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this is the Kindle scribe and after
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using it for about a month I can
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confidently say that it's helped me a
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lot with journaling more and never
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thought I'd say this but I've been
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enjoying the process of writing more
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especially with this device everyone's
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aware of the Kindle brand from Amazon
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but Kindle scribe definitely stands out
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from the rest of its lineup due to its
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huge screen size I bought the 16 GB
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bundle with the premium pen and you have
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the option to go up to 64 GB but I
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didn't feel like I need that much
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storage for my usage I'll also get more
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into the pen later but I would
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definitely recommend getting the premium
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pen over the basic pen for about $30 the
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Eraser feature has come in really handy
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more often than not like I mentioned
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Kindle scribe has a huge display
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compared to the other Kindles it has a
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10.2 in in ink display that can get very
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bright if needed in daylight and I
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personally have had zero issues with the
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quality of the screen so far I will say
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it's one of those things where I feel
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like I can't go back to reading on the
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smaller Kindles especially after getting
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used to this bigger size it has an auto
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brightness feature which works well
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during the day but I usually end up
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adjusting manually at night to ensure
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that it's not too bright on my eyes it
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also has an adjustable warmth feature
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which makes it easier on the eyes
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especially at night this can be
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scheduled to be turned on and off or be
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automatic depending on the sunset or
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Sunrise I personally read mostly at
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night so I find myself needing the
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screen to be as dim as possible so I
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crank the screen brightness down to one
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and turn on the dark mode which inverts
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the Black and Whites and it seems to hit
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the perfect spot for me especially in
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Pitch Black situations I know that it
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has an autoc screen on and off feature
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based on the compatible cases but since
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I don't have a case on it I've noticed
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that it takes Solid 3 to 5 Seconds when
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I want to turn it on from its idle state
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which could get a little bit annoying at
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times but it's really not a deal breaker
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for me as you can see here it's got a
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pretty big notch on the left side of the
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tablet which is about an inch and a half
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thick and I'm still not sure if I'm
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completely sold on it from the design
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perspective but it has come in handy
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from time to time when holding the
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Kindle for writing or reading purposes
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it allows me to hold a tablet with one
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hand without actually having to touch
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the screen and it actually comes in very
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handy when you're holding the tablet
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with one hand and using the other hand
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to sketch or take notes without a
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surface looking at the outside of the
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device it has a power button and also a
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USBC port on the left side of the tablet
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and that's about it there's nothing else
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on the sides of the tablet which keeps
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the device very clean and minimal on the
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back of the tablet you'll find the
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Amazon logo as well as four little knobs
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on each Corner that helps it from not
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sliding around for someone like me who
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uses it without a case it's one of those
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design features that's very practical
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and useful for my day-to-day usage you
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can also magnetically attach your pen on
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the right side of the tablet and since
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the pen doesn't need charging it's just
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used as a place to store your pen
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speaking of the pen let's talk about
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what you're probably most curious about
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which is using the pen and the writing
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experience on the Kindle scribe as I
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mentioned earlier I really wanted to get
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my first eink tablet mostly for two
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purposes which was reading and
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journaling I was leing towards a
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remarkable two tablet in the beginning
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of my research since it has a more
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modern and Sleek design in my opinion
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and I don't know about you guys but I
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saw ads for that tablet everywhere so
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you can definitely say I was influenced
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a little bit there what made me actually
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pivot away from remarkable 2 was the
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fact that I read most of my books on
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Kindle and there weren't any easy ways
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to convert your Kindle books on
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remarkable 2 I think there are some
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workarounds to get your Kindle books on
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remarkable 2 too but this made me
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realize that I just really need a Kindle
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that I could write on and Kindle scribe
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was honestly the perfect fit for me once
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I decided to go with the Kindle scribe
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my only concern left with buying an eink
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tablet was the lag with the writing
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experience I was definitely skeptical
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and while it may not be as responsive as
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writing on an iPad with promotion
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display or maybe other eink tablets I
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think the matte texture of the eink
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screen really gets close to writing on a
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piece of paper
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I sometimes notice the lag when writing
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here and there but I actually really
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enjoy the writing experience enough that
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it's actually making me Journal more
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often when it comes to writing there are
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a few pen options you can choose from
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and also some of them support touch
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sensitivity so for example the pencil
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option will react based on how hard
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you're pushing down on a tablet with
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your pen I'm currently loving the
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fountain pen option which makes my
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handwriting look much nicer than it
