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How to Turn Your Chromebook into an Adequate eReader

4 July, 20204 July, 2020e-Reading Hardware, e-Reading Software, Tips and Tricks19 Comments

Are you thinking about getting a Chromebook? When I first wrote this post in 2014, and even when I updated it in 2016, I could not...

Walmart Has Pulled Kobo Displays From Stores

1 July, 20201 July, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kobo7 Comments

Walmart has pulled the Kobo displays from its stores in a recent reorganization, but they still have the ereaders in stock. Earlier today I had a...

Kobo Nia is a Tolino Page 2 Clone

21 June, 202013 July, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kobo7 Comments

It turns out Kobo’s new ereader is not as new as I had hoped. I was just reading over on MobileRead that Staples Canada has put...

Basic Kindle Now Shipping with 8GB of Storage

20 June, 202020 June, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kindle2 Comments

If you are buying a new basic Kindle in the next few weeks you might be getting a surprise upgrade. A bunch of Kindle owners over...

Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite on Sale

15 June, 202015 June, 2020e-Reading Hardware, KindleLeave a comment

Amazon is launching its Father’s Day sale a little early this year. The retailer has put both the Kindle Paperwhite and the basic Kindle on sale...

Kindle Paperwhite is Now Available in Four Colors

10 June, 202010 June, 2020e-Reading Hardware, KindleLeave a comment

Amazon has quietly released a couple new color options for the Kindle Paperwhite. When the latest Kindle model shipped in late 2018, it was only available...

Hands On With Waveshare’s NFC-Powered E-ink Screens

4 June, 202015 June, 2020E-ink, e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Remember 3 months back when I told you about Waveshare selling a line of E-ink screens powered by NFC? Well, after two months of saving up,...

PocketBook eReaders Now Sold by Newegg in the US

28 May, 202028 May, 2020e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

In what is a hopeful sign that we will have a US source for Pocketbook’s upcoming color ereader, the online US retailer NewEgg is now carrying...

Do You Want Page Turn Buttons on Your eReader?

28 May, 202028 May, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kindle, Open Topic51 Comments

It may be hard to remember this in 2020, when the Paperwhite has become the archetypal ebook reader, but there was a time when ereaders all...

Amazon Updates Kindle Fire Android Tablets

13 May, 202013 May, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Fire3 Comments

Amazon released its annual update to its Kindle Fire tablet line today. We got a new Kindle Fire HD 8, Kindle Fire HD 8 Plus, and...

First Look at the Onyx Boox Poke2 Color (video)

24 April, 202024 April, 2020e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

When Onyx announced their new color ereader earlier this week, all they gave us was a single graphic. I can now report that the new device...

All You Need to Know About the E-ink Kaleido Screen Tech

24 April, 202024 April, 2020E-ink, e-Reading Hardware6 Comments

With several new color ereaders (such as the Onyx Boox Poke 2 Color) launching in 2020, everyone is wondering just what kind of screen tech is...

Onyx Boox Poke2 Runs Android 9.0, Costs $189

22 April, 202010 August, 2020e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Onyx has captured our attention by announcing a color ereader, but that is not their only new gadget. Earlier today they started shipping a new ereader...

Onyx is Developing a Color E-ink eReader

22 April, 202024 April, 2020e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

With Pocketbook, a couple Chinese companies, and now Onyx announcing a new device, 2020 has turned into the year of the color ereader. Details are still...

Kobo Nia eReader is Coming Soon

20 April, 202020 April, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kobo5 Comments

Remember how I’ve been saying that Kobo’s next ereader will probably have a color E-ink screen? Well, I think that device may have just cleared the...