and calligraphy. While the fountain pen feature might not allow complex writing styles it might lend to some cool practice. Your video did show me an easier way to find the puzzle books and journals. I do thank you for that. I'm off to watch your other video to see if I can learn anything else! Thank you for the follow up style review it was helpful.

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

Really appreciate your comment. Thank you! It sounds like you are really happy with your Scribe and that’s comes through loud and clear here 🤩

Fountain pen option makes my (usually awful!) handwriting look beautiful

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

😂 You’re like me but I don’t even think fountain pen style can save me!

Great video content and personality. Keep up the great work!

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

Made. My. Day! Thank you so much for your kind comment 🤩

iOS existed for the longest time before getting the Cut & Paste feature.

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Yep! About 2 years before they got around to adding it. Unbelievable!

I've been on the fence about the Scribe a few times, pretty much each time it gets a decent discount. I think the one feature that's holding me back by now is the low(ish) resolution exports. If it gets proper vector strokes (like the reMarkable has) I'll be out of reasons not to get it.

Very helpful. Made my Sscribe much more useful. Thank you.

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate that 🤩

Thanks for the video

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for commenting. 🤩

Hi thanks for the video. In the ever more common comparisons between Scribe and Remarkable, which would you recommend for someone that just wants to receive documents, review and write on them, and maybe sign them or send back to someone else as a pdf? Would love to lean Kindle as I do read books and magazines and would love the larger screen size. However, the most important thing to me would be the ease of receiving a document, marking it up, and sending it back out. Many thanks for your thoughts!

@mark_kelly

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for leaving a comment Jack! I think the Kindle would be the way to go, particularly if you’re already invested in the Amazon ecosystem with Kindle books and audible. Both the reMarkable and the Scribe could do what you specifically ask. I believe reMarkable has better cloud services integration but you pay for this privilege via subscription. I also think the reMarkable is more expensive when you add all that may need together (pens, services etc). Finally, it may be a small thing but when I tried out the reMarkable for a few weeks I found I really missed the backlight available on the Scribe and not the reMarkable. I found two sources online that might help in your decision making - www.androidcentral.com/tablets/amazon-kindle-scribe-vs-remarkable-2 booksummaryclub.com/kindle-scribe-vs-remarkable-2-a-comprehensive-comparison-of-two-leading-e-readers/

Hi thank you very much for the information. Two improvements I would like to see in the Kindle scribe is more highlight options only one big line. It should have the options more lines different sizes and about four different symbols for highlights. And the other option is the ability to read all books on the Kindle store it already has the start of Bluetooth on Audible. And one more comes to mind. Amazon should be targeting schools with these devices. Kindle Scribe and the Kindle Max II Regards Joseph. And a proper Synchronizing for all Kindle devices on the send to Kindle browsers any issues you can go to sync your Kindle devices

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks. Appreciate you commenting with your thoughts!

The updates are great, but I'm still on the fence. If the sketching ability were also improved - for instance, being able to output sketches as something other than PDFs, and possibly even allowing for layers - this would be an instant buy for me. As it is, I'm going to hold off a bit. Maybe wait for the 2nd model.

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

I think your points are fair! These sound like software update possibilities. You should get in touch with Amazon and throw your suggestions in the ring 🤩

I am looking to get one, but I would like to write on books I read and not just use the note feature. I guess highlighting would be ok. I also need a good planner.

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

Maybe one day we’ll get the ability to write on any book. I imagine it’s a bit more complicated to do than we think.

The convert to text is brilliant! Not perfect but does the job. Thanks for this review!

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🤩

Thanks for a great Video, Thinking of buying a scribe. Can you upload files to an iCloud like google docs or Dropbox?

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen! Currently, you can't sync or upload your documents between the Scribe and a cloud-based file sharing service, like Dropbox, OneNote, iCloud or Google Drive. You’d have to get the file onto a computer first and then save to the preferred cloud service.

@soneil

Ай бұрын

@@mark_kellyThank you. That’s very helpful. Keep up the great work!

@kirkster501

Ай бұрын

@@mark_kelly Agreed. From Amazon's point of view though, integration with cloud services might encourage people to buy the lower memory version. A great video, made me consider getting one because I am a big reader and note taker and currently have an ancient 2015 Kindle that I love. I find the iPad much too distracting for note taking on, I always end up web browsing defocused.

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

A massive strength of e-ink note taking devices is that distraction free aspect. Some folks can remain focused but others (like me and you by the sounds of it) need some help! 😁

Just stuck between boox and kindle. Most of my books are in kindle ecosystem so that's a plus. However, apart from share via email, I never saw anyone talking about exporting pdfs or notes directly from the scribe. Is it not possible? What if my documents are more than 200mb? Will that still go through mail? Exporting notes and markups as pdf is the only reason I'm considering boox, even though it's pricey and I don't need that many features. So if scribe can do that, I'm down with kindle again. One more fact, can I export sticky notes like other highlights and notes too?

