PocketBook has officially announced the upcoming release of a new flagship 7-inch ereader with an asymmetrical design called the PocketBook Era.
It has an E Ink Carta 1200 screen, a frontlight with adjustable color temperature, a rotation sensor to flip the screen between left and right-handed reading, and it’s waterproof (IPX8 rated).
Other specs include a dual core processor, WiFi and Bluetooth, it has a 1700 mAh battery, there’s a built in speaker, and the screen has an anti-scratch layer. The overall dimensions are 134.3 × 155 × 7.8 mm.
It supports audiobooks and text-to-speech (in 26 languages), in addition to 19 ebook formats, including books with Adobe DRM.
There are two different versions of the PocketBook Era. There’s a Sunset Copper version with 64 GB of memory and a Stardust Silver version with 16 GB of memory.
This isn’t the first ereader from PocketBook to have an asymmetrical design. They were one of the first to put a handle on one side of the screen with page buttons many years ago with the PocketBook 360—it was a unique model that they should bring back.
The PocketBook Era is getting released in July. So far there’s no mention of pricing. Keep an eye on PocketBook’s Amazon store for the listing.
PocketBook Era Video
PocketBook Era (press release)
I had posted to Pocketbook’s facebook ad for this device that I hope it would be sold thru Amazon in the United States because it was hard to find their devices from reputable sellers. Their response was that I could purchase their devices thru the Goodereader store.
That’s some pretty sorry advice. Apparently they don’t know what reputable means…
I agree. I was surprised they would recommend them.
Weren’t they partnered with Newegg?
Yeah, they still sell them from Newegg too.
Is Newegg a good source?
If you can get it from Amazon, I’d do that (better CS). I would do Newegg over goodereader
Newegg is a very good source. I’ve ordered a lot of things from them.
Yes. That’s where I bought my HD 3. Delivery took about five days, I think.
I’ve had success with Newegg. I currently use a PB Touch HD3 I bought from them.
Yes on Amazon
PocketBook Era, Stardust Silver, 16GB, E-Book Reader
Laptops
$199.00
Or $33.17/mo (6 mo) with 0% APR
FREE Delivery Sun, Jul 31
Only 2 left in stock – order soon.
PocketBook Era, Sunset Copper, 64GB, E-Book Reader
Laptops
$249.00
Seems kind of odd to post an e-reader contender that is not readily available to everyone.
I don’t get it either. They should at least start accepting pre-orders if they’re going to announce it.
It seems they never will update their dual core processor. All their devices have a dual core 1Ghz processor, at least the bigger or newer ones
Theirs is the exact same processor as used in the Kindle Oasis and new Paperwhite. There could stand to be a little optimization from PB, but Amazon has demonstrated that the processor works fine.
Ok, but I guess if they bettered its processor, their bigger ereaders (Inkpad, color, etc) would run faster
There’s a German company called Grooves thaf I’ve bought Pocketbook EReaders from. They have great service.
It’s available to order from Amazon now too.