The eBook Reader Blog

Review Date: June 2017 – Review unit purchased from Chapters.Indigo Overview Kobo released the Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 in May 2017. As the name implies, it’s the 2nd generation model—the original H2O was released back in 2014 and was one of the first waterproof ebook readers. Overall not a lot has changed with the […]

We’re lucky if Amazon releases one new Kindle per year these days, so I decided to buy the new 2017 Fire tablets to try out since they’re so cheap. There are two new models for 2017, officially the 7th generation Fire tablets. Here’s a quick comparison review describing how they differ; I’ll post full reviews […]

Last September when Kobo released the Kobo Aura One it was the first ebook reader to come with a 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen, and it was also the first ereader to offer a frontlight with adjustable light temperature. Kobo calls it a Comfortlight Pro, and it’s also available on the new 2nd gen […]

The second generation Kobo Aura H2O was released this past week, so let’s go ahead and see how it compares to the larger Kobo Aura One that was released last fall. As mentioned yesterday in the Kobo Aura H2O first impressions review, I feel like the Aura One is the far superior device, with a […]

Kobo’s latest ebook reader, the 6.8-inch Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2, was released earlier this week on Monday the 22nd. The one I ordered from Chapters.Indigo arrived a couple of days ago and I can’t help but be disappointed with the new Kobo Aura H2O. Honestly I feel like the 1st gen model was better […]

I posted an InkBook Prime review a couple weeks ago and some people asked how it compares to the Kindle Paperwhite so here’s a quick comparison review. I didn’t go into as much detail as usual with the video comparison since it looks like Amazon might release a new waterproof Kindle soon that could potentially […]

A couple weeks ago Amazon started rolling out a new software update for Kindle ereaders that added some new manga features, among other things. I don’t read manga usually but I wanted to see how the Kindle handles things like manga and graphic novels since I already posted a manga review for the Kobo Aura […]

Review Date: April 2017 – Review unit provided by Arta Tech Overview The InkBook Classic 2 is the latest entry-level ebook reader from Arta Tech, a small ereader company based in Poland that ships their ebook readers worldwide. The device is very similar to the InkBook Prime that I reviewed last week. Both have the […]