ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazon Kindle Scribe is on sale for $299 for the 16GB version, the lowest price we've seen yet.
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. $299.99 at Amazon $299.99 at Best Buy more buying choices
Amazon is currently offering the 16GB Kindle Scribe at 25% off, a $100 discount that brings the final price down to $299. The 32GB version is also $100 off, on sale for $319. You can also save extra money by trading in your old product.
Amazon's latest 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, all three configurations are 19% off, bringing the base 16GB version down to $325, one of the lowest prices we've seen.
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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