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 […]
eBook Readers
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 […]
New Energy eReaders Released: Screenlight HD and Slim HD
Last week I posted about the Energy eReader Pro HD, a new thin flush-screen ereader with Android 4.2 and Google Play from Energy Sistem, an electronics company based in Spain. Energy Sistem has also released two other new ereaders to add to their lineup, the Screenlight HD and Slim HD. Both are more basic than […]