If you’re looking to get a new ereader and want something different than a Kindle or a Kobo, Pocketbook has several of their ereaders on sale right now from their official Amazon store.
Pocketbook sells a wide range of devices in various sizes, and they offer several models with color E Ink screens as well. Pocketbook isn’t a well-known brand in the US, but they’ve been around for a long time and are a good alternative to Kindles and Kobos, especially for those that prefer sideloading (you pretty much need to sideload since the onboard store sucks, but Pocketbooks support downloading Adobe DRM ebooks directly, unlike most ereaders).
Pocketbook is also the one brand that still offers page-turn buttons on most of their models, and some have a memory card slot as well, unlike Kindles and Kobos.
Pocketbooks tend to operate a bit slower than other brands, but they support a wide range of formats, including ebooks borrowed from public libraries through OverDrive, and you can download them directly without having to use ADE.
PocketBook eReaders Sales List
You can find the full list of deals on the PocketBook store at Amazon. Some of their covers are on sale as well but I’m not going to link to them directly.
PocketBook Basic Lux 4 – $99.00 ($10 off): This is Pocketbook’s basic model. It has a 6-inch E Ink screen with 212 ppi and a regular frontlight. It has page buttons, a microSD card slot, there’s 8GB of storage, but it has an older microUSB port.
PocketBook Verse – $115.00 ($14 off): Another 6-inch model with 212 ppi and 8GB of storage and a microSD card slot. It has Pocketbook’s newer design and a USB-C port, and it has a frontlight with adjustable color temperature.
PocketBook Verse Pro – $145.00 ($14 off): Same as the one above except it has a 300 ppi screen, it adds audio support, and it’s waterproof, but it lacks the memory card slot.
PocketBook Verse Pro Color – $145.00 ($24 off): Same as the one above except it has a color E Ink screen with 300 ppi for black and white content and 150 ppi for color.
PocketBook Era Color – $239.00 ($20 off): A Kindle Oasis clone with a 7-inch Kaleido 3 color screen and 32GB of storage. It’s waterproof and has TTS.
PocketBook InkPad 4 – $239.00 ($30 off): The latest generation 7.8-inch model using Pocketbook’s newer design. It has a Carta 1200 screen with 32GB of storage space and it’s waterproof.
PocketBook InkPad Color 3 – $299.00 ($30 off): This has a 7.8-inch color E Ink screen and it is the latest InkPad Color model with a Kaleido 3 E Ink screen.
PocketBook InkPad Color 2 – $249.00 ($30 off): This is the previous gen model with an older color E Ink screen with lower resolution for color, but it’s otherwise nearly identical to the newer model.
PocketBook InkPad Lite – $209.00 ($10 off): This has a 9.7-inch screen with only 150 ppi. But it does have page buttons, unlike most larger ereaders, with 8GB of storage, and it has a frontlight with temperature control, and there’s a microSD card slot too.
PocketBook InkPad X Pro – $259.00 ($40 off): This is a 10.3″ model with a flexible Mobius screen, and it has a Wacom touchscreen for taking notes. But it runs a really old version of Android and it only has 2GB of RAM.
PocketBook InkPad Eo – $499.00 ($50 off): This is a 10.3″ model with a color E Ink screen. It has a Wacom touchscreen for taking notes, and it runs Android 11 and can install apps. It has an octa-core CPU with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, plus there’s a microSD card slot. No page buttons, though.
PocketBook Color Note – $499.00: This is Pocketbook’s latest 10.3″ model with a color E Ink screen, and it uses a flexible Mobius screen. It has a Wacom touchscreen for taking notes, and it runs Android 12 and can install apps. It isn’t advertised as being on sale, but it’s $100 cheaper now than it was when it first showed up a few months ago.
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