--- product_id: 511887210 title: "Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal)" brand: "amazon" price: "HK$4994" currency: HKD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/511887210-kindle-scribe-32-gb-the-first-kindle-for-reading-writing store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display Up to 12 weeks reading battery life Premium Pen with handwriting-to-text Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) **Brand:** amazon **Price:** HK$4994 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🖋️ Kindle Scribe: Where your ideas meet the magic of paperless perfection. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) by amazon - **How much does it cost?** HK$4994 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/511887210-kindle-scribe-32-gb-the-first-kindle-for-reading-writing) ## Best For - amazon enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted amazon brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Pen-Powered Productivity:** Premium Pen included for natural note-taking, sketching, and converting handwriting to editable text—perfect for meetings and creative flow. - • **Seamless Reading & Writing:** The first Kindle that lets you read, write, sketch, and journal all on one sleek 10.2” Paperwhite display. - • **Ultimate Document Companion:** Import, annotate, and mark up PDFs and Word docs directly on-device—your portable office just got smarter. - • **Unmatched Battery Endurance:** Enjoy months of reading and weeks of writing on a single charge—ditch the charger anxiety for good. - • **Glare-Free, Front-Lit Display:** 300 ppi resolution with 16-level grayscale ensures crisp, paper-like clarity anytime, anywhere—even in bright sunlight. ## Overview The Kindle Scribe (32 GB) is Amazon’s first hybrid e-reader and digital notebook featuring a 10.2-inch 300 ppi Paperwhite display with premium pen support. Designed for professionals and creatives, it offers glare-free reading, seamless handwriting-to-text conversion, and the ability to annotate PDFs and Word documents. With up to 12 weeks of battery life for reading and 3 weeks for writing, it’s the ultimate tool for immersive reading and productive note-taking on the go. ## Description desertcart.com: Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) : desertcart Devices & Accessories Review: Love it! Did not make me carsick! Helpful for school. Specifics in review for anyone it might help! - I was hesitant at first because of mixed reviews. I have to say- I love it! Addressing Other Reviews I have to say that a lot of the things people are griping about can be solved by having patience. It is a first-generation device and, while better versions may come, this one is far from basic. I haven't charged it in a week, in spite of using it multiple times. I think if you use it heavily for a few days, you will need to charge it more often- but are we really to the point where having to charge a device once a week is a chief complaint? Every single device I have, including a recent phone alleged to be "top of the line," has some loading issues from time to time. It's part of technology and it will never be flawless. There is a learning curve, but once you start to play around with it, it's pretty user-friendly. Simple Google searches answered most of my questions quickly. I encourage you to form your own opinion. Cost I got it on sale and traded in an old device to make it cheaper, then am doing the monthly payments for the rest, so I found it all reasonable. Watch for sales and utilize monthly payments to help with costs. Reading The reading on this is stellar. If you love Kindles, you will enjoy it. It feels more like a book than a regular Kindle. I have several gadgets I use to prop items up. The HUANUO portable lap laptop desk (https://tinyurl.com/HUANUO-Laptop-Desk ) is my favorite. I also like laying it flat, like a paper, when I'm reading and writing on PDFs. This might surpass my paperwhite for reading, which is saying a lot since that thing is awesome. Writing I love writing on this. I got the premium pen and love using the "fountain pen" setting because it looks beautiful. I've found it really simple to create notebooks and lists. I like using it for brainstorming so I can still handwrite things, but not waste a bunch of paper, and love the undo feature for similar reasons. There's also a function to circle and erase a section, which is neat. Book Notes Others have mentioned not being able to write in book margins, but the notes feature is still nothing to scoff at. For most books, I can tap where I want to make a note, then either handwrite or type (with the on-screen keyboard), and it will leave a tiny note icon in that spot (which is easy to access later). This looks cleaner than writing on the book page, while still being functional and simple. A few books still only let you do the old-school Kindle notes, but those aren't bad either. They are creating more books with writing options. PDFs Being able to write on and highlight PDFs is a game-changer for grad school, so this is proving to be one of the more helpful features (and part of why I got one). You can adjust the margins of the PDF, depending upon if you want it more