Comparison of e-readers
An e-book reader, also called an e-book device or e-reader, is an electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital books and periodicals and uses e-ink technology to display content to readers. The main advantages of these devices are portability, readability of their screens in bright sunlight, and long battery life. Any Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) capable of displaying text on a screen is also capable of being an e-book reader, but without the advantages of an electronic ink display.
Commercially available devices based on electronic paper
Devices sold directly by the manufacturer
Manufacturer | Model | Intro Date | Size [in] | Weight | Screen Resolution | Grey Shades | Operating System | Touchscreen | Wifi | Text-to-Speech | Integrated Dictionary | Directory Organization Capability | Amount of Memory | Card Reader | User Replaceable Battery | Web Browser | Library Compatible | Wireless Broadband |
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Bookeen | Cybook Orizon | 2010-10 | 6 | 245 g (8.6 oz) | 600 × 800 pixels | 16 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unknown | 2 GB | microSDHC | Unknown | Yes | Yes | No |
Fnac | FnacBook[1] | 2010-10 | 6 | 240 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels | 16 | Android/Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | 2 GB | Micro SD 16 GB | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Kobo Books[2] | Kobo Wireless eReader | 2010-10 | 6 | 221 g (7.80 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels | 16 | Linux | No | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | 1 GB | SDHC | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350[3] | 2010-09 | 5 | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels | 16 | Unknown | Yes | No | No | Yes | Unknown | 2 GB (1.4 Available) | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[4] | 2010-09 | 6 | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels | 16 | Unknown | Yes | No | Unknown | Yes | No | 2 GB (1.4 Available) | SDHC | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
EBS TECHNOLOGY[5] | Agebook eBook Reader (model: agebook+6)[6] | 2010-08 | 6 | 260 g (9.2 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels | 16 | Windows CE | Yes (with pen) |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | RAM 128 MB;Flash 512MB | SD Memory | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Condor Technology Associates[7] | eGriver IDEO[8] | 2010-04 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | No | Optional | Yes | Yes | RAM 64 MB;NAND minimum 1 GB | SDHC Memory | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Kogan Technologies[9] | Kogan eBook Reader[9] | 2010-07 | 6 | 228 g (8.0 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | RAM 64 MB;Flash 2 GB | SDHC Memory | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Condor Technology Associates[7] | eGriver IDEO[8] | 2010-04 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | No | Optional | Yes | Yes | RAM 64 MB;NAND minimum 1 GB | SDHC Memory | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Condor Technology Associates[7] | eGriver Touch[8] | 2010-04 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | Yes | Yes | Optional | Yes | Yes | RAM 128 MB;NAND 2 GB | SDHC Memory | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Spring Designs[10] | Alex eReader | 2010-05 | 6 | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | Android/Linux | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | 2 GB | SD | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Kobo Books[2] | Kobo eReader | 2010-05 | 6 | 221 g (7.80 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | Linux | No | No | No | No | No | 1 GB | SD | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Stereo International Enterprise Co., Ltd(TAIWAN)[11] | ES600 | 2009-04 | 6 | 240 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | RAM 128 MB;NAND 2 GB | SDHC Memory | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 800 | 2010-01 | 8.1 | 360 g (12.6 oz) |
768 × 1024 pixels (160 ppi) | 16 | Linux | Yes | No | Unknown | Yes | Yes | 128 MB | SDHC | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown |
Wolder Electronics[12] | Boox-S[13] | 2010 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | No | Unknown | Yes | Yes | RAM 128 MB; Flash 512 MB | SDHC | Unknown | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Onyx International[14] | Boox 60[13] | 2010 | 6 | 298 g (10.5 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | Linux | Yes | Yes | Optional | Yes | Yes | RAM 128 MB; Flash 512 MB | SDHC | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
italica GmbH[15] | Paperback | 2010 | 6 | 174 g (6.13 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (166 ppi) | 8 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | 512MB | 4GB SD Card | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Sony | Reader Daily Edition PRS-900 | 2009-12 | 7.1 | 283 g (10 oz) |
600 × 1024 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | MontaVista Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | Unknown | 2GB | DOU or SDHC 16GB | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Barnes & Noble | Nook | 2009-11 | 6 | 343 g (12.1 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Android/Linux | Yes (bottom screen) | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | 2GB | Micro-SD | Yes | Yes (firmware 1.3) | Yes | Yes |
Iriver | Story | 2009-10 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | Linux | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 GB | SDHC 32 GB | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 | 2009-08 | 6 | 286 g (10.1 oz) | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | 512MB (380MB Available) | Memory Stick PRO Duo & SD Card (16GB max) | No | No | Yes | No |
