I don't think I'm violating Logos forum guidance; they don't sell readers. And Logos barely works on readers (but does on some).
But 'Scribe' does hint at future Logos capabilities ... something the Logosian 'pen-people' have been advocating for some time. So, I've been using my Scribe to see how it impacts reading and study. Overall: 'not-quite' but very interesting.
For info, Scribe is a Kindle with pen added. So that means BW, though pretty nice pen capability. You can't write on 99% of the Kindle books ... you add written notes, which then can be shared across the Kindle eco-system, as well as emailed, converted to text and so on. You can write on Kindle-converted PDFs. Plus, it does journaling. For its normal price, I doubt its value (vs an iPad). We got ours for a bit less than an Oasis.
So ...writing notes, as you study. I suppose that is what it works out to. And if you're a died-in-the-wool type-er, there's no point. But if you're a write-er, and draw-er, it's quite interesting. As I'm reading along, I stop, to make a key note .. just re-directing my thinking. Or draw a diagram of where 'we' are in the argument (quite often off-the beaten track) ... the Scribe can list out my drawings for me later.
Having tried the 'theory' out, I'm hooked. Not for $350, of course. But the approach to studying ... it's basically integrating a visual to the textual. I'm planning a third run thru my Fredericksen's (not available in Logos), but this time 'mapping out' the logic as I go along. Lots of diagrams.
Applying this to Logos? It'd have to be on an iPad or a tablet. After that, I personally don't think it's that big a deal for integration (basically write-able notes, vs type-able notes). Displays and such. The question would be 'the market'. I'd bet the current Logos user-base is not visual-based.
So. Scribe, it is!
