We’re four days into 2024 and Amazon already has the Kindle Scribe on sale for the first time of the year after it was on sale all of November and most of December (it’s getting to the point where it’s on sale more often than it’s not).
During the sale, the Kindle Scribe can be had for as little as $269.99 for the 16GB model with the basic pen. That’s $70 off the regular list price. The 64GB model with the premium pen is $85 off at $334.99. Here’s the full list of sales:
Kindle Scribe Sales List
- Kindle Scribe 16GB with Basic Pen – $269.99 ($70 off)
- Kindle Scribe 16GB with Premium Pen – $294.99 ($75 off)
- Kindle Scribe 32GB with Premium Pen – $309.99 ($80 off)
- Kindle Scribe 64GB with Premium Pen – $334.99 ($85 off)
This is a Prime exclusive sale, but you can usually get a free trial if you haven’t had an active membership for a while. If you can’t get a free trial, sometimes Amazon will offer a week of Prime for $1.99 when you proceed to checkout so it’s pretty easy to get a deal even without an active Prime membership.
The Kindle Scribe must not be selling as well as Amazon had hoped for them to keep putting it on sale all the time, but I really like the Scribe and think it’s an underrated device. The notetaking features are pretty basic compared to other eNotes, but it’s a better large-screen ereader than most with the higher resolution screen.
Onyx recently released a black and white version of the Note Air 3 for $399. That’s one I’d strongly consider over the Scribe. It runs Android and has a lot of advanced features the Scribe lacks, but the main downside is it has a lower resolution 227 ppi screen instead of a 300 ppi screen like the Scribe. But it has 64GB of storage with 4GB of RAM, and it adds a microSD card slot, speakers, and a fingerprint sensor.
“The Kindle Scribe must not be selling as well as Amazon had hoped for them to keep putting it on sale all the time”
I believe this too, and I fear that due to the low sales, there will never be a Scribe 2. I think what severely hurt Amazon was releasing the Scribe before it was fully ready. A lot of people were flustered with the lack of note taking options and flexibility. The low reviews came rapid and furious, and Amazon never recovered. The reputation damage had been done..
Yep. I feel the exact same way. Amazon did it to themselves thinking they could release an unfinished product and get away with it. Other companies started releasing eNotes 5-6 years before the Scribe came out so Amazon had plenty of time to get things right but they totally botched the release and now the Scribe has a bad reputation.
Lack of notetaking features was not my problem with the Scribe. I just wanted to read personal documents on my unregistered device, which was always possible on Kindle in the past. But Amazon has removed that ability from the Scribe. I reset it and gave it away. I am probably done with the brand after many years of buying most new models. They used to be my favorite readers, but there are good alternatives with fewer limitations.
I keep considering it, but talk myself out of it. I’d love a note-taking e-reader. But the size isn’t feasible for me to actually use as an e-reader.
The scribe is 10″, what size are you looking for in an e-reader?
Scribe is just too huge and missing several features. Amazon should make it 8” and add page-turn buttons and IP68. I’m pretty sure the sales numbers would sky-rocket. They tried 10” Kindle in the past and it flopped just like now.
I need a bigger color notebook along with kindle. Currently BOOX support my needs.
They also promised a software fix soon to accommodate my needs.
I’ve had my Scribe since Dec 2023 and so far it has been great. Really happy with it. No problems with the stylus nor screen gap. It is quick enough to jump from one thing to another. I use the notebooks, and journals. I even added an interactive PDF calendar to it. No problems so far.