It looks like a new Kindle is going to get announced next week, a top of the line Kindle, no less. Jeff Bezos tweeted this morning about a new 8th generation Kindle being almost ready, and that further details will be revealed next week. No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke; the date on the […]
eBook Readers
New inkBook 8 Now Available, an 8-inch eReader with Android 4.2
It looks like Arta Tech has a new website and a new 8-inch inkBook ereader that’s available in Europe. The device is called the inkBook 8. It’s an Android-based ereader that comes with a frontlight, WiFi, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card, a capacitive touchscreen, a 1GHz dual-core processor and 512MB of RAM. The […]
Onyx Boox N96 and N96ML Now Available from Banggood
Onyx has two new 9.7-inch E Ink ebook readers that they are releasing for 2016, the N96 and N96ML. Both run Android 4.0 and include a number of advanced features not found on typical ereaders. A few retailers started accepting pre-orders earlier this month for both Onyx Boox N96 models. You can add another retailer […]
Is the Quality of eBook Readers Declining?
A reader sent in an email over the weekend commenting about how they were at a retail store and noticed some ereaders on display, and they thought the build quality of current devices is vastly inferior to what was available a few years ago. In some ways I have to agree with that sentiment. The […]
New AirBook City Base, a Basic eReader for $80 (Video)
I came across an unusual ebook reader listed at Amazon called the AirBook City Base. It’s a basic ebook reader with a 6-inch E Ink Pearl screen. It doesn’t have Wi-Fi and it doesn’t have a touchscreen but it is quite cheap at $80 with free shipping. The AirBook City Base is sold by a […]
13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max Now Available for Pre-Order
The much-anticipated 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max is one step closer to getting released. The website eReader-Store.de, a specialized ereader retailer based in Germany, has the Onyx Boox Max up for pre-order for 585 euros, or 696 euros with tax. The listing says it’s an introductory pre-order price so I guess that means the price will […]
New 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96 Models Arriving in March (+Video)
A few retailers have started taking pre-orders for the new 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96 and N96ML ereaders. They are expected to arrive by the end of March, so their release is just a few weeks away. Onyx’s new 13.3-inch Max ereader still isn’t available just yet, but it should be hitting the market soon in […]
New Energy eReader HD Models Available from Amazon
Here’s something that I should have noticed sooner. The three new ereaders that were just released from Energy Sistem are available for purchase from Amazon.com. I don’t recall the Energy eReaders selling in the US from Amazon before, so I didn’t think to check. The company is based in Spain and sells their ereaders on […]