The eBook Reader Blog

Large ereaders with 13.3-inch E Ink screens have an uphill battle of epic proportions ahead of them to have any chance at all to carve out a niche in the current market, especailly when they’re up against the 12.9-inch iPad Pro that basically sells for the same price. It’s no wonder that none of the […]

Apple has released a new update for iOS, version 9.3, that adds a number of new features to iPads and iPhones, including a new blue light filter called Night Shift. Night Shift can be setup to automatically adjust your iPad or iPhone’s color temperate on the display so that it filters out blue light as […]

Popslate is back with their second generation E Ink iPhone case. This time around it has a bigger, higher resolution screen than the original Popslate, and it adds some nifty new features like an added battery that can extend your phone’s usage by up to 9 hours. The Popslate 2 works with the iPhone 6, […]

Yesterday Amazon updated the Kindle for iOS app to version 4.17. The update adds support for interactive magazines on the iPad for some US magazine titles. Interactive magazines contain enhanced content like videos, audio clips and slideshows. The update also adds support for the new iPad Pro, which has a 12.9-inch screen with a resolution […]

Aldiko has been one of the most popular ePub reading apps for Android, with over 27 million downloads, and now it’s finally available on the iOS platform too for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch running iOS 7.1 or later. Aldiko has been available on Android for several years now. It was one of the […]

I recently stumbled upon a trick that makes reading on an iPad or iPhone at night a lot easier on the eyes. There are two things you can do: lower the screen’s brightness beyond normal limits and/or use inverted colors. This also reduces blue light so that it helps maintain healthy sleeping habits, as some […]

Amazon has just updated the Kindle app for iOS devices—the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch—to add some new features. The new software version is 4.9, and it’s a fairly major update. There are some big visual changes that Amazon claims to provide faster reading with less eye strain. Among the changes include the added support […]

For years I’ve been telling people that a good tablet makes for a better PDF reader for extensive use than most E Ink ereaders, but after some further testing I’ve found that I need to refine that statement because, quite frankly, the Apple iPad is a pretty terrible PDF reader. I’m sure there’s a decent […]