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actually is whereas using a regular pen
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or marker option it really reveals is my
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true handwriting ever since its initial
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release there have been many software
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updates to enhance your notet taking
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experience on the Kindle scribe such as
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being able to write and add notes next
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to text like an actual physical book but
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that's only available on very few select
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books so I personally would have
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utilized this way more if it allowed me
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to write on more non-fiction and fiction
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books good news here is that this is
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something that can be added with
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software updates so I'm hoping that
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Amazon can add to the Kindle scribe in
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the very near future you can also
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convert your notes into PDFs via email
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which allows for easy sharing as well as
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exporting but I really wish Amazon
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allowed for cloud access for all my
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notes here this is probably the biggest
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flaw of the Kindle scribe in my eyes
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since I would like to be able to access
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all my notes and journals especially
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through the cloud without having to
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actually have the Kindle scribe
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physically with me these are great
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features and updates for people who are
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looking to integrate their Kindle scribe
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more into their everyday workflow but
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for someone like me who's looking to use
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the Kindle scribe for mostly journaling
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and take simple notes I'm just glad that
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it has a pretty decent file management
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system you have the ability to create
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subfolders meaning folders within
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folders to help with your organizing and
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this makes it very easy to organize my
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journals by month and year and it helps
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with feeling like I'm actually managing
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a notebook with pages and dividers as I
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briefly mentioned earlier the pen
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doesn't need to be charged separately
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or it doesn't require any specific setup
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with the tablet so you're able to just
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start scribbling and writing on the
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tablet and it'll just work I was a
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little bit skeptical with paying a
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little bit more to buy the premium pen
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over the basic pen just to have the
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Eraser at the end of the pen but having
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the ability to simply just flip the pen
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while you're writing and start erasing
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without pressing any button is pretty
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convenient lastly the pen also has a
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shortcut button at the front that you
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can configure to a few different options
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options including different pen types
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that we mentioned earlier sticky notes
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eraser and highlighter which is the one
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I currently have it set as I did some
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research on what kind of cases or
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portfolios are out there and there are
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some options but the only one that I
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really liked was the Amazon portfolio
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case but I really wasn't going to pay
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about $60 to $70 for case on my Kindle
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scribe and after using it without a case
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for a while I felt like I could get by
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without one and also o didn't want to
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add any weight to the already somewhat
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heavy Kindle yes so the term heavy here
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is very relative compared to other
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regular tablets Kindle scribe is very
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light it only weighs about a pound but
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compared to all the other Kindles in the
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lineup that I'm used to it weighs about
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three times more so you can definitely
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feel the difference when you're holding
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it for a long period of time not saying
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it's uncomfortable to hold by any means
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but if you like holding your Kindle with
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one hand or in weird positions when
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you're in bed and reading it could
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definitely get a little bit annoying all
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that to say although I don't have a case
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I would highly recommend that you get a
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case if you get the Kindle scribe
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talking about my old Kindles I want to
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quickly mention the trade program where
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you can trade in your old Kindles for a
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20% off on a new Kindle that you buy so
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for example if you're trying to buy a
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Kindle scribe you can trade in your old
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Kindle whichever model it may be and you
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can get 20% off I was able to pick up
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this Kindle scribe for about $300 with
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the premium pen so if you do have an
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older Kindle whichever model it may be
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and you're looking to upgrade to for
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example Kindle scribe I'd definitely
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highly recommend looking into the
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tradein program lastly I want to quickly
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talk about the battery life so if you've
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ever owned any older Kindles you'll know
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that this Kindle scribe can last a long
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time so I've had this Kindle for about a
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month and I've used it pretty frequently
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and the battery life is is still sitting
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at around 65% and I haven't had to
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charge it once as I mentioned throughout
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the video I didn't pick up kindle scribe
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to integrate it into my everyday
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workflow I just wanted a tablet that I
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could read my Kindle books on but also
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to be able to journal on there are
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definitely different eink tablets for
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you out there if you're looking for
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specific and dedicated features for note
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taking specifically such as remarkable 2
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or even supernote X but if you're in a
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similar position to me or or if you're
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in the market for a tablet that can
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seamlessly integrate with your Kindle
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books and just need a tablet to write
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simple notes on I'd highly recommend
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looking into the Kindle scribe
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especially if you already own an older
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Kindle and take advantage of that 20%
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discount by training it in anyway thank
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you so much for watching this video and
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I'll catch you in the next one
