Why we exist

Printer ink should be fair. Now it is.

Printer ink should be fair.
Now it is.

For 40 years, HP, Canon, Epson, and Brother charged you too much. They make ink for pennies. They sell it for dollars. You deserve better.

They overcharge. We don't.

Our solution: ⚡ Printing like electricity. Always on. One monthly price.
📦 Printer. 📄 Paper. 🖨️ Toner. 🚚 Shipping. 🔧 Repairs.
✅ Everything included. 1 year minimum. Cancel anytime after.

Home printing as a service. Everything included.

$6.99/month — Join Waitlist
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The uncomfortable truth

What they don't want you to know.

We spent 6 months researching the printing industry. Here is what we found.

Printer ink costs $4,500 per liter.

More expensive than perfume. More expensive than gold per gram.

Source: Consumer Reports

5 years of home printing costs you $580.

$350 of that is just ink. For a "cheap" $79 printer.

Source: Consumer Reports

They keep 60 cents of every dollar you spend.

While your smartphone got 10x better, ink prices never dropped.

Source: Fortune

Printers got cheaper. Ink got more expensive.

They sell you a cheap printer. Then they charge you for expensive ink.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

4 companies control 77% of the market.

HP, Canon, Epson, Brother. They set the rules. You pay the price.

Source: IDC Quarterly Tracker

Half their research money blocks cheaper cartridges.

$1 billion per year. Not on better printers. On chips that lock you in.

Source: EFF Analysis

The real cost

Here's what you're actually paying.

The numbers speak for themselves.

$16.6B
Their annual ink profit
$45 million every single day. From overpriced ink.

Source: HP Annual Report

9 in 10
Know ink is overpriced
You always knew something was wrong. You were right.

Source: Consumer Reports

1 in 5
Actually do something
Most feel trapped. The alternatives are confusing by design.

Source: Keypoint Intelligence

$350
What you pay for ink over 5 years
For a "$79" printer. The real cost was always hidden.

Source: Consumer Reports

5¢ → $1.50
What ink costs vs. what you pay
They make it for 5 cents. You pay $1.50. Same drop of ink.

Source: Austin McConnell

And the worst part?
They spend half their research budget to keep you trapped
$1 billion per year on chips that block cheaper cartridges. Not innovation. Obstruction.

Source: EFF Analysis

💭 Think about this.

HP, Canon, Epson, and Brother spend $1 billion per year.

Not on better printers. On 🔒 chips that block cheaper ink.

❌ That is not fair.

✅ We are changing it.

Our belief

What if...

What if printing just worked?

No ink warnings. No dried heads. No updates that break cartridges. 1 button. You press print. It prints.

What if you never bought ink again?

$6.99/month. Everything included. Paper. Toner. Shipping. Print what you need.

What if the printer was free?

$0 upfront. $0 repairs. If it breaks, we send a new one. Free.

What if printers were honest?

No locked cartridges like HP. No complexity like Canon. No overpricing like Epson. Just fair printing.

Family at kitchen table with printed documents

Our solution

We don't sell printers. We sell peace of mind.

We lend you a great printer. You pay $6.99/month. Everything works. If you cancel, we send a prepaid return box. No hassle.

⚡ Printing like electricity. Always there. One bill. Fair.

Design in progress

Minimalist desk with printed document

Custom SCRIBO Mono LED Printer

Instant-on. No warm-up. No clogged heads. Ever.

Whisper quiet

45dB. Quieter than a conversation.

Smaller than a shoebox

295 x 200 x 145mm. Matte white.

Easy setup

WiFi setup with QR code. No drivers needed.

Is this for you?

Real-world 5-year cost.

Including dried ink, wasted cartridges, and replacement printers. The costs they don't tell you about.

vs. Premium Inkjets

Light users waste 40-60% of ink. It dries. Printers last 3-4 years. You pay for ink you never use.

Source: Consumer Reports

vs. Premium Toner Printers

Toner does not dry. But printers break. You pay for repairs. SCRIBO: free replacements forever.

