The eBook Reader Blog

I don’t know what’s with the delayed upload, but Charbax has posted an in-depth video of Onyx’s booth at CES 2020. They don’t really show anything in the video that we haven’t seen before, but there’s a tour of Onyx’s current ereaders and their upcoming E Ink phone that’s expected to get released sometime in […]

A seller on Amazon has brought the Onyx N96 back from the dead and it’s unusually cheap for an ebook reader with a large screen. The Onyx N96 originally sold for $339 when it was first released, but it’s currently available for $158.39 with free shipping on Amazon. Onyx released several different versions of the […]

Onyx is showing off a new E Ink phone at CES that they’re preparing to launch soon. So far it doesn’t have a name and the product shown in the video below is still a prototype, but it’s something new to expect from Onyx in 2020. This is Onyx’s second attempt at an E Ink […]

Onyx has officially released their latest software update for most Boox devices that run Android 6.0. The update adds the ability to write on ebook documents and they’ve made some changes to the toolbar and navigation ball, among other things. Previously the 2.2.2 update was only available on the new Onyx Max3 and Note2 models, […]

Onyx has released another software update, version 2.2.2, that adds some more new features and fixes some bugs. Apparently they’re releasing the update for the new Note2 and the Max3 first, and other models will be getting the update soon. Among the new features added is the ability to write handwritten notes directly on ebooks, […]

Onyx added some new features to their lineup of ereaders with the recent release of the 2.2.1 software update, including the ability to add images to notes and password protect notes. Onyx uploaded some YouTube videos showing how these new features work (embedded below). Here’s the gist of the videos in written form: To add […]

Onyx is having some deals on Boox ereaders for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are two different sets of deals depending on where you purchase Boox devices from. On the official Boox Shop you can get 7% off all orders above $300 USD. That offer is valid from November 29th through December 1st. Then […]

Onyx has announced the release of a new software update for their lineup of Boox ereaders that run Android 6.0. So far the initial release is only available for the Note Pro and Nova Pro models, but other Boox models should be getting the update soon too, probably this week. The new update version is […]