People often ask about screen flashing when they get a new ebook reader that uses an E Ink screen, like a Kindle, Kobo, or Onyx ereader. The flashing is totally normal, but I can see how it might be jarring at first for someone that has never seen an E Ink screen before. The flashing […]
7.8″ Onyx Boox Nova2 Marked Down to $249
It looks like Onyx is trying to clear out remaining stock of their previous generation Nova2 ereader considering it’s now available at its lowest price ever. The Onyx Boox Nova2 is currently marked down to $249 with free shipping from Onyx’s Amazon store. There’s also a second listing for $259 but I’d avoid that one […]
Hisense A7 CC with 6.7″ Color E Ink Screen Now Available
Hisense recently released a new Android-powered smartphone with a 6.7-inch E Ink screen called the Hisense A7, and now they’ve released a new version with a color E Ink screen called the Hisense A7 CC. All the specs appear to be exactly the same, and the color version runs Android 10 and does not come […]
Color E Ink is Getting Better But There’s Still a Problem (Video)
Pocketbook just released a new 7.8-inch ereader called the Pocketbook InkPad Color with a supposedly “better” color E Ink screen, and now that I’ve gotten my hands on one, I can see that E Ink did indeed improve their color Kaleido screen technology on this new model. Compared to the 6-inch color E Ink screens […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and 20% off Kindles Deal
Here’s another list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to start off the weekend. Amazon has also brought back the 20% off Kindle deal when buying two Kindles, and that even includes the Kindle Oasis. Please note the free Kindle books listed below are free as of February 20th, 2021. Most of these titles are […]
New Likebook P6 eReader with Android 8.1 Now Available for $139
Boyue’s latest 6-inch Android-powered ebook reader, the Likebook P6, has turned up for sale on Amazon for $139 with free shipping. The Likebook P6 has a frontlit 6-inch 300ppi E Ink screen, with a quad-core 1.6GHz CPU and 16GB of internal storage with 1GB of RAM. It also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a micro USB […]
Is Kobo About to Release a New eReader with a Color E Ink Screen?
Now that PocketBook has released the PocketBook InkPad Color with a 7.8-inch color E Ink screen, and with Onyx expected to release a Nova Color next month, could Kobo’s upcoming new ereader also feature a 7.8-inch color E Ink screen? There’s a discussion over at MobileRead about a new Kobo model (N604) recently showing up […]
Kobo Firmware Update 4.26 Released, Adds New My Words Feature
Kobo has released a new software update for their lineup of Kobo ereaders. The new software version is 4.26.16704, and it’s available for all Kobo models except the Kobo Mini and the very first couple of Kobos without touchscreens. Not a lot has changed with this update, but Kobo did add a new My Words […]