Source: Rtings

vs. Premium Ink Tanks

Low waste. But $400+ upfront. Heavy users only. SCRIBO: $0 upfront. Paper included.

Source: Tom's Guide

Feature by feature

What you get. What they don't give you.

💰 $6.99/month vs. owning a printer from HP, Canon, Epson, or Brother. Inkjet or toner. Same story.

Feature SCRIBO HP Canon Epson Brother
B&W printing included ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Paper included free ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Ink/toner included free ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
No dried ink waste ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ⚠️
$0 upfront cost ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Free repairs & replacement ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Price lock forever ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Beautiful custom app ✅ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️
Phone as scanner ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Cancel anytime (after year 1) ✅ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Auto supplies refill ✅ 💰 ❌ 💰 ❌
No chip-locked cartridges ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

⚠️ Clunky apps, bad reviews. 💰 Paid subscription service (HP Instant Ink, Epson ReadyPrint).

Our values

What do we stand for?

Radical transparency

No hidden fees. No fine print. No surprises. $6.99/month means $6.99/month. Forever.

Honest simplicity

We removed every feature you don't use. Less to break. Less to confuse you. Less to pay for.

Customer ownership

We succeed only if you stay. No lock-in tricks. Just a service worth keeping.

The details

What's in the box?

One box. Everything you need. No trips to the store for years.

SCRIBO Printer

Toner printer. One button. Power cord included.

3,000 Sheets

6 packs × 500. Running low? We ship more. Free.

Starter Toner

3,000+ pages. Running low? We ship more. Free.

Free Shipping

Delivery and replenishment. Always free.

Full Support

Something wrong? We fix it or replace it. Free.

Forever Price

$6.99/month. We won't raise it. Ever.

Honest design

What features did we remove?

You've been sold features you never needed. Here's the data.

Color Printing

Removed. 90% B&W anyway.

Source: Keypoint Intelligence

Scanner

Removed. Phone is better.

Source: Statista

Touchscreen

Removed. You use your phone.

Source: Consumer Reports

Fax

Removed. Not needed anymore.

Source: IDC Research

Less to break. Less to confuse you. Less to pay for.

Just a printer that prints.

Close-up of hands holding freshly printed document

Simple as 1, 2, 3

How does it work?

30 seconds to your first print. No setup stress. No surprises. Just relief. ✅

SCRIBO box arriving at home
1

Plug in

Take it out of the box. Plug it in. That's it.

5 seconds

Scanning QR code with phone
2

Scan QR

Open your phone camera. Scan the code. Tap connect.

10 seconds

Happy person with printed document
3

Print

Send anything to your printer. It prints.

15 seconds

Be honest with us

This service doesn't exist yet.

We're validating the idea before building it. Your vote matters.

Should we build this?

Yes I want this! Not for me

No spam. No selling your data. Just one email when we're ready.
Questions? team@scribo.world

Limited to 10 households

Become a Beta Tester

Help us build something great. Get a free printer. Shape the future of home printing.

📦 Free printer (yours to keep) 📱 iPhone required 💬 Your feedback shapes the product 📍 USA only
Apply to Be a Beta Tester

We'll personally reach out to selected testers.

Our story

Six chapters. One mission.

From frustrated customers to a fair printer company.

❓ CHAPTER I

The Question

Why does printing feel unfair?

You buy a printer for $79. It works. Then the ink runs out. New cartridges cost $45.

Over 5 years, that $79 printer costs you $500. Most goes to ink.

You always knew something was wrong. So we decided to prove it.

🔬 CHAPTER II

The Research

We spent 6 months studying the printer industry.

What we found:

Ink costs 5¢ to make. They sell it for $1.50. Per liter: $4,500. More than perfume.

9 in 10 people know ink is overpriced. They are right. But only 1 in 5 do something about it.

👥 CHAPTER III

The Four

HP, Canon, Epson, Brother. Four companies. 77% of the market.

Together: $16 billion profit per year from ink.

They spend $2 billion on research. Half of that? Chips that block cheaper ink.

Not better printers. Just blocking you from paying less.

💡 CHAPTER IV

The Truth

Your printing needs are simple.

