Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is getting limited handwriting-to-text conversion

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Still not as good as Kobo’s Elipsa 2E, but getting closer.

the notebook. And, based on my initial testing of the beta version of the new Scribe feature, it converts handwriting more accurately, too.

You can also now write directly on select pages of books, guided journals, word games, and more purchased through Amazon. Again, though, this is limited to Kindle titles with “Write-on Books” or “On-page writing” listed as a supported feature. In contrast, the Kobo Elipsa 2E lets you write on any ebook.

There are other less exciting yet still notable updates Amazon rolled out today. For example, you can now switch between portrait and landscape view modes on PDFs uploaded through the Send to Kindle feature. Other new PDF updates include the ability to crop margins, make highlights with your pen or fingers, add text notes, and look up words in the dictionary or via Wikipedia.

While the Kindle Scribe still has a long way to go — please, let us sync Kindle Scribe notes to Kindle apps on other devices, Amazon — I’m glad Amazon rolled out these updates. A few weeks ago, the Kindle Scribe couldn’t hold a candle to rivals like the Kobo Elipsa 2E and

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