Certified Refurbished Kindle Scribe | The first Kindle for reading and writing. Features a 10.2-inch, 300 ppi Paperwhite display and includes Premium Pen | 16 GB

I absolutely love the kindle scribe. I find writing on it as a left hander, so easy. No smudges!! The transcribe feature is good enough, but I just love to mark up books and it links to the kindle app which is great. Love having a bigger kindle, was worried I wouldn't like it but I'm a very regular traveller and I read for an hour or so a day at least, it's perfect. No more constant page turning. Battery lasts weeks and weeks and USB C Charge is the business. Finally, I love the warmth setting on the light, so much nicer than my Paperwhite really lovely to read in the evening. Journalling, emailing, etc all great and refurbished might as well have been brand new. Love it

I am impressed. With my rapidly ageing eyes I need bigger screens and clearer images. I struggle to read my Oasis for long periods of time as my eyes get tired very quickly. I decided to bite the bullet as I had some birthday vouchers and get the scribe. I didn't see much difference between the newer 2024 version and the OG, so opted for a refurbished OG model, saving well over £100 in the process. I've never bought Amazon refurbished, but the 30 day return window and the 1 year warranty made the choice easy. If I wasn't happy I could just return it. But the devise is perfect. If it wasn't for the generic packaging, you wouldn't know the difference. It's brand new. No scratches, marks, nothing. I'm very impressed. It came with the premium pen, nibs and charging cable too. I've already downloaded a planner, diary, journal to the Scribe which works very well. Writing on the Scribe is a dream compared to the iPad which is too slippery and slick - even with paper like products you have to annoyingly attach. So this is much better for writing on. I don't write in books - I never have so I'm unlikely to start now, but having the unlimited notebooks is an absolute bonus. I often have to write something down to remember for reports and then end up losing the piece of paper or back of envelope. Not anymore. The screen is incredibly clear in all surroundings. Why did I wait so long to invest in a Scribe? It does enough for what I need it to. Amazon have got the size and weight just right i think.

This is a fairly intuitive device to use, and it ticks all the boxes I was looking for. The writing and notetaking side of things work well, and as for reading - well, it's a Kindle - the best. I won't pretend it's perfect, nothing is, and it has its little irritations, it's niggles. But in the round, it's a really good device. Full marks to Amazon also, for getting behind their product. They will continue to give guaranteed essential security upgrades for the Kindle Scribe 2022, for at least four years after the item is last available for purchase. And that offer extends to their official refurbished models, at the time of writing. Compare that with Android based E-readers/writers. I owned one, and it seems you blink, and it's no longer supported! I would like it to be a little lighter. But then again, I wouldn't want to forego the Kindle Scribe's impressive battery performance. The weight, at least for me, is more of a minor nuisance than a serious downside. I read one review (I can't recall if it was on Amazon), that said it was 'exhausting' to carry around. Of course, we're all different, and it would be wrong to judge anyone, but it's about the same weight as many a textbook. Getting my Kindle Scribe up and running, was a breeze - a model of streamlined efficiency. This is how all these things should work. I won't list the features and technical aspects, because others have done it far better than I could. But, from a user perspective, this is, as they say, a solid piece of kit.

Update 2026 - there are now many more Kindle books not available to read on a Kindle device - feeling like I should have saved my money 😕 I’m a long term kindle user and love this one - very pleased with the screen size and functionality. I was downloading my collections and there are several books where I get a “this item is not compatible with this device” message - no way around it apparently so incredibly frustrating that I’ve got to access different references on different devices - hence the 4 stars rather than 5.

I bought this refurbished kindle about 2 mths ago and it works great, no problems at all. It’s good value for money and very easy to use, it’s gréat to switch between many books on the go. It’s useful to be able to switch to notes screen with a few clicks I would definitely recommend one.

I bought this to use as a digital notebook to take to the office with me. I already owned a kindle paperwhite so have quite a few kindle books already bought. It feels great to write on, is responsive enough to not be annoying and the battery life is good, as you would expect from an eInk device. Using it to read on, it's considerably bigger and heavier than the kindle paperwhite, and so not as comfortable to just get out on the train, or for reading in bed. The added size does obviously mean that you get a bigger screen though. Overall I'm very happy to have bought this, and as a certified refurbished item, I would not have been able to tell it from new.

I wanted a Kindle for university and I am so glad that I got this one. I had to send the first one back because it wasn't as up-to-date as promised but I am very happy with the replacement. It is sometimes a bit laggy or slow, and sometimes I have to give it ten minutes and switch off and on again but it is a good size and comfortable to use. The notebook and annotation features are extremely useful, and it is easy to send annotations and notebooks to my email.

