ereaders

Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle and Kobo. The delightfully small Poke 5, even sm

The latest pair of e-readers from Kobo provide a modest but noticeable upgrade to the display, stylus support and Bluetooth for listening to audiobooks but take a step down in build quality from the a

Kobo’s Elipsa is the latest in the Amazon rival’s e-reading line, and it’s a big one. The 10.3-inch e-paper display brings it up to iPad dimensions and puts it in direct competition

There are plenty of e-readers to choose from out there, but never enough for me. I’m always questing for the one that will make me forget that there are others available, and in the Onyx Boox Po

I’d been asking for something like the reMarkable for a long time before it showed up out of the blue a few years ago. The device was a real treat, but had a few problems and an eye-popping pric

I’ve long had a soft spot for Kobo for a few reasons. First is the simple fact that the company (now part of Rakuten) was one of the last few competing with Amazon in the e-reader market. Second is

Amazon's Kindle is of course the brand most think of when they consider buying an e-reader, but competition does exist and the truth is it makes the company's newest entry-level device look like a poo

Kobo's latest e-reader is a complete about-face from its anonymous, cheap, and highly practical Clara HD; the Forma is big, expensive, and features a bold — not to say original — design. It's clea

The Kindle is great for linear fiction, but my biggest frustration is trying to consume content that isn't meant to be enjoyed from first to last page. Travel books are terrible for that, for example:

Analysts at IDC have today <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121205005528/en/IDC-Raises-Tablet-Forecast-2012-iOS-Picks">upped</a> their tablet forecast for 2012 and onwa

Some development in the e-book price war being played out in Europe -- and an indirect victory for Amazon and any other retailer not called Apple in the process: the European Commission has <a target=

Another development in the UK market for e-readers, tablets and e-books as <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/30/amazon-finally-launches-its-appstore-in-europe-uk-germany-france-italy-and-spain-f

A sudden, but perhaps unsurprising, bit of e-book M&A today in the UK: the music and entertainment company <a target="_blank" href="http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2012/20120612-

There are still some <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/03/nokia-idUSL5E8G300A20120503">big question marks</a> over what <a href="http://www.nokia.com">Nokia</a> plans to do in tablets --

These new e-reader-tablet hybrids are shaping up to be the hottest gifts of this year. Amazon's Kindle Fire is <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/02/kindle-fire-3-9-million/">flying off both virt