If you’re looking to get a PocketBook ereader, every PocketBook model and every PocketBook accessory is currently 10% off from PocketBook’s official Amazon store.
If you’re only getting a $20 cover getting 10% off isn’t a big deal, but being able to get $52.90 off the PocketBook InkPad Eo or PocketBook Color Note is a pretty signifigant discount.
There’s also the InkPad X Pro with a 10.3″ Mobius screen for $287.10 after the discount, and even though it runs an old outdated version of Android, that’s a crazy low price for 10″ eNote with a Mobius screen. Mobius screens are a lot more durable than standard E Ink screens because they are plastic-based instead of having a thin glass back layer that easily cracks under pressure.
PocketBook sells several different 6″ models both with black and white screens and color screens. The cheapest model is the PocketBook Basic Lux 4, and it can be had for $107.10 after the discount. It even has page-turn buttons and a microSD card slot. There’s also the PocketBook Verse Lite that was released earlier this year. It can be had for $112.50 after the 10% discount.
There’s something weird with the PocketBook Era Color listing. It says you can earn 200 Kindle Points when buying. Kindle Points are supposed to only be available when buying Kindle ebooks and paper books; it has nothing to do whatsoever with PocketBook. I have no idea how they added Kindle points to the listing. PocketBooks don’t even support Kindle books.
PocketBook ereaders are a good alternative to Kindles and Kobos, especially if you like having page turn buttons, as most of their models have them. Some have microSD card slots as well. They support EPUB ebooks, among a number of other formats, so you can buy ebooks from anywhere that sells standard Adobe EPUBs. The cool thing about PocketBook is their software is very user-friendly (they even support installing KOReader) and battery life is really good (on their Linux models at least). They are a bit slower to navigate and open books than other brands, but their hardware designs and build-quality is a step up from most in the comparable price range.
They actually have a killer feature that other brands do not offer: you can email an acsm file to your pocketbook and your device will download the corresponding epub. Which means that you can do it wirelessly and you don’t have to deal with ADE!