Either way, the Scribe’s software updates are its most exciting new features. Most of them are designed to make the device more useful for writing. A new feature called Active Canvas, for instance, lets you write notes on books or PDFs that are actually anchored in-line with the text you’re reading.

I just hope the new Kindle Scribe pen doesn’t feel like a plastic toy, like the first one does. The weight of the pen makes a big difference for the writing experience. Amazons

Amazon also unveiled a refreshed $399 Kindle Scribe with new note-taking features and an updated $159 Kindle Paperwhite.

Joining refreshed Paperwhite, Scribe, and entry-level Kindle models, the Colorsoft brings a whole new dimension to Amazon's lineup of ebook readers. Read on for our first impressions of all four new Kindles.

Not only has has Amazon upgraded its entry-level Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Scribe, it also launched the all-new Kindle Colorsoft, its first Kindle with a color E Ink screen.