for reading or notes. I took notes on a PDF and sent it back to myself, then later pulled it up on my desktop for my research. Size, Battery, & General Functionality The size is just right, feeling more like a book or paper, while still being condensed. I was able to repurpose an old planner cover for it. As mentioned above, I feel the battery life is impressive, as it tends to be on all Kindles. I've used it for hours on a multi-day road trip without recharging. It's also the first device I can read and write on in a car without getting carsick! As will be the case with most 2-in-1 technology, you might not get every single facet of each one when you combine them- but I do not feel this to be lacking. USE YOUR DESKTOP for set-up/adjustments I emailed some PDFs and that went well. You can also customize your pdf-sending email. Emailing PDFs to your Kindle email will work for most PDFs and is only limited by your email provider's size restrictions. For larger PDFs, I tried a few different things and finally settled on connecting my Surface tablet/desktop with the Kindle Scribe. I used a USB to USB-C cord and was able to drag and drop files from any folder on my desktop right into the Kindle documents folder. This was the fastest and easiest way to send files that were too big for sending via email. I'm glad I bought it and hope others will form their own opinions and get just as much joy out of it. Like any product that is the first of its kind, there is room for growth, but the updates they send through are great and this is still outstanding. Review: Short on functionality this early but fantastic device - I ordered this one as soon as it was announced and hadn't really realized how short on functionality it was going to ship with, but I'm still extremely happy with it so far. First up, it's a very nice Kindle device and is amazing for reading my books on. I adore the screen on it, and it's very snappy and responsive to navigate and write on. The screen size is also wonderful for reading on for my nearly 50 year old eyes that have somehow slipped into reminding me of my age by needing multi-focal lenses. One thing on this front that I miss from my Oasis is the buttons on the margin for page flipping. Those are nice on that device, although I don't hate that they're missing from this one, I just kind of wish they were there. Another thing I'm a little annoyed with is no 4G or 5G built in. I'll live without it and tethering isn't hard these days, but it's an annoyance that didn't need to exist on at least the top end models. I love the writing experience on the device, too. It's not smooth as glass like my iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil, it's much more like writing on paper. But it has a similar quick response to writing input that makes it feel pretty natural and not artificial or annoying, so desertcart have worked that part out well. The functionality is very basic at this point, which is probably the most negative aspect of the device. But it's actually SO basic that I have few doubts that this isn't in the pipeline to be addressed in software updates over the next several months. I would suggest not gambling on that if the cost is prohibitive to you because you should always make your purchase decisions on what you actually get when you buy, and not based on future promises or a naive belief that what you want will be delivered at any point. I can afford to live with my device as is, and it'll still meet the needs of why I bought it, just not optimally, if they don't add what I consider the missing functionality to it. That's not going to be true for everyone. The hardware they've used does support everything needed for all the additional features that I suspect desertcart is planning to add, if they've fully implemented it in the hardware, and at this price point, I believe they have, but I don't know it for sure. Things I think it's missing are: Pressure sensitivity for the pen A wider array of writing tools (drawing tools primarily) Stroke based storage instead of converting strokes to pixels Ability to zoom in and out of notes and drawings Handwriting recognition Related to handwriting recognition, the ability to search note contents More organization options for notes Perhaps a second app to segment writing from drawing functions, but this isn't a want, just a speculation on how they may approach some of these features if they add them Better Kindle integration - like having notes automatically sync to other Kindle devices and apps on other devices, more robust sharing options and integrating with other products like Office apps or drawing exports, etc. Ways to mark up a book with the pen beyond just the current sticky notes. This is a complicated ask because of the way ebooks are formatted, but it isn't unsolvable. My hope is that they are responsive to customer feedback and this becomes the premier Kindle e-ink device, and that they add this functionality to the current devices rather than milking them by only adding them to newer models. It seems more likely that they'll add most or all of the functionality to these devices, because otherwise they'd create a massive amount of customer backlash that they'd have to