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Best Buy is Now Using Spectra E-ink Shelf Labels

11 January, 202111 January, 2021e-Reading Hardware, Screen Tech3 Comments

I was in Best Buy this morning, buying a new laptop when I happened to notice that the store now had digital product labels decorating the...

Dasung is Working on a 25″ E-ink Monitor

7 January, 20217 January, 2021e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

Dasung is quietly famous for developing an E-ink monitor with a 13.3″ screen, and over the years they have released new models with incremental improvements. Now...

Netronix Sends 6.8″ eReader Through FCC

7 January, 20217 January, 2021e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

Christmas came late this year, but I have a present for you. I just got an email notification that a new ereader cleared the FCC. This...

Xiaomi Mi Reader Pro Up For Pre-Order – $168, 7.8″ Screen

17 December, 202017 December, 2020e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

The Chinese gadget company Xiaomi has just launched a crowdfunding campaign for their next ereader. The crowdfunding site is in Chinese, with all the text embedded...

OverDrive Retires the Libby Windows App

16 December, 202016 December, 2020e-Reading Software, Overdrive3 Comments

I’m sure many people know that OverDrive developed a reading app called Libby about four years ago. What you might not know is that in addition...

M5Paper is a DIY 4.7″ eReader

10 December, 202013 December, 2020e-Reading HardwareOne Comment

A friend just sent me a product listing for a really cool gadget. (Thanks, Steve!) Banggood is now selling an epaper development kit called the M5Paper....

Amazon Doubles Storage on Basic Kindle, Also Renames it as the 2019 Model

10 December, 202010 December, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kindle5 Comments

Amazon is sending mixed messages about their cheapest Kindle. On the one hand, they have dropped a hint that it could be replaced soon. On the...

Amazon Kindle Oasis Now $175 (for Prime Subscribers)

13 October, 202013 October, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Fire, Kindle3 Comments

Today is Prime Day, which is basically a version of Black Friday where Amazon offers deals exclusively to Amazon Prime subscribers. While some of Amazon’s “sales”...

Calibre 5.0 Adds Highlighting, Python Update

25 September, 202025 September, 2020e-Reading Software6 Comments

Calibre just hit a major milestone. The ebook library tool usually gets a maintenance update on Fridays, but today’s update was the 5.0 release. According to...

Onyx Boox Poke 3, Nova 3, Note 3 Clear the FCC

21 September, 202021 September, 2020e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

In addition to announcing a couple new ereaders yesterday, Onyx recently also filed FCC paperwork for three additional ereaders. All three are updates for existing models,...

Onyx Boox Note Air has a 10.3″ E-ink Screen, Color-Changing Frontlight (video)

21 September, 202021 September, 2020e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

Onyx launched two new ereaders on Sunday. The first is the Lumi, and the second is the Boox Note Air. The Note Air is an update...

The Boox Max Lumi Sports a 13.3″ Screen with Frontlight (video)

21 September, 202021 September, 2020e-Reading HardwareOne Comment

Onyx announced two new ereaders yesterday, and they also recently filed FCC paperwork for three more (more posts are coming, yes). One of the new devices...