The eBook Reader Blog

For the past month I’ve been trying to use the Xteink X3 with the stock software that it ships with, and it’s been a thoroughly miserable experience. The device is literally a piece of junk if you’re trying to use it as intended. It was so bad that I was starting to think I got […]

QVC is currently running some Black Friday sales in July for some reason (along with Christmas sales), and they have both the Kindle Colorsoft and the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition on sale for cheap. The Kindle Colorsoft is marked down to $159.98 from $249.99, and the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is on sale for $144.98, […]

Last week I posted about how Onyx keeps re-releasing the same devices over and over again, and it’s kind of the same story with Kobo. It’s been a long time since they put any real effort into designing a new model, and whenever they do come out with something new they usually abandon it after […]

I don’t know what’s going on with Onyx lately, but their current lineup of Boox devices has become really stale and boring. They just keep re-releasing the exact same products over and over and over again with minor changes. They haven’t come up with any new ideas since the original Palma came out in 2023. […]

The Pocketbook Era Lite that I ordered from Amazon arrived yesterday, and I’ve been trying to get things setup how I like, and so far I’m pretty impressed with the device (the screen looks nice and clear), but there’s one thing that’s simply unacceptable for an E Ink device. The included font types are terrible. […]