Whenever Amazon gets set to release new Kindle ereaders or Fire tablets, one of Amazon’s international websites often inadvertently reveals key details ahead of the official release. This time around it’s Amazon’s Japan website that appears to be letting the cat out of the bag a bit earlier than expected. Someone over at MobileRead noticed […]
eBook Readers
InkBook Obsidian Arrives on Amazon for $99, InkBook 8 for $170
In the midst of a new Kindle announcement, the Android-powered inkBook Obsidian and inkBook 8 have both turned up for sale on Amazon from Arta Tech. It’s good to have plenty of options, and both inkBooks are priced lower than I would have expected. I’m not sure if it’s just an introductory price or what […]
More Details Surface About New Kindles
Ever since Jeff Bezos announced on Twitter this past Monday that a new top-of-the-line Kindle would be revealed next week, everyone wants to know what new features it will have, and the rumors and speculations have started to fly (just how Amazon likes it). The Wall Street Journal posted an article with a few interesting […]
Jeff Bezos Tweets New Premium Kindle Incoming, Details Next Week
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 […]
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 […]