Amazon is adding new features to the Kindle Scribe. A new update gives the e-reader/digital notebook new brush types, including a fountain pen, highlighter, and pencil, each with five thickness settings. The new tools respond to various pressures and angles, and you can use them anywhere you can type on the device. The update is scheduled to roll out today.
The Scribe update also improves notebook organization and now allows you to create subfolders that you can move in and out of the standard folders. After receiving the update, you will see a new “+” option when viewing a folder; press that to add a subfolder. To move one, tap the three-dot context menu when viewing a folder or subfolder, select “move” and drop it in a new place.
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Finally, the update adds the ability to navigate to specific pages. You can do this by clicking the three-dot menu, selecting “Go to Page” and typing in the page you want.
The Kindle Scribe arrived last November. In Engadget’s review, Cherlynn Low found that the large-screen device has a premium design and provides a natural writing experience better than paper. However, we found the Remarkable 2 to offer slightly better writing and syncing software (although the Remarkable is vastly inferior as an e-reader). The Kindle Scribe starts at $370 for 16GB of storage.
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