Two weeks in the past Amazon launched a software program replace for the Kindle Scribe that added a brand new aspect panel writing characteristic inside ebooks, and it’s an ideal characteristic in case you like including handwritten notes within your books, however lots of people are irritated by the actual fact there’s now a brand new icon on the display screen that’s all the time seen and may’t be hidden.
I discover the aspect panel icon visually distracting, because it’s all the time catching my eye whereas attempting to learn. I’ve seen lots of people complaining about this on-line so I’m not alone, and I totally anticipate Amazon’s software program builders so as to add a option to disguise the icon with a future replace, however who is aware of how lengthy that can take (in case you don’t like seeing the icon you may complain to Amazon about it instantly out of your Kindle Scribe by going to Settings > Assist > Contact Us > Give Suggestions).
Within the meantime, I found a option to learn ebooks with out seeing the icon, however there are some limitations to the workaround and it’s solely a short lived answer that’s going to be outdated quickly.
The workaround is a simple repair on the 2022 Kindle Scribe, not less than for the following week. It’s potential to perform the identical factor on the 2024 Kindle Scribe, but it surely requires a number of additional steps.
Obtain Your eBooks From Amazon
One fast and simple option to keep away from seeing the brand new notetaking icon on the Kindle Scribe is to make use of Amazon’s older e-book format.
You’ll be able to obtain your bought ebooks from the Digital Content material web page at Amazon, and they’ll obtain within the older AZW3 format. Simply choose “Extra actions”, then “obtain and switch by way of USB”, after which choose the Kindle Scribe from the checklist.
Now you may sideload your ebooks onto the Kindle Scribe utilizing a USB cable they usually received’t have the notes icon. The truth is they received’t assist any handwritten notes options in any respect so it’s important to be prepared to sacrifice that with the intention to do away with the icon.
Observe: The largest downside with this workaround is the truth that Amazon is eradicating the obtain and switch possibility on February twenty sixth so that is solely going to work for a short while.
Moreover, downloading ebooks by way of USB isn’t accessible on the 2024 Kindle Scribe. Nonetheless, if in case you have an older Kindle registered to your account you’ll have the ability to obtain the AZW3 recordsdata with it, however they received’t be appropriate with the Scribe so that you’ll must take away the DRM first earlier than loading them onto the Scribe.
It’s additionally potential to take away the DRM from KFX-formatted books downloaded on to the Kindle Scribe, after which you might use Calibre to import them and convert them to AZW3, however that’s going to require some additional steps and might be extra work than most individuals are prepared to undergo simply to do away with an icon.
