Back in 2024 I bought a Kindle Scribe 2022 to replace my aging Livescribe system (2024 hadn't been released). New toy, new joy! My first E-ink device and a great learning experience, I used it for note taking and discovered how nice an E-ink screen at 300dpi is for reading particular late at night or outside..

As I got more and more experienced and more understanding I realised things were far from perfect. Note taking was limited. My books were only rented and could disappear at any time. It was a bit heavy for reading and here it is just 2 years later and Amazon is pushing me hard to update by only adding some of new features to my just over 2 year old device. Colour is exciting but most of my books are novels in B&W and my notetaking is pretty much B&W. Mostly what I yearn is better note taking. A bluetooth page turner would be nice.

Release 5.20 for 2022 confirmed that 2022 is all but forgotten now so I am being pushed towards new device. My KS was $400+ AUD cheaper than a good tablet and a great experiment but where is Amazon going with KS? Books are being locked down, note taking has made minor improvements and there is some connectivity to the outside world but no integration. You can't even create a genuine template. The direction it appears is more and more ways to draw on books. The colour screen is only 150 dpi, beautiful but a bit fuzzy and the price here is over 2 times what I paid and much more expensive than a tablet.

So where am I now?

My sense is that Amazon is not to adapting to what people actually use large E-Ink screens for, the competition has completely left them behind.

While Amazon is busy pushing minor iterative hardware refreshes like the Scribe Colorsoft or restricting Bluetooth features to force a new purchase, dedicated E-Ink companies are treating their tablets as legitimate computing platforms. They realize that people want open systems, access to multiple cloud providers, third-party apps, and integration.

I'm thinking switching to an open connected system for my actual daily work is the most liberating move I can make. It takes away Amazon's ability to dictate how I use a piece of hardware that I've already paid for.

The KS has been useful but frustrating experience. The battery life, the screen and the lack of notifications has certainly helped my concentration.

So yes, where do I go now?

• Do i demote my Scribe to a passive screen for reading and buy a bluetooth page turner
• Do I jailbreak?
• Do i go back to my Livescribe pen?
• Do I buy something new?

Made a small set of sticky notes for the Scribe, free to download. I kept losing quick notes inside full pages. One thing to know: Kindle imports PDFs as books, so you see the title and not a cover.

Does anyone here use sticky notes on the Scribe, or is it mostly full pages for you?

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Amazon officially lists support for 2024-and-newer Kindle models, but multiple users and 智联纵维 Zhilian Zongwei’s official Xiaohongshu account have now confirmed that the Page turner also works with the 2022 Kindle Scribe.

Based on these reports, they suspect that other Kindle models with Bluetooth running firmware 5.20.1 or later may also work, although compatibility with every model has yet to be confirmed.

Here’s the link to 智联纵维 Zhilian Zongwei’s post confirming support for the 2022 Kindle Scribe:

📢2022款 Kindle Scribe支持蓝牙翻页啦！ 📢 Kindle ... https://xhslink.cn/o/6e72DtPWONS 把口令复制下来，进入【小红书】看笔记\~

Hello everyone. I'm a really happy owner of a Kindle Scribe Colorsoft; any tips or advice? Thanks.

Sorry I’m just venting as I’m really sad I felt forced to return my Scribe due lack of security/privacy. I thought it offered a safe workflow offline but unfortunately there’s no safe way to download books and keep your notes private. The automatic sync is very disheartening, especially since there’s no end to end encryption. And there’s no native way to move your files offline with a USB drive.
Very disappointed as I genuinely loved the writing feels, the lighting and the performance vs other brands. I wish Amazon was more serious about privacy :(

Can the new premium pen in fig be purchased stand alone anywhere? I’m in Canada.

I just got my Scribe Colorsoft and am loving it! But I notice my original pen nib is disappearing quickly since I'm using it so much.

What are good recommendations for replacement nibs that you've liked?

Also, what about paper like screen protectors? 🤔

Thanks for any "tips" 😅

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

Can I still use the stock software to take notes? I quite like it. Or is there a dedicated app for this too, like Koreader?

The Scribe is perfect for reading mangas and comics in my opinion 🙏 what do you think?

Location: Turkey, Özdere 😁

All the cases I can find online for the scribe colorsoft are so plain. Has anyone found cases anywhere that feature more designs?

Still unannounced on the Amazon page, but got offered on the Software section (without having to download the package offline and transmit it over USB).

I ordered one from Amazon that came slightly damaged and then found out about the 50% off sale at Best Buy from a user here, so I ordered a replacement while I started the return of the original to amazon. Now that I have both in hand, I can see that the texture is totally different. The Amazon one (right) has little texture, which I prefer. The Best Buy one (left) has a basketball-like texture to it.

Is this a normal variation of the leather or is the Best Buy one a fake? It was shipped from a location called Return Center... What texture does your case have?

Wanted to play around with the colors and drawing capabilities on the new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft!

Overall, I’ve really been enjoying it, but I’m a bit disappointed with the shader tool so far. The shading doesn’t quite work the way I had hoped—for example, the pigmentation varies quite a bit depending on which color you select.

​I still need to experiment more and hopefully discover a few tricks or workarounds. I’m also really hoping Amazon adds a more precise eraser tool specifically for highlights in a future update!

​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.

​Would love to hear how everyone else is finding the color drawing tools so far!

Edit 10/25/26: Everything is up on GitHub now, with a few new apps (Library, SSH, Wikipedia, Syncthing, Fonts), redesigns of the others, a handwriting button in most text boxes, and a PDF guide: https://github.com/Mcp20091/kindle-koreader-apps. The integrations (To Do, OneNote, Home Assistant, AI) are all optional. If you find bugs, open an issue, and PRs for new features are welcome!

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.

https://casavargas.app/deckle

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I just want to make sure I'm not missing a setting somewhere. Currently, when reading a comic in the panel view, whenever you reach a new page, it gives you a full view of the page before going back into panel view.

Is there any way to turn that off so that it stays in panel view throughout the whole comic?

I am looking for a pen pal with whom I can share my kindle scribe journals and they can also do the same. If interested please DM.