needlessly overcome, and that just isn't logical or necessary, so I think we'll see at least some of these features added over the coming several months to a year or two. ## Features - desertcart Kindle Scribe (16 GB) the first Kindle and digital notebook, all in one, with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen - EXPLORE KINDLE NOTEBOOKS – A digital notebook you can write on. Journal, sketch, take notes, and more. - CONVERT HANDWRITTEN NOTES TO TEXT – View or share your notes with contacts and browse notes on the go through the Kindle app. - READ AND WRITE AS NATURALLY AS YOU DO ON PAPER – The world’s first 10.2" 300 ppi glare-free, front-lit display. - TAKE HANDWRITTEN NOTES AS YOU READ – Write notes within millions of titles in the Kindle Store. - IMPORT AND MARK UP DOCUMENTS – Review and take notes directly on PDFs, or create sticky notes in Microsoft Word. - THE LONGEST BATTERY LIFE OF ANY KINDLE – Unlike tablets, Kindle Scribe offers months of reading and weeks of writing on a single charge. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Display | Amazon's 10.2” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale. | | Size | Device: 7.7” x 9.0 x .22 (196 x 230 x 5.8mm excluding feet) Basic Pen: 6.4” x .35” x .33” (162 x 8.8 x 8.4 mm) | | On-Device Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB | | Weight | Device: 15.3oz (433g device only). Basic Pen: .49oz (14g). Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process. | | Wi-Fi Connectivity | Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. | | Content Formats Supported | Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX). Learn more about supported file types for personal documents. | | Accessibility Features | VoiceView screen reader, available over Bluetooth audio, provides spoken feedback allowing you to navigate your device and read books with text-to-speech (available in English only). Kindle Scribe also includes the ability to invert black and white, adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle. | | Warranty and Service | 1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year or 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S customers sold separately. Use of Kindle is subject to Amazon's Conditions of Use and the terms found here. | | Setup Technology | Amazon Wi-Fi simple setup automatically connects to your home Wi-Fi network. Learn more about Wi-Fi simple setup. | | System Requirements | None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content. | | Included in the Box | Includes wifi-enabled Kindle Scribe, Basic or Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, 5 replacement tips, tip replacement tool, and built-in rechargeable battery. | | Generation | Kindle Scribe 1st generation - 2022 release | | Battery Life | For reading, a single charge lasts up to 12 weeks based on a half hour of reading per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. For writing, a single charge lasts up to 3 weeks based on a half hour period of writing per day, with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary and may be reduced based on usage and other factors such as Audible audiobook streaming and annotating content. | | Charge Time | Fully charges in approximately 7 hours from a computer via USB-C cable; or fully charges in approximately 2.5 hours with a 9W USB-C power adapter. | | Documentation | Learn more about Kindle devices with our Quick Start Guide and Kindle User Guide. | | Available Color | Tungsten | | Software Updates | Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own a Kindle, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device. | ## Images ![Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816QWFMuq5L.jpg) ![Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xoZB+UBcL.jpg) ![Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71nNHs+l7FL.jpg) ![Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81bBb8Uy8+L.jpg) ![Kindle Scribe (32 GB) the first Kindle for reading, writing, journaling and sketching - with a 10.2” 300 ppi Paperwhite display, includes Premium Pen + 3 months free Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71VaUfO2e5L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Configuration, Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does it convert handwriting to text?** A: Update: As of firmware version 5.16.2, you may now export notebooks with a convert-to-text option — this will convert the notebook's handwritten content to text, give you an opportunity to edit the converted text, then email it to whomever you desire. So yes! It can do that. **Q: Does this model have physical buttons to turn pages like the oasis or is it like the paperwhite?** A: Not having physical buttons is a little disappointing (for one primary reason mentioned below), but I’ll likely get a Scribe since the pen input is something I’ve been wanting in a Kindle for years. I’ve had Kindles since Gen 2 and was very excited about getting the first non-buttoned Kindle Paperwhite after release. However, I soon found I had difficulty with page turns due to an unfortunate dry skin condition I have. Smartphones, tablets, and other shiny-smooth devices - no problems. Paperwhite responded to only 20% of my taps/swipes (probably due to the matte screen texture in combination with my dry skin) and was so frustrating to use I gave it away. Lotion helped only slightly and made for messy screens. I was absolutely DELIGHTED when Amazon released the Kindle Voyage with physical page turn buttons and I still use it to this day. **Q: Does it sync with OneNote?