Kobo’s latest ebook reader, the 8-inch Kobo Forma, is now shipping. It officially gets released on October 23rd. There are three places you can order a Kobo Forma from in the United States. Each has its own unique set of advantages and disadvantages. Unfortunately if you live in the US there isn’t going to be […]
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Video Showing New 7.8″ Onyx Boox Nova and Nova Plus
Earlier in the month, the final specs of the new 7.8-inch Onyx Boox Nova were revealed, and it turns out there will be two versions, one with a Wacom touchscreen without a light—the Nova Plus—and one sans the Wacom touchscreen with a frontlight. Now there’s a YouTube video showing the final version of the Onyx […]
New Tolino Shine 3 is a Kobo Clara HD Clone
Yesterday the Tolino Alliance released a new 6-inch ebook reader in parts of Europe called the Tolino Shine 3, and it just happens to look exactly like the Kobo Clara HD. Not only that but it has the same exact specs as the Clara HD, with 8GB of storage space, a 1GHz processor, 512MB of […]
Boyue Likebook Mars Review and Video Demo
Review Date: October 2018 – Review unit purchased from Amazon Overview The Likebook Mars is made by a company called Boyue that’s based in China. Boyue has been making ereaders for several years now, sometimes under different brand names (like InkBook), but the Likebook Mars is their first to run Android 6.0 (the other models […]
7.8″ Onyx Boox Nova and Nova Plus Details Revealed
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 […]
New Kobo Forma Details Revealed (Video)
Today Kobo officially announced the upcoming release of a new ebook reader called the Kobo Forma. It’s Kobo’s most innovative ereader yet, and it one-ups the Kindle Oasis in a number of ways. It has a similar design as the Kindle Oasis with page buttons on one side of the screen and a tapered back […]
ReLaunchX is a Handy Tool for Android E Ink eReaders
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 […]
KOReader Android App Greatly Improves InkBook and Likebook eReaders
Yesterday I posted a review of the InkBook Lumos, and basically I really like the design and the amount of features it offers for the price, but the software leaves much to be desired, especially the default reading app. I feel the same way about the reading app on the new 7.8-inch Likebook Mars. It’s […]