The eBook Reader Blog

Onyx’s ebook readers run Android 6.0 and have the ability to install apps from Google Play, but by default the Play Store app does not show up on Onyx’s ereaders until you enable it from the settings menu. However, enabling the app isn’t enough because it will just give an error message about the device […]

Acer recently released a new low-cost 10-inch Android tablet that looks like it could be good competition for the Fire HD 10. The latest Acer Iconia One 10 (model B3-A50FHD) is available for under $200, currently $191 at Amazon, and it’s one of the few 10-inch tablets with a full HD screen in that price […]

Onyx is getting ready to release a new 7.8-inch ebook reader called the Onyx Boox Nova. It turns out there will be two different versions of it. The regular Nova has a frontlight and a capacitive touchscreen and the Nova Plus lacks the frontlight but it adds a Wacom touchscreen and stylus pen for writing […]

If you have an Android ebook reader that’s open to installing apps, one useful app worth checking out is ReLaunchX. It’s a free open-source app designed specifically for E Ink devices. It can be used as a file manager and as an alternate homescreen when you set it to work with the home button. It […]

I came across a YouTube video that was recently uploaded showing one of the advantages of having an Android-powered ebook reader with Bluetooth. The video demonstrates using a text editor app and a Bluetooth keyboard to type documents on an Onyx Boox Kepler Pro, a new 6-inch ereader from Onyx. Using an E Ink device […]

As the calendar is about to roll over into 2017, let’s take a look at the current state of Android ebook readers. Some new devices have been released recently and others have been on the market for a few years now. A number of them are slightly updated versions of previous models. Some of the […]

The folks from Arta Tech released two new 6-inch ebook readers last month, the InkBook Prime and the InkBook Classic 2, and both are now available from Amazon. The InkBook Classic 2 became available a few weeks ago for $89, and now they’ve got the InkBook Prime available for $139 with free shipping. It’s not […]

Back in October Icarus announced that they would be releasing a new 6-inch ebook reader with a flush glass screen and open Android 4.2. The device is called the Icarus Illumina, like all of their ereaders (sort of like how new Kindles are always called Kindle too so the different models get confusing after awhile). […]