PocketBook Era E-Reader, Stardust Silver, 16GB | 7ʺ Glare-Free & Eye-Friendly Touch-Screen with E -Ink Technology | Waterproof | Text-to-Speech, Audio- & E-Book Reader | SMARTlight & Built-in Speaker

This review is from the perspective of these use-cases:- Reading both English (US) and Russian/Cyrillic- Heavy need for offline dictionary lookup, especially with Russian-Russian and Russian->English dictionaries- Using mainly Koreader side-loaded over USB connection from MacOS - A lot of this review is of the pairing of Koreader with the device, not just the device itself- Using Calibre to organize and send books- No comics or any real need for color e-ink screen- Using side-loaded and koreader dictionaries- Comfortable with tech and tweaking configs- No experience with the store, I sideload books (the only way IMO) - if you're a kindle store user - good luckThis thing is exactly what I was looking for.Move from Kindle:I had a Kindle Oasis, the latest version before they discontinued it. I loved the physical buttons but the battery was trash from the start, and the dictionary support was really weak.I needed1) better dictionaries (which the oasis didn't support most common dictionary formats)2) you couldn't select and define a word that is within the definition of a different word. No good when you have a weak vocabulary. The old kindle 3 could, but Amazon stopped caring about the nice finishing touches on the Kindle long ago.3) better battery lifeI chose the Pocketbook Era Color because it had:1) the ability to sideload koreader easily and good koreader integration (you can override the default reader to koreader directly without too much tinkering - nice. No jailbreak needed.2) I chose the color because it actually has better tech specs over the regular Era. I would gladly give up the color screen for sharper contrast and lower price - but I wanted that quad-core over the dual and 1GB of RAM instead of 512MB - anything to make these snappier - I chose to deal with potential contrast issues or darkness - worth it3) All the format support I could needExperience:- People here complained about "uneven lighting" - I don't see that - either they're picky or they fixed it. Looks even steven to me.- Nice build - doesn't have the metallic casing of the oasis, and its a little thicker - but I kind of like it more for some reason - its not bulky, feels much better to hold, personal pref I suppose- Took half a day of tinkering to get it just how I like it, some of that was due to koreader being so feature rich, and not a knock on this reader at all.- Side loading koreader was a snap. no jailbreak needed, awesome.- I briefly took a look at the pocketbook default reader, and the dictionary requires either two presses to get to the word, or to go into dictionary mode, which I'd rather just hit the word and quickly get the pop up. It matters when your vocab is bad and you do this a lot. Maybe there is a fix, but I just chose to go the koreader route. Will be more consistent between this and future devices. Looks nice otherwise.- Koreader lets you associate the file types to itself, so you open the book in pocketbook, and it opens in koreader. Nice.- Battery life is great. Maybe not "new mac/iphone" great, but absolutely what i would expect and probably better.- I got the flip case (not shell) - you unclip a narrow side panel in the back, the cover attaches there flush with tabs on one side and magnets on the other. Works great - no it probably won't protect the edges - get a shell if you need that. The cover is a good material that looks like it won't fray like the oasis covers did.- Warmth/frontlight/night mode all work great under both pocketbook and koreader.- If you enable automatic frontlight settings, koreader won't be able to modify the frontlight, so you'll need to exit and disable auto front light - there's probably an easier way but i haven't cared enough to look- Dictionary support in koreader - solid, best experience I've had with it for both Russian and English. I pulled down a bunch of dictionaries, and the ReaderDict and Koreader Wiktionary dictionaries are by far the best. You can select the word, select another word within the first definition, and edit the word being searched for, and quickly switch dictionary as well as prefer a dictionary.- Initially koreader looks bad, you have to set the font and margins how you like them, and the possibilities are basically endless - Bookerly/Amazon Ember are available from amazon, PT Serif for proper Cyrillic display, whatever you want. Line spacing, everything.- FB2 support solid- I don't really notice a resolution difference with the color screen - I know its there, but I'm impressed it's not that noticeable.- I like the longer buttons way better than the little oasis buttons- Touchscreen is more....predictable...than the oasis. Oasis has a mind of its own.Negative experiences:- Yeah the screen is a little darker than what a paperwhite or oasis would look like. But its not noticeable really. I haven't had the need to have the frontlight on maximum yet - maybe 80%. So that solves that problem real quick. Worth the better specs over the regular era.Kindle users:If you're a kindle store user, you're going to want to be careful what you buy here - here you're out of the amazon ecosystem and need to get involved in managing your books. It's a price to be paid for flexibility and options.Russian/Cyrillic readers:- FB2 instead of epub, koreader, ReaderDict and Wiktionary dictionaries, PT Serif with proper margins and line spacing, shortcut corner tap table of contents for those into classic literature with "complete series" ebooks. Get cozy with the koreader user manual. Perfect reading experience.Super happy with this.

