Kindle devices appeal to many people. When everything works, they're great. But Amazon is becoming more and more finicky, both in terms of supported formats and the freedom to manage your own books.

The Kindle Scribe is a new hybrid e-reader and e-note. You can view and edit PDF files, freehand draw and also conduct handwriting notes in Kindle books. PDF files are a different beast on the Scribe.

iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 add long-awaited support for external drive access in the Files application. This means you can access files on a USB drive, SD card, or hard drive directly from your iPhone. One ...