I need to read lots of reports and PDF documents for my work, and I struggle to read them on my laptop. I also like to annotate by hand. This has solved all my issues, I have really enjoyed using it. The function to turn writing into text is quite good considering I sometimes can't read myself! The delivery was fast and the Scribe very well packaged, I've been using it for a few months now and I am very happy with it.

Skeptisch gestartet, vollkommen überzeugt! Ich war anfangs etwas skeptisch wegen des generalüberholten Zustands – aber die Sorge war völlig unbegründet. Der Kindle Scribe sieht aus wie neu und funktioniert auch absolut einwandfrei. Das große Bildschirm ist beim Lesen unglaublich angenehm für die Augen. Das absolute Highlight ist für mich aber die Schreibfunktion: Ob Notizen zum Buch, Gedankensplitter oder die tägliche To-do-Liste – man hat endlich alles an einem Ort und griffbereit. Das Schreibgefühl ist einfach mega! Ich bin mehr als zufrieden.

This product is amazing! I absolutely love it. I wear glasses and that doesn't hurt my eyes at all. Also I had a problem with the pen, and I called the Amazon team, und they sent me a new one. The new one works amazing. I was really sceptical because it's not new and also for me that was a lot of money, but to be honest it's the best purchase I have made. Absolutely love it.

It’s exceptional for reading. The light softens at night. It’s the closest experience to reading from a book. The look and size of the page is great. Also, if you’re going to splurge on the Scribe, I’d strongly recommend a very nice cover. I started with a cheap cover and decided to splurge for the leather cover that can be sat up easily and spins in any direction. This makes it so easy to read in bed at night. The Scribe looks like a book page but with the cover it can be sat up to read and even turned a bit to balance on the bed. The writing is fine. I’m not as into it but it helps. It’s also heavy and the leather cover adds weight but I still take it everywhere. It has a huge library inside it. So the weight doesn’t matter to me I’ve had many kindles but could never read on them easily. The pages were small enough for me to get distracted. They just weren’t as easy as a book with the full page. This Kindle is so worth it. I love mine. I’m updating. I’ve had it for awhile now. The writing feature is GREAT. I easily open notebook in seconds to write down appointments and information. The pen turns into a marker and I’m a nervous doodler. It’s just the best for doing this if you have the habit of drawing everyone waiting in a room or a plant in the corner. And no internet connection to distract from your books.

Ich wollte einen kindl mit dem ich ganz normal Bücher lesen kann. Das funktioniert einwandfrei. Zusätzlich habe ich etwas gesucht, um im Urlaub nicht immer Stift und Papier mit rum schleppen zu müssen. Auch hier bin ich maximal zufrieden. Größe ist genau richtig, um gut lesen zu können (nicht zu schwer) aber auch um Notizen (es gibt mehrere Vorlagen, wie z.B. karriert oder Checkliste) erfassen zu können (vergleichbar mit einem DIN A5 Block) Auch kann man Notizen in einem Buch erfassen. Das nutze ich aber selten bis gar nicht.

Zu schwer, das glatte Metallgehäuse liegt unangenehm in der Hand, keine Möglichkeit den Stift zu verstauen oder wenigstens magnetisch anzuklipsen, geschweige denn zu laden. Ich wollte das Gerät überwiegend für Notizen verwenden. Die Handschrifterkennung ist unerwartet gut und präzise. Allerdings ist der Export der Notizen ein Ausschlusskriterium. Die Notizen können nicht direkt exportiert werden und müssen immer online über die Server von Amazon oder sogar in unverschlüsselten E-Mails synchronisiert werden. Da ich das Gerät für die Arbeit nutzen wollte, ist es damit unbrauchbar (Datenschutz). Und selbst wenn ich es nur privat nutzen wollte, würde es mir bitter aufstoßen, dass Amazon immer mitliest und am Ende meine Notizen im Klartext durch das Internet gehen. Last but not least, das Ökosystem der eBooks selbst. Man ist auf Gedeih und Verderb auf Amazon angewiesen. Sollte dort beschlossen werden, das Gerät irgendwann nicht mehr zu supporten, ist man raus, da eBooks anderer Anbieter und Formate auch nur durch die Server von Amazon auf den Reader gelangen. Ja, man könnte das Gerät jailbreaken. Für mich ist das den Aufwand und die Zeit nicht (mehr) wert.