If you're in the market for a color e-reader, this is a great choice. Colors are muted (as with all color e-ink), and the screen is darker than the monochrome version, which necessitates more backlight use, and thus battery power. This is inherent to all color e-ink displays, so understand that before buying. If color is not critical, buy the monochrome version.The build quality is top notch. I was a little concerned that with the buttons on the side would be prone to accidental clicking. They are not, and in fact the shape of the buttons actually improve single handed grip considerably. Holding the Era in one hand, and using the right arrow button to advance pages is comfortable. The device is fairly light (about the same as a the Kindle Paper White). It will just fit in a wide pant pocket. The back side's grooved surface looks OK, but did not improve grip the way I expected.PocketBook's software is a breath of fresh air. There are a plethora of customization options. Every physical button can be customized to do whatever the user wants. Screen tap, and gesture actions can also be fully customized. The store can be hidden; Something I appreciate as US customer. The library can be sorted many ways, including by genre and series, and it can also be searched. Books can be marked as favorites, and users can make their own collections. There is a task manager (which can be mapped to a physical key like most every other feature), which makes switching between apps effortless. There is a nice browser, allowing about as good a browsing experience as possible on e-ink. Voice integration is better than I expected. Multiple voices are available for download to suit most tastes. Playback is relatively smooth, and playback speed is adjustable. There is voice playback in the dictionary tab, which is very helpful with foreign word pronunciation.It's a modifiable device too. If you want to use KOReader, installing it is a snap, and file associations can be set so clicking on a book opens KOReader automatically. If you want to dig deeper, all kinds of other changes can be made. Like changing the application menu, changing app icons to whatever you want, Changing the app menu categories, sorting, and hiding apps altogether, and the developers even included helpful comments in the devices config files to make customization easier.What's not to like? It would be nice if bookmarks had a dropdown context menu like Kindle. The dictionary/translation feature opens as a tab; A window like on Kindle or KOReader would be better. If PocketBook entered the US market, quite a few things could be improved, but it's understandable why they have not.

I so wanted to like this e-reader but I'm afraid it's a glitchy, unreliable too-slow device and I'm returning it while the window is still open.It's a very nice device, well-thought-out with so many useful features. Unfortunately reading on it is an ongoing nightmare I quickly grew tired of. Page turns are sometimes slow, sometimes instantaneous, sometimes it skips ahead by 15 or so pages and I have to backtrack looking for the page I was on. It's prone to random freezing and can be unresponsive while you're desperately trying to figure out how to escape the loop of doom you're in. There are many more ways the Pocketbook has tortured me, too many to relate here.So many great features if only it could actually perform them.Really, I may possibly have gotten a dud because they can't all be this bad. My Pocketbook is an exercise in frustration and futility every single time I use it and I've finally given up on it. Reading is not supposed to be painful - I read for relaxation, not aggravation.

I got this item as parts to replace the broken screen on my 64gig model. Its ridiculous that its the same price as my 64gig (no longer sold) model, while this one is only 16gig. Though the price increase could be attributed to the massive tariff increase (sigh), it’s going to be hard to sell this as a competing product compared to other e-books brands.Some people, like me still prefers the better contrast (and lighter background) with minimal to no backlighting of this black/white model compared to the Kaleido/colored ones. The colored doesn't have 64gig model. This one’s text is crisp and clear. Colored/Kaleido is just too dark without backlighting compared to this one.The software works very well, and I love that I can also put in my preferred font! Dictionary needs improvement, but the software response is fast enough. This item also doesn’t push their ebook store to the front and center which I very much prefer unlike other companies. Can sync via cloud if you want to continue reading on your phone/app.Avoid putting it in between heavy schoolbooks inside ur bag - you’ll crack the screen eventually due to pressure.Battery life is wonderful. I go 3 to 4 weeks before needing to recharge, and I read more than 12 hours a day (about 1 entire light novel volume per day).Overall weight is decent, could be lighter if they use lighter, stiffer metal frame inside but it’s weight is fine even with a case.

expensive but worthwhile, very high-quality product. Doesn't feel flimsy or cheap like many other e-readers. Very customizable, functional, and flexible, suitable for power-users. Screen is big-enough to read PDFs comfortably (especially if you get third-party software like KOReader), which was a big reason I this over smaller e-readers.

