# Amazon Kindle Scribe (2022)

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/amazon-kindle-scribe-2022
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/e-readers
- Placement: #14 of 16 in E-Readers, F tier
- Brand: Amazon
- LP on this board: 151
- Last researched: 2026-08-12T00:26:00.672Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
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## Verdict

Superseded and coasting on stale guide placements; buying it new starts you deep into its support lifecycle.

## For

- Still on sale and often discounted

## Against

- Replaced by the 2025 Scribe with a better display and faster hardware
- Buying new today starts ownership three years into its update cycle
- Surfacing mainly via stale buying guides

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 5 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 20 cited sources across 15 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouTube | Arthur Brs | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCMThQCEl0 | fetched and confirmed |
| YouTube | CNET | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyKvUrJg4kc | fetched and confirmed |
| Android Central | androidcentral.com | C | https://www.androidcentral.com/tablets/kindle/as-part-of-the-big-spring-sale-amazon-has-launched-a-usd150-discount-on-our-favorite-e-reader-for-writing | fetched and confirmed |
| bookish delights | Kristina | C | https://www.bookish-delights.com/kindle-scribe-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | Danielle Douglas | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/495951086593834/posts/888877747301164/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| Templacity | Templacity Studio | C | https://templacity.com/kindle-scribe/kindle-scribe-review/?srsltid | fetched and confirmed |
| Pcmag | Will Greenwald | C | https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/amazon-kindle-scribe-2025 | outlet blocks automated checks |
| Expert Reviews | Jonathan Bray | C | https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/technology/tablets-ereaders/kindle-scribe-2022-deal-amazon-spring-sale | fetched and confirmed |
| YouTube | Arthur Brs | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCMThQCEl0&vl=en-US | fetched and confirmed |
| YouTube | My Deep Guide | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhlYkh6m6AI | fetched and confirmed |
| Lemon8 | lemon8-app.com | C | https://www.lemon8-app.com/experience/which-is-better-for-reading-and-note-taking-ipad-or-kindle-scribe?region=us | fetched and confirmed |
| The eBook Reader | Nathan Groezinger | C | https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/02/27/latest-buggy-kindle-update-causing-widespread-problems/ | fetched and confirmed |
| WIRED | Nena Farrell | - | https://www.wired.com/review/kindle-scribe-colorsoft-2025/ | fetched and confirmed |
| YouTube | TechniCool Products | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCPJNDlViJA | fetched and confirmed |
| YouTube | Chalid Raqami | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7pj1tfrQk | fetched and confirmed |
| Mashable | Samantha Mangino | C | https://mashable.com/roundup/best-e-readers-2026-expert-tested | fetched and confirmed |
| r/kindlescribe | u/coreysusername | C | https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlescribe/comments/1pptorw/now_i_understand_the_colorsoft_reviews/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| NBC News | Kelsey Fredricks | C | https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/amazon-kindle-scribe-review-rcna161628 | fetched and confirmed |
| Tom | tomsguide.com | C | https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/e-readers/i-just-tested-the-kindle-scribe-and-it-will-be-hard-going-back-to-the-paperwhite | fetched and confirmed |
| Subscribers | Leonard Edgerly | C | https://lenedgerly.substack.com/p/review-of-new-kindle-scribe-without | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-2024 |
| 2 | Amazon Kindle (2024) | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/amazon-kindle-2024 |
| 3 | Kobo Libra Colour | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/kobo-libra-colour |
| 9 | Onyx Boox Go Color 7 (Gen II) | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/onyx-boox-go-color-7-gen-ii |
| 10 | Onyx Boox Palma 2 Pro | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/onyx-boox-palma-2-pro |
| 11 | PocketBook Verse Pro | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/pocketbook-verse-pro |
| 12 | Amazon Kindle Colorsoft | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/amazon-kindle-colorsoft |
| 13 | Kobo Elipsa 2E | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/kobo-elipsa-2e |
| 15 | reMarkable Paper Pro | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/remarkable-paper-pro |
| 16 | PocketBook Era | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/pocketbook-era |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/e-readers.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

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