Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I bought the new monochrome Kindle Scribe without a front light because, on paper, it sounds like exactly the sort of e-ink tablet I should love.
Check out the range of Kindle Scribe 2025: amzn.to/4abF0jU
(But then go and buy one of these great e-ink tablets:
*Viwoods AI Paper*
US (and world): viwoods.com/?ref=KITBETTSMASTERS
EU (and UK): https://viwoods-eu.com?sca_ref=10104379.G2oU9ZSEONIXcYYv
($50 discount applied at checkout with this link, or code KITBETTSMASTERS50.)
At Amazon: amzn.to/3TFR5Fp
*Remarkable Paper Pure* : remarkable.pxf.io/6kgJgG
ANd the *Penstar eNote 2" : penstardeal.com/products/penstar-enote?sca_ref=7186892.eNpCzzEdrFiUG
An 11-inch 300 ppi screen. Wacom EMR pen. No front light. A simpler, purer Kindle that you can write on.
But after testing the screen, writing feel, drawing tools, Kindle book annotations, note-taking features and export options, I’m not sure Amazon has quite understood what people actually want from a front-light-free e-ink tablet.
In this video I compare the Kindle Scribe 2025 with the reMarkable Paper Pure, Viwoods AI Paper, Supernote Manta and the older Kindle Scribe. The Scribe still has one huge strength: it is a Kindle. If your main use is reading Kindle books with occasional writing and annotation, it may make a lot of sense.
But if you want a serious notebook replacement, a drawing device, or a proper “one place for your thinking” e-ink tablet, there are some important compromises here.
This one was bought with my own money.
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0:00 The new Kindle Scribe without a front light
0:34 Why I bought this version
1:03 The purist e-ink argument
1:52 The EMR pen and setup
2:34 The new 11-inch screen
3:34 Why not the front light or Colorsoft version?
4:41 Could this enter my top ten?
5:27 The original Kindle Scribe is now a bargain
6:35 Kindle Scribe as the value pick
7:27 The real reason to buy one
7:38 First notes and pen test
8:21 Pencil, highlighter and eraser
9:07 Do other EMR pens work?
10:00 Should this have been the reMarkable Paper Pure?
11:05 The capacitive pen question
12:16 Kindle is still behind for note-taking
13:06 Battery life and the cheaper Scribe argument
14:08 Why reMarkable still feels higher value
14:28 The secret third option
16:13 Writing in Kindle books
17:17 A Kindle Scribe for young readers?
18:51 Reading, notes and export
20:04 The AI handwriting polish problem
21:47 Missing links, headings and outlines
22:23 Drawing test at Titchmarsh church
23:14 Why AI polish misses the point
25:48 Drawing tools and missing layers
27:25 Magnet interference and palm rejection
28:46 Comparing with Viwoods AI Paper
31:54 Drawing on the Viwoods
32:58 The Kindle still wins at Kindle
34:30 Thumbnail thoughts
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Check out my *website* at evaluateeverything.co.uk
(Links are affiliate links. I receive small commissions from sales made through them. Kind thanks for supporting the channel at no extra cost to you.) :-)
I bought the new monochrome Kindle Scribe without a front light because, on paper, it sounds like exactly the sort of e-ink tablet I should love.
Check out the range of Kindle Scribe 2025: amzn.to/4abF0jU
(But then go and buy one of these great e-ink tablets:
*Viwoods AI Paper*
US (and world): viwoods.com/?ref=KITBETTSMASTERS
EU (and UK): https://viwoods-eu.com?sca_ref=10104379.G2oU9ZSEONIXcYYv
($50 discount applied at checkout with this link, or code KITBETTSMASTERS50.)
At Amazon: amzn.to/3TFR5Fp
*Remarkable Paper Pure* : remarkable.pxf.io/6kgJgG
ANd the *Penstar eNote 2" : penstardeal.com/products/penstar-enote?sca_ref=7186892.eNpCzzEdrFiUG
An 11-inch 300 ppi screen. Wacom EMR pen. No front light. A simpler, purer Kindle that you can write on.
But after testing the screen, writing feel, drawing tools, Kindle book annotations, note-taking features and export options, I’m not sure Amazon has quite understood what people actually want from a front-light-free e-ink tablet.
In this video I compare the Kindle Scribe 2025 with the reMarkable Paper Pure, Viwoods AI Paper, Supernote Manta and the older Kindle Scribe. The Scribe still has one huge strength: it is a Kindle. If your main use is reading Kindle books with occasional writing and annotation, it may make a lot of sense.
But if you want a serious notebook replacement, a drawing device, or a proper “one place for your thinking” e-ink tablet, there are some important compromises here.
This one was bought with my own money.
---
0:00 The new Kindle Scribe without a front light
0:34 Why I bought this version
1:03 The purist e-ink argument
1:52 The EMR pen and setup
2:34 The new 11-inch screen
3:34 Why not the front light or Colorsoft version?
4:41 Could this enter my top ten?
5:27 The original Kindle Scribe is now a bargain
6:35 Kindle Scribe as the value pick
7:27 The real reason to buy one
7:38 First notes and pen test
8:21 Pencil, highlighter and eraser
9:07 Do other EMR pens work?
10:00 Should this have been the reMarkable Paper Pure?
11:05 The capacitive pen question
12:16 Kindle is still behind for note-taking
13:06 Battery life and the cheaper Scribe argument
14:08 Why reMarkable still feels higher value
14:28 The secret third option
16:13 Writing in Kindle books
17:17 A Kindle Scribe for young readers?
18:51 Reading, notes and export
20:04 The AI handwriting polish problem
21:47 Missing links, headings and outlines
22:23 Drawing test at Titchmarsh church
23:14 Why AI polish misses the point
25:48 Drawing tools and missing layers
27:25 Magnet interference and palm rejection
28:46 Comparing with Viwoods AI Paper
31:54 Drawing on the Viwoods
32:58 The Kindle still wins at Kindle
34:30 Thumbnail thoughts
----
Check out my *website* at evaluateeverything.co.uk
(Links are affiliate links. I receive small commissions from sales made through them. Kind thanks for supporting the channel at no extra cost to you.) :-)
