Back in October Onyx released the 10.3-inch Onyx Note Air with a new design and lower price than their other Note models, and so far it appears to be a big success. Onyx released three other new models around the same time—the Nova3, the Max Lumi, the Poke3—and what I find interesting is it appears […]
eBook Readers
Onyx Boox eReaders Now Sold at Best Buy
There’s now another option when it comes to buying Onyx’s Android-powered ebook readers and E Ink tablets in the United States. Onyx recently started selling their lineup of Boox ereaders on Best Buy’s website. At this point they are only available online, but it makes you wonder if they’ll start selling them in stores eventually. […]
Pocketbook Color eReader Now Available on Amazon
If you want to try an ebook reader with a new color E Ink screen, there’s now a second option available on Amazon. The Pocketbook Color recently turned up for sale on Amazon for $229 with free shipping. That’s the same price it’s has been selling for on Newegg for the past few months since […]
E Ink eReaders: The Best Screensaver is No Screensaver
People have different preferences when it comes to what they like to have display on the screen of an E Ink ebook reader when it’s turned off and resting in sleep mode. The term screensaver is often used to describe the image that appears on the screen while a device sleeps. E Ink screens don’t […]
10 Reasons Kindle eReaders Are Better Than Paper Books
Some people prefer to read paper books and some prefer to read ebooks. Neither viewpoint is right or wrong, but each comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. For some people, once they start reading ebooks there is no going back to paper books. Ebooks are more convenient in a number of ways, […]
Onyx eReaders and E Ink Tablets On Sale for Black Friday and Christmas
Onyx is currently promoting a Christmas Sale on their website where you can get $15-$50 off the price of Boox ereaders and E Ink notepads depending on how much you spend. The deals are only available from Onyx’s official Boox Shop, not their Amazon store, but one advantage with buying from Onyx directly is they […]
Onyx Selling Poke2 Color Again with Color E Ink Screen
Onyx has started taking orders for the Poke2 Color once again, their first color ereader that uses E Ink’s new Kaleido screen technology. Onyx first started selling the Poke2 Color back in August, but they only sold it for one day before it sold out and then it’s been unavailable ever since. It’s good to […]
What Was Your First eBook Reader, and Do You Still Use It?
Posting about the 1st gen Kindle the other day got me thinking about the first ebook reader I ever bought. It wasn’t the first Kindle or even the second generation Kindle. I didn’t know Kindles existed until mid-2009. When I first came across the 2nd gen Kindle listed on Amazon’s website I thought it was […]