iPapyrus Inc.[16] | iPapyrus 6[13] | 2009 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | Linux | Optional | Optional | Optional | Yes | Yes | RAM 128 MB; Flash 2 GB | SD | Yes | Optional | Yes | Unknown |
Hanvon | WISEreader N516[17] | 2009 | 5 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Hanvon | WISEreader N518[18] | 2009 | 5 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Win CE 5.0 | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Hanvon | WISEreader N520[19] | 2009 | 5 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Win CE 5.0 | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Hanvon | WISEreader N526[20] | Unknown | 5 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Win CE 5.0 | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
PocketBook | PocketBook 301 | Unknown | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (166 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | RAM 64 Mb; HDRAM 512 Mb | SD, SDHC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 | 2009-08 | 5 | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | No | No | No | No | Unknown | 512MB (480MB Available) | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Bookeen | Cybook Opus | 2009-08 | 5 | 150 g (5.3 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 4 | Linux 2.6 | No | No | No | No | Yes | RAM: 32 MB NAND Flash: 1 GB |
Micro SD, SDHC | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown |
Elonex | eBook | 2009-07 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Endless ideas | BeBook Mini (Hanlin V5 clone [21] ) | Unknown | 5 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Linux | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | RAM: 32 MB Flash: 384 MB |
SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Endless ideas | BeBook One (Hanlin V3 clone) | Unknown | 6 | Unknown | Unknown | 4 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Interead | COOL-ER | 2009-06 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | Linux | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | RAM 128 MB; 1 GB storage | SD (up to 4GB) | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Samsung | Papyrus | 2009-06 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown | 8 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Amazon | Kindle DX | 2009-06 | 9.7 | 540 g (18.9 oz) |
825 × 1200 pixels (150 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4GB (3.3 Available) | No | No | Limited | No | Unknown |
Amazon | Kindle 2 | 2009-02 | 6 | 289 g (10.2 oz) | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB (1.4 Available) | No | No | Limited | No | Unknown |
Amazon | Kindle 3 Wi-Fi [22] | 2010-07 | 6 | 241 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (~3 Available) | No | No | Yes | No | Unknown |
Amazon | Kindle 3 Wi-Fi 3G [23] | 2010-07 | 6 | 247 g (8.7 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (~3 Available) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Foxit Software | eSlick | 2009 | 6 | 180 g (6.4 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels | 4 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | SD 4GB | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Sony | Reader PRS-700 | 2008-10 | 6 | 283 g (10 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Sony | Reader PRS-505 | 2008 | 6 | 250 g (9 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | No | No | No | No | Unknown | 256MB(192MB Available) | SD card and Memory Stick | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 2008 | 10.2 | 700 g (24.69 oz) |
1024 × 1280 pixels (160 ppi) | 16 | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | SD Card | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Jinke | Hanlin V5 [24] | 2008 | 5 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | RAM: 32 MB Flash: 384 MB |
SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Amazon | Kindle | 2007 | 6 | 289 g (10.2 oz) | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | Linux | No | No | No | Yes | No | Unknown | No | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown |
Bookeen | Cybook Gen3 | 2007 | 6 | 174 g (6.13 oz) | 600 × 800 pixels (166 ppi) | 8 | Unknown | No | No | No | No | Unknown | 1 GB | SD Card | Unknown | No | Yes | No |
Jinke | Hanlin V3 | 2007 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 12 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Sony | Reader PRS-500 | 2006 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
Jinke | Hanlin V2 | 2006 | 6 | Unknown | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | Linux | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
iRex Technologies | iLiad | 2006 | 8.1 | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
768 × 1024 pixels (158 ppi) | 16 | Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 64 MB | CF, SD/MMC, USB2.0 | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Sony | Librié | 2004 | 6 | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | NSC Linux 1.2.0 | No | No | No | Yes | No | 10 MB | Memory Stick PRO | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown |
Kolporter | eClicto | 2007 | 6 | 174 g (6.1 oz) |
600 × 800 pixels (166 ppi) | 4 | Linux | No | No | No | No | Unknown | 512 MB | SD up to 2GB | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Manufacturer | Model | Intro Date | Size [in] | Weight | Screen Resolution | Shades | Operating System | Touchscreen | Wifi | Text-to-Speech | integrated dictionary | directory organization capability | amount of memory | Card Reader | user replaceable battery | Web Browser | Library Compatible | Wireless Broadband |
Supported File Formats
See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.