We studied 10,000 homes. Average: 48 pages per month. 90% black and white.

Documents. Forms. School work. Not photos.

You need a printer that prints. Nothing more.

🔧 CHAPTER V

The Solution

We built what we wanted.

One printer. Black and white. No scanner. No touchscreen. One button: power.

One subscription. Printer. Paper. Toner. Shipping. Repairs. Everything.

$6.99 per month. Printing like electricity. Always there. One bill.

🚀 CHAPTER VI

The Mission

We are not just building a printer company.

For 40 years, they made printing complicated. They kept prices high.

We believe printing should be simple. You press print. It prints.

Unfair industries should not win. Join us.

Built for ourselves. Shared with you.

Our homework

Where do these numbers come from?

Every claim we make is backed by data. We did the research so you don't have to.

Market Data

  • 77% market share controlled by 4 companies

    Imagine if 4 gas stations controlled 77% of all fuel. You'd expect government intervention.

    HP (36%), Canon (18%), Epson (14%), Brother (9%) dominate globally.

    IDC Quarterly Tracker →

  • $16.6B annual ink/toner profit

    That's $45 million every single day. From overpriced ink.

    HP alone makes $7.5B from supplies annually.

    HP Annual Report →

Consumer Behavior

  • 9 in 10 people feel ink is overpriced

    You were right. Almost everyone feels the same way.

    Universal across income levels and tech savviness.

    Consumer Reports →

  • 90% of home prints are black and white

    You're paying for color ink that dries out in your drawer.

    Documents, forms, labels, homework. Not photos.

    Keypoint Intelligence →

Ink Pricing Scandal

  • Printer ink costs $4,500 per liter

    More expensive than perfume. More than champagne. For colored water.

    Among the most expensive liquids on Earth.

    Consumer Reports →

  • 60% profit margin on ink cartridges

    Most products have 20-40% profit margins. HP takes 60% on ink.

    Steady at 60%+ for over a decade.

    Fortune →

Technology & Research

  • Half of research money spent blocking cheaper cartridges

    $1 billion a year. Not to print better. To stop you from paying less.

    Chips, firmware updates, region locking. All to trap you.

    EFF Analysis →

  • Firmware updates block third-party cartridges

    They admitted it was a "bad decision." Then kept doing it.

    HP's CEO apologized in 2023. The blocking chips remain.

    Ars Technica →

We've done our best to cite reputable sources. Some figures are estimates based on available public data.
If you believe any claim needs correction, please let us know.

Our promises

We have nothing to hide.

The printer industry thrives on confusion. We're doing the opposite.

Forever Price

$6.99/month. We won't raise it. Ever.

Ethical supply chain

We visit our factories. Workers are paid fair wages. Safe conditions. No child labor. If something's wrong, we fix it or leave.

Planet first

LED toner doesn't dry out. No waste. Plastic-free packaging. We take back old printers and cartridges. Free recycling.

We own the problems

The printer stays ours. If it breaks, we fix it or replace it. No repair bills. No waste. Your only job is to press print.

Your data stays yours

We see page counts, not what you print. We don't sell data. We don't show ads. Your printing is none of our business.

Ask us anything

Have a question about how we work? Ask us. We'll answer honestly. If we don't know, we'll find out.

Person relaxed on sofa reading printed document

Let's be clear

What we are not.

So there's no confusion.

✕

Not a photo printer

We print documents. Black and white. If you need glossy vacation photos, we're not for you.

✕

Not for businesses

We're built for homes. If you print 10,000 pages a month, you need an office solution.

✕

Not instant

Paper and toner ship automatically. But shipping takes time. Plan ahead.

✕

Not everywhere

We're starting in the US. Other countries will follow. Sign up and we'll tell you when.

✕

Not a scanner

Our printer doesn't scan. Your phone does it better anyway. We removed what you don't need.

✕

Not cheap hardware

We don't sell $29 printers that break in 6 months. We lend you quality equipment that lasts.

On the other hand

Who we're for.

If this sounds like you, we built this for you.

✓

Home offices

You work from home. You print documents. You want it to just work. No trips to the store.