@mark_kelly

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment and questions. I believe 200MB is the limit so if your documents are going to exceed that regularly I’m not sure the Scribe would be right for you. You should be able export from the Scribe to a computer if connected via USB-C. I found this link which should help - blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2022/12/17/kindle-scribe-30-tips-and-tricks/ And also this discussion thread - www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4355510

question for those who have scribe, related to scribe utility for readers who marginalia on physical books. . normally if you want to make your book ''dirty'' you take notes, WHILE reading a novel, on the margins of said book, where you can find some blank space. obviously you can take notes having the scribe. those save notes have any ''link'' to the page of the digital bookyou read on? how the saving of the notes and the pages you took the notes gets linked.. say you read on and you took a note on page 12 , aother on page 21 and a third on page 35... how can, or do you see those notes when you open the scribe again.. it can't be a copy of the document each time you make a note, is it? that wouldn't be practical

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

Linking notes, if I’ve understood correctly, is a really interesting idea.

Can you rotate this device for a left handed user where that grip is on the right side?

@mark_kelly

18 күн бұрын

Yes, you can. It should auto-orientate to work with other hand.

I've just ordered a Kindle Scribe. I'm wondering about their repairability of the device. I have a Kindle Oasis, still in perfect order all except for the battery; it loses charge within a couple of hours. I would have loved to replace the battery, but it is impossible to do without destroying the screen. Hopefully, the Scribe I ordered lasts longer than my Oasis, which lasted just over 12 months.

@mark_kelly

21 күн бұрын

Appreciate your comment and enjoy your Scribe! Shame to hear your Oasis didn’t last that long. I had 2 and they both had issues - some kind of QC problem you think with this line? Repairability of Kindles … mmm, you’ve given me an idea for possible future content. 🤩

Thanks for the video. Have just book a kindle scribe, lots of great things about it but just this one thng makes it unbearable to use to the extent that I'm seriously thinking of sending it back : every single time I scroll down on a pdf page, it flashes to dark mode which makes reading a torture. Might anyone have a solution for this? I'd like to keep it but this is a big No for me.

@artemzverkovskiy3628

2 ай бұрын

That's how ereaders work :( I guess it can be fixed with a software update though.

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I’d have to agree with the other comment on your post. E-ink struggles with images as it has to refresh the screen completely to stop ghosting. I imagine this is the same issue you’re having with your PDF files as it tries to present a ‘clean’ document to you.

Original iPhone didn't have copy/paste feature!

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Boom! You got it 😄

If you buy a new Kindle Scribe does it come with all the updates on it?

@mark_kelly

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for your question Jenny. When you buy a new Kindle Scribe (like any tablet or similar device), it typically comes with the firmware that was current at the time it was manufactured and then sent to warehouse. So it may or may not! Updating doesn’t take too long and it should update automatically anyway if it needs it - generally when it’s on charge.

I like the enhanced notebook organization. I'd like to see the ability to use different layouts within a note book, e.g., on page lined, one page grids, etc.

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

This would be a VERY handy thing to have! Thanks for your comment 🤩

@larryblackmon2341

Ай бұрын

I agree. I just got mine and was excited to see the options for a planner style notebook but then disappointed to see I could only use one. At first I used a folder with three notebooks. One for week one for day and last for year. Just bought one of the write-on daily planners last night. While I was having fun with my work around and even getting compliments at work with it, the interactive one is so much easier. I can only imagine if we could do this ourselves within our custom notebook.

@JessicaRabbit-fs9tm

2 күн бұрын

@@larryblackmon2341 Did you purchase the write on daily planner as an add on to your Kindle Scribe?

Great video, thanks Mark, but to be honest, I don't think I will ever buy one. In South Africa, the scribe costs a mammoth 10K! I don't know about you, but I don't have 10K. A paperwhite costs 4K in South Africa, but to me, that was worth it because both my mom and I can read on it. But 10K is utterly insane!

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks, Appreciate your comment! After converting that to GBP that price sounds high. Ouch!

@ursulaoelofse4731

2 ай бұрын

@@mark_kelly yes, it's high, but, I suspect it has to do with the exchange rate between the Rand and the GBP, and also the US Dollar. Our exchange rate is very bad.

@user-vw6rr9wj7g

2 ай бұрын

Paying 4k for a paper white is insane. They cost half that in the states.

If only the screen could be divided into 2 part, so we could read the on one side and take note on the other side.

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

That would be incredibly useful! The iPad 12.9inch can be used in this way. Kindle app on one side, Notes on the other.

does it have bluetooth?

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

It does!

Why wouldn’t they let you convert your notes to text right on the notebook instead of only when you’re exporting? Seems dumb

@mark_kelly

21 күн бұрын

Maybe they use their servers to do the text conversion which saves having to have a more powerful (and power hungry) processor on device?

Layers.

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

👍🏻

It would be great if it included a calculator...

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

I guess a calculator is always useful!

First!

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

Nice.

ReMarkable

@mark_kelly

Ай бұрын

Kindle Scribe!

You're not my astronaut senator

@mark_kelly

27 күн бұрын

You don’t need to tell me, he’s everywhere! 😆

@jaydeskins

26 күн бұрын

@@mark_kelly he has less hair though

I email my PDFs to my Scribe using my personal Amazon kindle scribe email address. Quickest method I’d say

@mark_kelly

2 ай бұрын

I would agree. Much better than faffing around with cables and file systems! 😀