Kindle Scribe price drops to new record low on Prime Day
The Amazon Kindle is an easy way to keep your entire reading list in one place. The Kindle Scribe takes it a step further, letting you take notes and jot things down right on its paper-like screen. For Prime Day, which starts July 16, readers who love to write and scribble can get a Kindle Scribe for a new low of just $235down from its usual price of $340.
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In his testing, CNET’s David Carnoy found that the Kindle Scribe “strikes a very good balance between a large-format e-reader and an E Ink note-taking tablet.” It has a 300-pixel-per-inch, front-lit, 10.2-inch E Ink touchscreen with an adjustable warm light, and can last for weeks on a single charge. It’s the largest Kindle ever, but it still weighs just under a pound. While that certainly makes it portable, you’ll probably want to invest in a case that can double as a stand — which you’ll have to do buy separately.
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Depending on the model you get, your Scribe will come with either a standard or premium stylus. Both styluses magnetically stick to the side of your Scribe and require no power or Bluetooth connectivity, so you’ll never have to charge it. The more expensive pen essentially works like a regular pencil — it even has a built-in eraser — and has a programmable button. You can use the stylus to mark up PDFs, and it’s easy to send those documents to the device itself. Keep in mind, however, that you won’t be able to mark up Kindle eBooks or DRM-free ePub eBooks. Essentially, you’re adding “sticky notes” to anything other than a PDF.
If you want the lowest price for this device, you should choose the model with the Base penwhich is available for $235 (save $105) and comes with 16GB of storage. The Premium pen option is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB configurations
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