The eBook Reader Blog

Oaxis has launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a new InkCase that fits the iPhone 7 Plus. Oaxis sells a number of different products, including several smartphone cases with E Ink screens built into the back. Their latest new InkCase for the iPhone 7 Plus features a sizeable 5.2-inch E Ink screen. It […]

I came across a video on YouTube that shows an example of KOReader running on the Kobo Aura One. It’s the first video I’ve ever seen that actually shows KOReader, an alternative open-source reading app, on a Kobo ereader. I tried installing it on a Kobo Touch once but it wouldn’t work so I didn’t […]

Last week a couple videos of a new 7.8-inch 300 ppi ereader called the Icarus Illumina XL HD started showing up on YouTube. A few days later it turned up on Indiegogo for pre-order. The early bird packages are already sold out, but they’re still taking pre-orders for $199 USD plus shipping. Icarus is based […]

Yesterday I posted a video and first impressions review of the new Sony DPT-RP1, and some folks (myself included) were wondering how it compares to the Onyx Boox Max Carta. I don’t have access to the latter so this isn’t going to be a hands-on comparison, more of a general comparison outlining the main differences […]

I noticed that Banggood is now selling a newer version of the 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96 with an upgraded E Ink Carta display. There are several different versions of the Boox N96. Some support dual touch and others only support stylus or finger input, and some have frontlights and others don’t. The new Onyx Boox […]

A few new videos have turned up on YouTube showing some different usage scenarios with the 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max Carta. One of the videos demos Microsoft Word using an external keyboard and mouse. It appears to work pretty well. It was done using a remote desktop app to mirror the display on the Max […]

Icarus has a new ebook reader up for pre-order called the Illumina XL HD that is expected to get released in August. It features a 7.8-inch E Ink screen with 300 ppi, making it the first ereader to knockoff the Kobo Aura One. However, aside from having the same screen it’s completely different than the […]

One of the first in-depth reviews of the new Sony DPT-RP1 was uploaded to YouTube today. The video is in Japanese so I can’t understand a word of it and the translation feature on YouTube is so comically inaccurate that it’s no help, but the video is very long and shows a lot of the […]