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Чому я обрав Linux, а не Android: огляд PocketBook Era 700 (спроба №2)

Привіт, це моя друга спроба зробити огляд (дякую спільноті, врахував помилки першої версії). Хочу розповісти про свою читалку PocketBook Era 700 (чорно-біла версія) і пояснити, чому, на мою думку, це найкраща E-Ink книга на сьогоднішній день. Почну з приємного факту: компанія PocketBook була заснова

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e-gordinski in r/uabooks

March 18, 2026 12:31 PM

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pocketbook verse (pro) vs clara bw vs other recs?

Verse Lite is just a worse Verse, just forget about it (smaller battery, no buttons, no SD card slot, no warm colour temperature, also not waterproof - as the standard Verse isn't). Portablility: all devices in discussion are 6" devices, there's no difference in portability (Kobo Clara BW is slightl

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azoth980 in r/ereader

March 1, 2026 12:05 PM

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I need a 7-8" BW ereader with buttons. Suggestions?

I have the Era & the 8" Carta 1200 PocketBook InkPad 4. Both are decent devices, the screen on both is fine. The Era now is my most favourite device, but I still use my InkPad 4 for manga (bigger screen). I said fine because I could in the past compare my InkPad 4 to a Carta 1300 sunken screen Kobo

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azoth980 in r/ereader

February 25, 2026 9:25 AM

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E-reader recommendations

Consider also PocketBook Era or InkPad 4. They allow uploading books using USB and File Explorer, or with internet options. They are a bit slow though.

radiells in r/ereader

December 7, 2025 12:47 PM

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It's been an expensive 6 months since leaving Kindle

Growing up in school I hated reading. None of the required reading books ever did anything for me, so I rarely actually read them. But that all changed in 2011 when I got a Kindle Keyboard and found out I could read books that I actually liked. It's been wondering and I've been singing the praises o

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Nymunariya in r/ereader

February 14, 2025 7:28 AM

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Undecided about buying a Verse Pro

You can only answer this for yourself. Verse Pro indeed has an older screen tech, so the contrast is lower compared to the Kobo Clara BW. But you (likely) don't have a Kobo Clara BW, so against what will you compare it without also having a Kobo Clara BW? You can only decide for yourself how importa

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azoth980 in r/ereader

April 13, 2026 9:36 AM

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Thinking to return my Kobo Libra Colour and get a Pocketbook Era BW, but I really need advice first...

I don't own a Libra Colour, I have a Kobo Sage, which is heavier. I also own a Kindle 7" Oasis. The Pocketbook is heavier than the Kindle, but I still really like it. Obviously, I also handle an 8" Sage regularly, so YMMV. But I'm a senior citizen who broke both wrists in a fall as recently as 2018.

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pfunnyjoy in r/ereader

February 14, 2026 8:43 PM

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Open source reader?

Yeah, the software isn't open-source but it's quite open. The menus on my PocketBook Era are indeed slower than my old Oasis, but it's still very much usable. It's not noticeable at all when reading, which is what you're likely doing 99% of the time anyway.

kernald31 in r/ereader

October 25, 2025 11:59 AM

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7", good for Koreader?

Installation of KOreader on Pocketbooks is super easy, you simply drag and drop the 2 KOreader installation files into the "System" folder of the Pocketbook, that's it. Then unplug the Pocketbook from your PC and the KOreader should be ready. In case you live in Germany, you can use "Onleihe" Librar

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rwmfk in r/ereader

April 10, 2026 9:46 AM

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Is there any sense to buy a new reader?

Do not get Pocketbook Era. It's too slow. I almost stopped reading e-books just because of it being way too annoying. Kindle 12 PW, on the other hand, has one of the fastest screen with an animation feature as well. It is a 7/10 experience on a stock firmware, and 10/10 experience on a jаilbroken on

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LimiDrain in r/ereader

April 3, 2026 3:56 PM

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