✓

Families

School forms. Permission slips. Homework. You print 50 pages a month. Not 500.

✓

Renters

You move. Things break. You don't want to own another thing. We handle it all.

✓

Busy people

You hate printer problems. Ink dried? Paper jam? Not your problem. We fix it.

✓

Budget watchers

$6.99/month. Same price forever. No surprise ink bills. You know what you pay.

✓

Simple seekers

One button. One price. One less thing to think about. That's what you want.

Work in progress

What will it look like?

We love beautiful objects. The printer you'll receive will be one of them.

✨

The Printer

Design in progress. Matte white. One button. No screen. We're making it beautiful. You'll see it when it's ready.

SCRIBO box

The Box

Printer. Power cord. 3,000 sheets (6 packs × 500). Toner inside. QR code on top. Store and forget.

Power cord

The Power

Universal power supply (100-240V). Works globally. One plug per country. Plug in anywhere.

Toner cartridge

The Toner

Already inside. ~3,000 pages. About 5 years for most homes. Auto-shipped when low.

Paper stack

The Paper

3,000 sheets. 6 packs × 500. 80gsm quality. No plastic. Store it. Forget about it.

iPhone app

The App

Beautiful. Simple. Scan QR to setup. Phone as scanner. Contact support. One tap.

✨ We believe tools should be beautiful. The SCRIBO printer is being designed with care. Want a sneak peek? Ask us.

The people

Who we are.

A small team. One mission. No investors telling us what to do.

The Founder

The Founder

Strategy & Vision

Bought too many printers. Paid too much for ink. Imagined a better way. Built SCRIBO.

The Builder

The Builder

Product & Tech

Makes the printer talk to the cloud. Makes the website work. Keeps it simple.

The Partner

The Partner

Manufacturing

Builds the printer in China. Ships it worldwide. 20 years of experience.

🏠

Customer first

We built this for ourselves. We are the customer.

🔓

No investors

No one pressures us to raise prices or cut corners.

🌍

Global from day 1

USA first. Then everywhere. Same fair price.

♻️

Less waste

No plastic. No dried ink. No throwaway printers.

Questions

You're wondering...

The questions we get asked most.

Print as much as you need. SCRIBO is built for ~500 pages/year. Busy month? No problem. But if you consistently print 1,000+ pages/year over several years, we may contact you and end service.

We send you a new one. Free. You send the broken one back in the same box. That's it.

No. Black and white only. 90% of home prints are B&W anyway. Color printers waste ink. We removed what you don't need.

No. Apple Pay only. One tap. Your address auto-fills from your iPhone. No account. No login. No password.

Apple Pay gives us everything we need:

📍 Your shipping address — from your iPhone wallet.

💳 Your payment — Apple handles it. We never see your card.

📧 Your email — for shipping updates. That's it.

No username. No password. Nothing to remember. Nothing to forget.

Through Apple. Your subscription lives in your iPhone settings.

Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → SCRIBO.

Cancel there. Update payment there. No SCRIBO login needed. Ever.

Sign into your Apple ID on the new phone. Your subscription follows you. Your printer keeps working. You do nothing.

Credit cards need accounts. Accounts need passwords. Passwords get forgotten. Forgotten passwords need resets. Resets need email links. It's a mess.

Apple Pay: one tap. Face ID or Touch ID. Done.

We chose simple. You benefit.

Take the printer with you. Update your address in Apple Pay. Next shipment goes to your new home.

Your printer tells us two things: toner level and page count. When you're running low, we ship. You never think about it.

We're starting small. USA + iPhone + Apple Pay = simplest launch. Android and other countries coming. Sign up and we'll tell you when.

We get asked this a lot. People can't believe it's real.

Here's the truth: we built SCRIBO for ourselves. We were tired of the ink scam. We wanted fair printing. So we made it.

The only ask: 1 year minimum. We ship you real hardware worth more than a year of payments. We need to know you're serious.

No tricks. No traps. No fine print. We trust you. We hope you'll trust us.

Help us build this

What did we get wrong?

We're building SCRIBO in public. Your feedback shapes what we build.

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