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Do You Want Page Turn Buttons on Your eReader?

28 May, 202028 May, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kindle, Open Topic52 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...

Boyue Likebook Note Features 10.3″ Screen, Runs Android 4.4

16 February, 201827 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware20 Comments

Soon the Remarkable writing tablet and the Onyx Boox Note won’t be the only 10.3″ writing slates on the market. A reader has tipped me to...

Boyue T65s Likebook Air is an Imminently Forgettable Android eReader

5 December, 201727 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware3 Comments

The Chinese ereader maker Boyue has released another minor variation on its 6″ Android ereader. Boyue T65s, aka Likebook Air, aka the JDREAD Venus, runs Android...

Boyue Likebook Plus 7.8″ Android eReader Now on BangGood

5 December, 201727 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

For about 3 months now the OEM version of the Icarus Illumina XL HD Android ereader has been available through AliExpress. Now you can also buy...

Boyue Likebook Plus 7.8″ Android eReader Now Listed on Aliexpress

20 September, 201727 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware22 Comments

The Icarus Illumina XL HD is a 7.8″ ereader that runs Android 4.2 and uses the same sized screen as the Kobo Aura One. It was...

Boyue T62 Mega eReader up for Pre-Order – Android 4.2, 300 ppi Carta E-ink Screen, $120

24 May, 201727 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

Chinese ereader maker Boyue (aka Boeye) has released an updated version of its T62 ereader. The T62 Mega, as it is being called on Banggood, features what, for 2017,...

Boyue T80 – Android 4.2, 8″ E-ink Screen, $197

23 May, 201727 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware11 Comments

Chinese ereader maker Boyue (aka Boeye) has been teasing the 10.3″ T103 as its next ereader, but in the meantime it has quietly released a rather unimpressive 8″ ereader....

Boeye T103 Due Out Next Year, Comes With 10.3″ E-ink Screen

9 November, 201627 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware9 Comments

Charbax has given us our second look at the Boeye T103 ereader I showed you last month. The T103 is going to have a 10.3″ E-ink...

Hands On With the New Boeye eReaders, Including the 10.3″ T103

28 October, 201627 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware6 Comments

The Chinese ereader maker Boeye (or Boyue) is at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week, and Johannes Haupt of lesen.net went hands-on with their new and...

Boyue T63 Shine Android eReader to launch in China as the JDRead

29 March, 201627 March, 2018Crowd-Funding, e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

The Chinese ereader OEM Boyue updated its website this week and has taken down the page for the long awaited T63 Shine. In its place is...

Arta Tech Closes Its eReader Store, Cuts Ties to Its Supplier

1 March, 201623 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware, Retail4 Comments

The Polish ereader importer Arta Tech has quietly shut down its retail website, onyx-boox.com, at the request of one of its (former) suppliers. The company is...

Energy Sistem Announced Three New eReaders, Including an Android eReader

8 February, 201623 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Spain’s Energy Sistem is starting the new year off with a bang with the release of three new ereaders. This company has been putting its brand on ereaders...

Icarus Illumina XL 8″ Android eReader Now Available on Amazon

13 January, 201627 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Following a partially successful Indiegogo campaign, Icarus started shipping their latest 8-inch ereader to customers last month, and they have now also started selling it through Amazon.com for...

First Look at the Icarus Illumina XL 8″ Android eReader (video)

20 December, 201527 March, 2018e-Reading Hardware14 Comments

First introduced in October, the Icarus Illumina XL is an eight-inch ebook reader which runs Android 4.2. It’s powered by a dual-core 1GHz CPU with 512MB RAM,...

Inkbook Obsidian Android eReader – Carta, Dual-Core CPU, 117 Euros

26 October, 201523 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

ArtaTech used to be known as one of the two European distributors for Onyx branded ereaders (and that short-lived Onyx Midia smartphone), but earlier this year...