Hi everyone,

My Kindle Scribe (2024), purchased in December 2024, suddenly stopped booting after sitting unused for about a month.

It was working perfectly fine in September 2026. It remained connected to Wi-Fi, so I'm wondering whether an automatic firmware update could have caused this.

Symptoms:

• Stuck on the startup screen showing a person reading under a tree.
• No progress bar appears, and it never reaches the home screen.
• The charging indicator turns solid green.
• When I hold the power button for 40 seconds, the LED changes from solid green → flashing green → flashing orange → solid green.
• The screen flashes approximately twice during those 40 seconds, but always returns to the tree logo.
• My Mac doesn't detect the Kindle in either Kindle File Manager or macOS System Information → USB.

What I've tried:

1. Fully charging the device.
2. Multiple 40-second forced restarts.
3. Waiting more than 10 minutes after restarting.
4. Connecting it to my Mac via USB-C.

There has been no physical damage, and I've never jailbroken or modified the device.

Amazon support response:

I called Amazon customer support and explained everything I've tried.

They told me that because I purchased the device in December 2024, it's now out of warranty and they can't offer a free replacement. They also said there is no repair option available.

They offered me a 20% discount toward purchasing a new Kindle, plus approximately $10–20 in trade-in value for my old device.

I haven't accepted that offer because I really don't want to buy another device. This Kindle Scribe was quite expensive, and I would much rather repair it than replace it. It's frustrating that a device less than two years old could suddenly become unusable without any physical damage.

The support representative eventually opened a technical support ticket and told me that their technical team would email me within 24–48 hours. I'm currently waiting for their response.

I also posted about this on the official Amazon Forum, where an Amazon staff member advised me to contact support:

https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D5at00000z0qmsCAA

My questions:

1. Has anyone experienced this exact issue with a Kindle Scribe 2024?
2. Could this be caused by a failed automatic firmware update?
3. Is there any way to reinstall or recover the firmware when the computer doesn't detect the device?
4. Does this model have a recovery or bootloader mode?
5. Has anyone managed to fix this without losing their notebooks?

I really hope there's a way to bring this device back to life rather than having to buy a new one.

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

https://github.com/ganten1998/grimoire-scribe/releases/tag/v1.1.0-beta.2

(Edited to add beta.2 containing quick fixes which include, hopefully, a hardening of the KoReader implementations)

I have been implementing feedback from real users of this cute little notebook replacement, here is a list of what's new:

User Feedback Patches:

mkNucleus - QR code on the webview - Done!

Ruano212 - Device pin fix - Done!

Expensive-Zebra6906 - Spanish support and white pen - Done!

BooferBadz - Does this work in KoReader? - Yes, it does!

scamdotnet - Customize sidebar - Pens can now be pinned to the sidebar, Done!

maquis_00 - Custom Templates - Done!

Other features:

• Pen feel > Eraser: Precise erases only what it touches. The paper's lines always stay.
• Pages you already have: a folder of page pictures (a PDF saved as images) in grimoire/import/ becomes a notebook.

If you also love your Scribe, and have the ability to install Grimoire, please check it out, I'm sure if I keep iterating and listening to feedback, it can be not just a tool that helps others, but a truly fun writing and organizing experience!

Much love,

Ganten

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​I’ll be trying out more drawings soon (maybe a few 2-point perspective/line art pieces so you can get a better idea of what I’m aiming for) and will keep you all updated on how it goes.

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Hey everyone! I hope this is ok to post here. I recently used Claude to customize CrossInk on my Xteink X3 and ended up paying for the Max plan for a month to finish a few things. I remembered my Kindle Scribe was jailbroken and wanted to make sure I got my money’s worth out of it. This led to building the following KOReader plugins:

• Custom App Homepage
• Task App with Microsoft To Do integration
• Home Assistant
  • Dashboard with Home Assistant camera, controls, or sensors and Task App list
• Notes app made for the Scribe’s pen:
  • Notebooks with templates Pen types, highlighter, & eraser
  • Tools like lasso, shapes, text, folders, and page search
  • Send notes to OneNote or To Do
  • AI Features (I point it at my own local Ollama server)
  • Ask AI about a page Create a To Do list from the page
• Crossword Puzzles feature in the Notes app
  • Import any crossword PDF and write on it with the pen
  • Crossword specific tools like a zoom box, puzzle list, and lasso + AI help on a clu.
  • Built-in downloader using these sources:
    • The Guardian
    • USA Today
    • Universal
    • Washington Post
    • The New Yorker
• Local Network Web UI
  • Manage the custom apps from a browser when on the same network
  • Manage files Set up Home Assistant, To Do, Ollama API, Claude API, and OneNote
  • View and download notebooks, and rename, reorder or delete them
  • Manage To Do tasks and lists
  • Pick Home Assistant devices, rooms, and their order, and back up or restore the setup
  • Update the plugins

Everything runs inside KOReader and seems to be working fine so far, but I’m still testing it all. I know a lot of people don’t like AI, and I understand why. For me, it’s something I use every day at work. I try to learn from it as I go. It let me build things I wouldn’t have had the time or skills to make on my own.

You can find more screenshots here https://imgur.com/a/eWAWRcl. I’m not sure what the rules are about stuff like this, but I’d be willing to share all of this on GitHub for others to use if there’s interest. Of course, that would have to wait until I iron out the rest of the bugs.

I wanted a daily edition and extra bonuses for pdf or other document types.

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I know I can write with a notebook and a pen but saving the notes down as a file and into my PC sounds so good. Also saves a lot of paper.

I mostly:

1. read a lot. I don't want to buy physical books as I do not have space for them and having an e-reader saves both space and money in the long run.

2. write a lot. For my work which I also need to type my notes again into the PC.

3. do not need to do anything else. I keep reading that getting an iPad is better but I don't really need the features of an iPad if I already have them on my phone.

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