** A: Not yet, but Amazon says the option to sync with Microsoft Apps is coming this year. Personally I would not jump at the remarkable for a few reasons. 1. It is about 30% more money. 2. It doesn’t support the Kindle library and that’s a deal breaker for me, 3. Boox is a better option than the remarkable 2, but battery life is a real issue. Don’t just jump, look at what’s coming and think about your needs first. **Q: Anyone else (who writes a great deal, either for work or pleasure,) see the genius in this device- making needs for editors, business professionals?** A: As a student and working in admin, this would be very useful. For notes in general and also being able to write notes on the digital book. I still need to research a bit more regarding compatibility with Microsoft 365 and specifically one note as this is where I take all notes. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love it! Did not make me carsick! Helpful for school. Specifics in review for anyone it might help! *by M***M on October 4, 2023* I was hesitant at first because of mixed reviews. I have to say- I love it! Addressing Other Reviews I have to say that a lot of the things people are griping about can be solved by having patience. It is a first-generation device and, while better versions may come, this one is far from basic. I haven't charged it in a week, in spite of using it multiple times. I think if you use it heavily for a few days, you will need to charge it more often- but are we really to the point where having to charge a device once a week is a chief complaint? Every single device I have, including a recent phone alleged to be "top of the line," has some loading issues from time to time. It's part of technology and it will never be flawless. There is a learning curve, but once you start to play around with it, it's pretty user-friendly. Simple Google searches answered most of my questions quickly. I encourage you to form your own opinion. Cost I got it on sale and traded in an old device to make it cheaper, then am doing the monthly payments for the rest, so I found it all reasonable. Watch for sales and utilize monthly payments to help with costs. Reading The reading on this is stellar. If you love Kindles, you will enjoy it. It feels more like a book than a regular Kindle. I have several gadgets I use to prop items up. The HUANUO portable lap laptop desk (https://tinyurl.com/HUANUO-Laptop-Desk ) is my favorite. I also like laying it flat, like a paper, when I'm reading and writing on PDFs. This might surpass my paperwhite for reading, which is saying a lot since that thing is awesome. Writing I love writing on this. I got the premium pen and love using the "fountain pen" setting because it looks beautiful. I've found it really simple to create notebooks and lists. I like using it for brainstorming so I can still handwrite things, but not waste a bunch of paper, and love the undo feature for similar reasons. There's also a function to circle and erase a section, which is neat. Book Notes Others have mentioned not being able to write in book margins, but the notes feature is still nothing to scoff at. For most books, I can tap where I want to make a note, then either handwrite or type (with the on-screen keyboard), and it will leave a tiny note icon in that spot (which is easy to access later). This looks cleaner than writing on the book page, while still being functional and simple. A few books still only let you do the old-school Kindle notes, but those aren't bad either. They are creating more books with writing options. PDFs Being able to write on and highlight PDFs is a game-changer for grad school, so this is proving to be one of the more helpful features (and part of why I got one). You can adjust the margins of the PDF, depending upon if you want it more for reading or notes. I took notes on a PDF and sent it back to myself, then later pulled it up on my desktop for my research. Size, Battery, & General Functionality The size is just right, feeling more like a book or paper, while still being condensed. I was able to repurpose an old planner cover for it. As mentioned above, I feel the battery life is impressive, as it tends to be on all Kindles. I've used it for hours on a multi-day road trip without recharging. It's also the first device I can read and write on in a car without getting carsick! As will be the case with most 2-in-1 technology, you might not get every single facet of each one when you combine them- but I do not feel this to be lacking. USE YOUR DESKTOP for set-up/adjustments I emailed some PDFs and that went well. You can also customize your pdf-sending email. Emailing PDFs to your Kindle email will work for most PDFs and is only limited by your email provider's size restrictions. For larger PDFs, I tried a few different things and finally settled on connecting my Surface tablet/desktop with the Kindle Scribe. I used a USB to USB-C cord and was able to drag and drop files from any folder on my desktop right into the Kindle documents folder. This was the fastest and easiest way to send files that were too big for sending via email. I'm glad I bought it and hope others will form their own opinions and get just as much joy out of it. Like any product that is the first of its kind, there is room for growth, but the updates they send through are great and this is still outstanding. