Final 12 months round this time I posted about how the Kindle Scribe’s gross sales numbers have been declining quickly, particularly each time it’s not on sale, so I assumed I’d have a look at the numbers once more and it’s even worse this 12 months. A lot worse.
In comparison with all the opposite Kindle fashions, the Kindle Scribe is barely a blip on the radar. It’s form of superb how unpopular the Kindle Scribe is by comparability.
For those who have a look at the listings for the fundamental Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Version, and even the Kindle Colorsoft, you’ll see that Amazon has bought over 10k+ for every a type of fashions over the previous month (among the completely different coloured Paperwhites are decrease than 10k+ since they rely every coloration individually, however nonetheless that’s numerous Kindle bought every month).
However once you have a look at the numbers for the new Kindle Scribe it’s laborious to imagine how a lot worse it’s promoting. Each the 16GB and 32GB variations have solely bought 500+ items over the previous month. For a corporation like Amazon these numbers are ridiculously low, particularly for a brand new mannequin that was simply launched a few months in the past.
The 64GB model exhibits 1k+ items bought over the previous month, so it’s nonetheless the preferred model, which I by no means understood (99% of individuals won’t ever want wherever near 64GB of storage on a Kindle, however previous habits are laborious to interrupt).
The gross sales numbers for the Kindle Scribe weren’t good presently final 12 months both, however this 12 months issues are markedly worse for Amazon’s notetaking Kindle.
Kindle Scribe Gross sales Numbers on Feb 22, 2024
- Kindle Scribe 64GB – 2k+
- Kindle Scribe 32GB – 1k+
- Kindle Scribe 16GB primary pen – 1k+
- Kindle Scribe 16GB premium pen – 500+
Kindle Scribe Gross sales Numbers on Feb 14, 2025
- Kindle Scribe 64GB – 1k+
- Kindle Scribe 32GB – 500+
- Kindle Scribe 16GB – 500+
I believe Amazon might be counting the Metallic Jade coloration individually, which is just accessible with 64GB, so if that’s the case you may add one other 1k+ to these quantity, however even nonetheless these are actually low numbers for a corporation as huge as Amazon with the attain they’ve over the web.
Amazon continues to be promoting the earlier Kindle Scribe as nicely so I assumed possibly it was cannibalizing among the gross sales, however the gross sales numbers for it are actually low too.
2022 Kindle Scribe Gross sales Numbers on Feb 14, 2025
- Kindle Scribe 64GB – unavailable
- Kindle Scribe 32GB – 100+
- Kindle Scribe 16GB primary pen – 500+
- Kindle Scribe 16GB premium pen – 100+
When most Kindle fashions have a 10k+ bought banner below their title, these measly 500+ numbers for the Kindle Scribe need to be actually disappointing for Amazon. I don’t assume the Kindle Scribe has been almost as in style as that they had hoped.
