Bamboo stylus/pen fails on iPad Air

my Bamboo stylus/pen works with my iPad 1 but barely works with the iPad Air. What's up with that? I tried it on a few drawing apps but it no luck.

I have tried 3 rubber-tipped styuses without success. Both with and without the screen protector, they just didn't want to work with the Air. Made some calls to makers of the current note-taking apps. They say that it is due to change in the design of the screen. Seems that this is such a problem that there are at least four new designs in route to market. Three were shown at the recent CES.
Adonit make a new thin tip pen called the 'Jot Script.' I have been unable to find one in Phoenix to see if it works and how well.
The new PENCIL from 53, the makers of the app Paper, have begun shipping a new low-power bluetooth stylus (for $49+) which looks impressive in the videos on Youtube.
The new Creative Pen by Wacom for $100 is to steep for me. Its Bluetooth also.
Apple Support pretends to be unaware of the problem. Further, they don't appear to be helping with the issue. My daughter is heading back to Grad School and I was going to buy her an Air for note-taking. At present, it appears if it is safer to buy an iPad 2.

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Hi Deborah. I am replying to your email using Notes Plus and the Bamboo stylus from Wacom. (Buy at Amazon).
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could use a keyboard but I find keyboards to be very awkward during the interview process.
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