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Short on functionality this early but fantastic device *by K***. on December 27, 2022* I ordered this one as soon as it was announced and hadn't really realized how short on functionality it was going to ship with, but I'm still extremely happy with it so far. First up, it's a very nice Kindle device and is amazing for reading my books on. I adore the screen on it, and it's very snappy and responsive to navigate and write on. The screen size is also wonderful for reading on for my nearly 50 year old eyes that have somehow slipped into reminding me of my age by needing multi-focal lenses. One thing on this front that I miss from my Oasis is the buttons on the margin for page flipping. Those are nice on that device, although I don't hate that they're missing from this one, I just kind of wish they were there. Another thing I'm a little annoyed with is no 4G or 5G built in. I'll live without it and tethering isn't hard these days, but it's an annoyance that didn't need to exist on at least the top end models. I love the writing experience on the device, too. It's not smooth as glass like my iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil, it's much more like writing on paper. But it has a similar quick response to writing input that makes it feel pretty natural and not artificial or annoying, so Amazon have worked that part out well. The functionality is very basic at this point, which is probably the most negative aspect of the device. But it's actually SO basic that I have few doubts that this isn't in the pipeline to be addressed in software updates over the next several months. I would suggest not gambling on that if the cost is prohibitive to you because you should always make your purchase decisions on what you actually get when you buy, and not based on future promises or a naive belief that what you want will be delivered at any point. I can afford to live with my device as is, and it'll still meet the needs of why I bought it, just not optimally, if they don't add what I consider the missing functionality to it. That's not going to be true for everyone. The hardware they've used does support everything needed for all the additional features that I suspect Amazon is planning to add, if they've fully implemented it in the hardware, and at this price point, I believe they have, but I don't know it for sure. Things I think it's missing are: Pressure sensitivity for the pen A wider array of writing tools (drawing tools primarily) Stroke based storage instead of converting strokes to pixels Ability to zoom in and out of notes and drawings Handwriting recognition Related to handwriting recognition, the ability to search note contents More organization options for notes Perhaps a second app to segment writing from drawing functions, but this isn't a want, just a speculation on how they may approach some of these features if they add them Better Kindle integration - like having notes automatically sync to other Kindle devices and apps on other devices, more robust sharing options and integrating with other products like Office apps or drawing exports, etc. Ways to mark up a book with the pen beyond just the current sticky notes. This is a complicated ask because of the way ebooks are formatted, but it isn't unsolvable. My hope is that they are responsive to customer feedback and this becomes the premier Kindle e-ink device, and that they add this functionality to the current devices rather than milking them by only adding them to newer models. It seems more likely that they'll add most or all of the functionality to these devices, because otherwise they'd create a massive amount of customer backlash that they'd have to needlessly overcome, and that just isn't logical or necessary, so I think we'll see at least some of these features added over the coming several months to a year or two. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Product, Very Good for Writing and Keeping Notes *by A***R on May 19, 2026* One of the most useful products I have owned in tablet format is a great tool for taking notes. Possibly it could be a great reader for those who are not interested in colored diagram textbooks, etc. It is very power efficient. It allows writing in Pen, Ink Pen, and Pencil modes, and it feels very real. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hk/products/511887210-kindle-scribe-32-gb-the-first-kindle-for-reading-writing](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/511887210-kindle-scribe-32-gb-the-first-kindle-for-reading-writing) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hong Kong* *Store origin: HK* *Last updated: 2026-07-02*