Manufacturer | Model | total # of formats | .arg | .azw | .djvu | .epub | .html | .lbr | .lit | .mobi | .mp3 | .opf | .pdb | .pdg | .tr3 | .txt | .xeb | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBS TECHNOLOGY[5] | Agebook+6 | 12 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Kogan Technologies[9] | Kogan eBook Reader | 16[25] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Spring Design[10] | Alex eReader | 5 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Kobo[2] | Kobo eReader | 3 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Stereo International Enterprise CO., Ltd. (TAIWAN)[11] | ES600[11] | 8 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Onyx International[14] | Boox 60 [13] | 14 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
iPapyrus Inc.[16] | iPapyrus 6[13] | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
Wolder Electronics[12] | Boox-S[13] | 14 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Condor Technology Associates[7] | eGriver IDEO[8] | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Condor Technology Associates[7] | eGriver Touch[8] | 8 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
italica GmbH[15] | Paperback 1.0 | 6[26] | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Sony | Reader Daily Edition PRS-900[27] | 11 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Barnes & Noble | nook[28] | 4 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Iriver | Story | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-600[29] | 12 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Hanvon | WISEreader N516[17] | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Hanvon | WISEreader N518[18] | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Hanvon | WISEreader N520[19] | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Hanvon | WISEreader N526[20] | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
PocketBook | PocketBook 301 | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300[30] | 6 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Bookeen | Cybook Opus[31] | 6 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Elonex | eBook | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Manufacturer | Model | total # of formats | .arg | .azw | .djvu | .epub | .html | .lbr | .lit | .mobi | .mp3 | .opf | .pdb | .pdg | .tr3 | .txt | .xeb | |
Endless ideas | BeBook Mini (Hanlin V5 clone)[32] | 23 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Endless ideas | BeBook One (Hanlin V3 clone)[32] | 23 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Interead | COOL-ER | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Samsung | Papyrus | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Amazon | Kindle DX | 12 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Amazon | Kindle 2 | 12 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Amazon | Kindle 3 Wi-Fi & 3G | 12+ | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Foxit Software | eSlick | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-700 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-505 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 800 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 9 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V5 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Amazon | Kindle | ? | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Bookeen | Cybook Gen3[31] | 6 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Jinke | Hanlin V3 | 19 | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-500[33] | 9 | No | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Jinke | Hanlin V2 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
iRex Technologies | iLiad | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Librié | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Kolporter | eClicto | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Manufacturer | Model | total # of formats | .arg | .azw | .djvu | .epub | .html | .lbr | .lit | .mobi | .mp3 | .opf | .pdb | .pdg | .tr3 | .txt | .xeb |
This list is missing many of the 1st and 2nd generation E-reader devices from the 1990s to 2005.
Rebranded devices
- Hanlin V3 -> BeBook (EU): BeBook, Koobe (HU), Astak EZ Reader (US), Lbook (UA) Papyre (Spain)
- Netronix EB001 -> PocketBook (UA), Astak Mentor EZ Reader, Cybook Gen3 (200Mhz version)
- Netronix EB600 -> Cool-er, PocketBook+,eClicto, Elonex eBook, eSlick, Astaka Mentor EZ Reader, Cybook Gen3 (400Mhz version), PocketBook (UA, EU), INVES-BOOK 600 (ES)
- Onyx Boox 60 -> BeBook Neo, Wolder Boox
- Hanvon WISEreader N520 -> Elonex eBook 511 EB
- Ambiance ADB-106 -> Energybook 2060
Announced devices or prototypes
- Oyo by Medion (October 2010)
- txtr, (October 2009), 6 inch reader from Wizpac
- Readius by Polymer Vision (Autumn 2008) UPDATE: Polymer Vision filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2009. This ebook reader will not be coming to market in its current form.
- Skiff Reader (2010), 11.5 inch device [34] by Skiff. (Update Skiff has been acquired by News Corp. in June 2010 Press release. Soon after it was announced that the reader device will not be brought to market.)
- eDGe, dual screen, by enTourage (Coming in 2010)[35]
- Slate, 8.9 inch screen, by Hewlett-Packard (June–September 2010)[36]
- E6 Slider, 6 inch reader, by Samsung (Spring 2010)[37]
- Samsung E61 with QWERTY design (early 2010)[38]
- Gorld 600TW by Shenzhen
- Takeop - an eBook project by Mircea Batranu (proj-2007/ prez-2009)[39]
Devices using an LCD screen
- URBook 5" and 7" using TFT Transflective screen [1] expected to release April 2010
- miBook miBook using a 7" TFT screen
- ECTACO jetBook using a 5" 16-grayscale TFT Transflective screen [2]
- eBook - JE100 JoinTech using a TFT Color Screen Touch Panel LCD
- eBookwise 1150 [40] Back-lit 5.5" diagonal 4-bit grayscale LCD touch screen
Discontinued models and products
- QUE proReader by Plastic Logic [41]
- Cybook / Cybook Gen1 Sold by Cytale (1998–2003) then by Bookeen (2003–2007), now replaced with the Cybook Gen3 and the Cybook Opus
- Franklin eBookMan - 1999(?)-2002 (last model), although new eBookMans are available from Ectaco
Other mobile text viewers
Some portable multimedia players and smartphones include a text viewer, e.g. several Cowon players, including the Cowon D2 and the iAUDIO U3 and Mobipocket Reader for Symbian OS and Windows Mobile mobile phones and devices. Adobe Reader mobile also turns Windows Mobile devices (for example, Samsung Omnia) into suitable e-Book viewers. Apple's iPhone, iPad[42] and iPod Touch are also acquiring status as e-book readers through a variety of e-reader apps. WordPlayer or FBReader turns Android phones into e-book readers. PalmOS based devices and smartphones are also usable for reading books. PalmOS supports PalmDoc, iSilo, Mobipocket reader, PDF, HTML conversion, text format, Handstory, TealDoc among many other software titles, in addition to on-the-device word processing.
There are also mobile devices capable of wordprocessing. Conversely, fully functional tablet notebooks (with screens that turn 180 degrees and lie with the back to the keyboard) and subnotebooks are used as e-book-readers.
See also
- Comparison of e-book formats - includes both device and software formats
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