Amazon Kindle Scribe ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazon Kindle Scribe is on sale for $279 for both the 16GB and 32GB versions.
It combines the familiar features of the Kindle e-reader with a bright display and a suite of premium note-taking features.
The aforementioned features have a bit of a learning curve to fully take advantage of. $279.99 at Amazon $279.99 at Best Buy $399.99 at Target more buying choices
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Amazon's Kindle Scribe can be considered a 2-in-1, as it's both a note-taking tablet and a dedicated e-reader. It does both well, and it stands out from the crowd because of how it combines these two features. Right now, the 32GB version is the same price as the 16GB: on sale for $279.
The Scribe's physical form factor is sleek and light, with a thick grip that allows it to be easily held by either your right or left hand, as turning it upside down realigns the perspective. Along with its satisfying form factor is the Scribe's access to Kindle's already-massive library of e-books.
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The Kindle Scribe's standout feature, however, is its "Active Canvas," which allows you to take notes and scribble your thoughts directly onto the pages of your book -- something that resonates with me personally as an avid note-taker.
The newest Scribe comes with a pen that allows you to change your brush size and shape from a pen for margin scribbling to a highlighter if you'd rather emphasize certain parts of the text. The cool design element here is that the notes you draw with the pan exist on another "layer" than the book text, allowing you to edit what you write without messing with the text in the book.
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