Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft won’t replace your notebook — or your Kindle
TL;DR
The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft offers color E Ink, stylus, and note-taking but fails to replace notebooks or Kindles for the reviewer, who finds it too expensive at $630 and prefers their current setup.
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I wanted to love Amazon's $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. It has everything I covet. An E Ink display with front lighting and color. A pressure-sensitive stylus. The ability to take notes and annotate my existing library of ebooks. A distinct lack of distracting apps. And, for a certain type of person, this is the sweet spot between an iPad, an analog journal, and a regular e-reader.
I'm just not that person. I thought I might be, as I've been searching for a gadget that lets me read books while taking handwritten, uploadable digital notes. But for a whopping $629.99, I will be sticking to my Kindle Paperwhite and Hobonichi Techo, thank you v …