Kindle Scribe Redesign Adds Color Model and AI-powered Notebook Features

Amazon today announced three new Kindle Scribe models, its e ink-featuring tables designed for note-taking and reading. The lineup includes the standard Kindle Scribe and a version without a front light alongside the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The new devices feature an 11-inch glare-free E Ink screen compared to the 10.2-inch display on previous models.

Amazon has reduced the weight to 400 grams from 433 grams and made the devices 5.4mm thin. The company added a quad-core processor and additional memory to deliver writing and page turns that are 40% faster than earlier versions. The Colorsoft model uses custom-built display technology to offer 10 pen colors and five highlighter colors. Amazon redesigned the software to include AI-powered notebook search and summaries. The devices will support Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive for document access and allow users to export notes as editable text to OneNote. The standard Kindle Scribe will start at $499.99 and the Colorsoft at $629.99 when they become available later this year. The version without a front light will cost $429.99 and arrive early next year.

Now with improved surveillance

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Amazon redesigned the software to include AI-powered notebook search and summaries.

No thanks.

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[linuxguy]

I have a Kindle scribe I bought a few months ago. Prime day had a 40% sale. Pretty good value at that price. I take notes all the time with it. And occasionally send lengthy blog articles to it because it is easier to read on an e-ink device than LCD. One drawback of the current Kindle scribe is that you cannot search the handwritten notes. That is a big drawback for me. The new AI version appears to address that shortcoming.

I think I will wait for a 40% sale on the new Scribe and then upgrade.

AI-powered?

[OrangeTide]

And here I've been using electricity like a chump!

Notes

[Gilgaron]

These things always sound cool until I get to the price... a Rocketbook is most of the feature set of a reusable e-ink notebook and doesn't cost more than my laptop.

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[ambrandt12]

" its e ink-featuring tables designed for note-taking and reading"
An e-ink table? That sounds awesome!

I'd been considering a color Kindle

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But I ended up getting the latest Paperwhite - the color ones seemed prone to some significant screen issues (like a yellow band across the bottom).

Hopefully they resolved that before they started churning these new devices out.

Could be a good start

[John.Banister]

I like the idea of the textured glass, so long as it isn't hard to clean. I'd have to see the color to know if I like it. But, if they're asking me to replace my Kindle Voyage, for daily use, they're going to have to give me the haptic page turn buttons, water resistance, and a charging port that is on the side of the bottom, so that I can tip it up on a magnetic origami stand while it's charging.

Software-wise, I need authors to be able to add per-book additions to the dictionary, so that custom words, other words in common usage in the book but not usually in the dictionary, custom additional definitions for words already in the dictionary, and character names have descriptions when I long press. They could use their fancy AI to include character description spoilers only to the extent that I have read, and give me the option of seeing character history from previous books in the same series (for books that are part of a series). Sometimes there's stuff that I ought to remember from 5 years ago when a previous story in the series came out. For that matter, sometimes settings in ongoing stories also have histories, and some authors might enjoy making information from their world building available to those who are curious without having it intrude on the narrative of a particular story. I could even imagine illustrations that are part of a history, but not otherwise available. Also, thinking of illustrations, it might be nice to have a separate brightness control for some illustrations, since images with more brightness have more opportunity to present contrast, whereas extra brightness for the text could be fatiguing.

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[Mirddes]

YOURE HIRED AND FIRED AND ALL YOUR IDEAS STOLEN

fingers fucking crossed that they read this post and pile these suggestions into the next product.

backlight and waterproof would be all it takes to sell me on the next ebook reader.

more extensive eink panel production around the world would help.

Proper Epub support or gtfo

[greytree]

Is Amazon still crippling these things by not supporting Epubs properly?

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[Mirddes]

Honestly unless an eBook reader supports loading files directly or through Calibre I am SIMPLY NOT INTERESTED.

Ai super powers was all that was missing

[thesjaakspoiler]

Can't turn that page without AI support anymore...