Pocketbook News

Meet the big update for PocketBook InkPad Lite - firmware version 6.5 is already available for installation. With the new software, the device will support USB On-The-Go technology - connecting card readers or external flash memory using an USB OTG cable directly with the e-reader, without a laptop or PC. This feature provides users with a new convenient option of content … [Read more...] about Firmware 6.5 for InkPad Lite: support for OTG devices and many other improvements

Pocketbook has released their first new e-reader of 2022, the Basic Lux 3 and it retails for a paltry 99.99. Its primary competition is the entry level Kindle and the Kobo Nia. The key selling points of the Pocketbook is the manual page turn buttons and its front-light and color temperature system. It is platform agnostic, which means it does not lock you into a specific … [Read more...] about First Look at the Pocketbook Basic Lux 3 e-Reader

The Pocketbook Inkpad Lite is a 9.7 inch dedicated e-reader with an E INK screen. This is one of the largest singular purpose products on the market and is great for reading comics, ebooks and manga. Pocketbook can be considered an agnostic reader,  it doesn't lock you into a specific ecosystem and plays nicely with a slew of different formats. It is currently available as … [Read more...] about First look at the Pocketbook Inkpad Lite

Pocketbook is gearing up to release a 9.7 inch dedicated ebook reader with middling hardware specs. It will retail for $299 when it is due this October. It supports a multitude of ebook formats, including CBR/CBZ for manga. It has an internet browser and a bunch of apps, and also a dedicated store, where you can purchase digital content. Will you buy the InkPad Lite?The … [Read more...] about Will you buy the new Pocketbook InkPad Lite?

Pocketbook is going to release a new 9.7 inch e-reader this October and will cost $299. This device is geared towards people who want a large screen display to read ebooks and other types of digital content. This is also geared towards students who need something to make notes and bookmarks, highlight and save essential parts of the text, use a dictionary – makes InkPad Lite an … [Read more...] about Pocketbook InkPad Lite is a 9.7 inch e-reader

Pocketbook has just released a new firmware update for the Inkpad Pro, and in the next two months, will support other devices. There is new TTS engine, which introduces new natural-sounding voices in more than 30 languages. As well as brand-new languages they did not have before, such as Czech, Slovakian and Hungarian. Meet new voices in English: for US – Ashley, Beth, Jeff, … [Read more...] about Pocketbook introduces new text to speech voices

PocketBook International SA seems to have landed up itself in a bit of a soup here now that the owner of the domain name, Pocketbook.com has sued the former on charges of reverse domain name hijacking. All of it started back in 2019 when the eBook reader company filed a UDRP against the domain name owner, Pocetbook.com though the same got squashed. Not content with that, the … [Read more...] about e-Reader company PocketBook countersued by owner of Pocketbook.com

Pocketbook released the Aqua 2 e-reader in 2017 and this was primarily marketed as being waterproof, so you can read at the beach or in the bathtub. The company has been selling this device ever since it came out and they just confirmed with Good e-Reader that it is discontinued and no longer will be making more units.Waterproof e-readers were a fad that started in 2014 and … [Read more...] about Pocketbook Aqua 2 Waterproof e-reader is discontinued