The Best Ebook Reader

The Amazon Kindle Scribe is the first Kindle to support note-taking with an included stylus. The Scribe is much larger than the basic Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite, with a 10.2-inch screen at 300 ppi. E Ink tablets that let you read books and take notes have become more popular in recent years, and the Scribe is the latest in a line of steadily improving models. The included basic pen attaches magnetically to the Scribe and never needs to be charged. For an extra $30, a Scribe with a premium pen can erase text and includes a customizable button that can be used to trigger a shortcut, like adding a sticky note or highlighting text. The Kindle Scribe is a delight to write on—we used it to mark up Kindle books, create to-do lists, and even journal, and it felt much closer to the experience of writing on paper than using, say, an Apple Pencil with an iPad. But while taking notes was a joy, the process of actually sharing and editing them is lacking—and you can’t convert your handwriting to text, which is less than ideal. You can buy a smaller E Ink device for much cheaper. For $340, you’re better off with a more fully-featured tablet than a dedicated e-reader.