This Pocketbook ereader replaced my Kobo Aura One (which I truly loved).Pros -This has a better screen.Fast page turningThe reading experience is very smooth and comfortable.The display is very sharp and easy to read. Lighting is very even.64 GB is a crazy amount of storage. I never delete anything.I can operate it with one hand. I had to use both hands with the kobo.Buttons are very useful but I have a hard time remembering which is which when I flip it.The connection to calibre is more reliable than the kobo. I love usb-c on an ebook reader.Battery life is excellent; I get about a month.The cloud account works very well. I had to lie and say I bought it in Germany to get it to work.Cons-It is rather sensitive to orientation and often flips the display 90 degrees when it should not.The library browser is jerky and unpleasant to use.I used both readers for I while this winter, but found myself preferring the Pocketbook Era.

I love it! I use it daily, it's a great reader. I specially enjoy being able to access the internet explorer to find new books.However, on the downside, it has a lot of trouble pairing with the app from my cellphone, it constantly shows an error: sincronization error.Also, it is a bit slow to pass pages

This device is probably the most premium ereader out there still using a black and white screen. The new color screens are darker and grainier. This screen is fantastic, the screen is a little worse than the 12th gen paper white with contrast, but just barely.The build is very nice, solid, thin, reminds me of the final oasis model. The page turn buttons are great too. Lots of customization options. You can setup almost everything the way you want it. With cloud support and native epub format support, this thing is super easy to put books on.Now for the negatives. The software isn’t as good as kindles. It’s ok, but sometimes doesn’t recognize screen presses or simply doesn’t open a menu when you try to. The whole interface is laggy. I can’t stress enough how slow it is. Unresponsive UI, takes 3-4 seconds to open a book. Poor scrolling, hard to customize page layout. Menus randomly take seconds to appear, etc. Those used to a snappy Kindle interface will be disappointed.Also the screen lighting isn’t great with lighter and darker spots. This is from two different devices I received. The first had shipping damage. Both screens are fantastic if the light is off, but when it’s on, it’s meh. The contrast is also not great, dark mode is pretty much white text on dark gray background. Can’t do true black.Overall the most premium quality build ereader out there now that Amazon discontinued the Oasis product. But it really needs better lighting, am improved interface and a faster processor.

Lightweight, compact, the settings can be in any language (not always a case with other e-books), possibility to highlight and note, and the most important is ability to download books from anywhere you want

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Brilliant e-reader with text to speech compatible with Libby App UK (Used by many UK libraries). This e-reader is exactly what I was looking for and allows me to access the library books I borrow via the Libby app from my library in epub format and then listen to them using text to speech which I find much easier than reading due to disability.I borrow via Libby on phone or iPad first as they’re faster to navigate but then opening the epub of the book on pocketbook immediately allows access to all features including voice which has a number of voices available for text to speech and can be listened to by Bluetooth headphones or through the integrated speaker. It’s on a par, if not better than the kindle text to speech experience (easier to access and stop and start than voiceover).The user interface is slower than Apple products but similar to non- Apple devices I’ve tried and very similar to Kindle basic model speed. The screen is responsive and accurate. The buttons are good and responsive. There are lots of customisable options and the battery life, even when using text to speech, is impressive compared to basic kindle.It’s expensive (reason for 4 stars) but if you’re looking for text to speech for epub, Libby library books I couldn’t find anything better and would recommend.The listing says 65gb silver but I was sent 64gb copper model so I’m not sure if the listing is now for both or a random assignment but the sunset copper colour is lovely and the device seems well made overall.

Mein wertvollster Stück. Man kann viele Bücher lesen auch draussen an Tageslicht, der Kontrast ist hervorragend. Ich habe dazu eine "kwmobile Flip Hülle kompatibel mit Pocketbook Era/Era Color - Vorderfach Handschlaufe" gekauft um das E-book in der Hand besser zu halten. Ich liebe es.

Cercavo da tempo un ereader che non fosse collegato a uno store. Avevo provato tolino con sistema operativo Android ed era stato un disastro. Questo lo sto usando da diversi giorni, gli ebook si caricano tramite Adobe Digital Edition (quelli con adobe drm) senza problemi, quelli che non hanno adobe drm vanno copiati come su una chiavetta usb. i colori sono buoni e la batteria ha un'ottima durata, considerato che io lo tengo acceso diverse ore al giorno. l'avvio è molto rapido. Molto soddisfatta anche per la gestione dei libri presi in prestito in biblioteca, che ultimamente col Kobo non riuscivo più a gestire.