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

Loved it. It is fast, support multiple ebook formats, good with images, very simple to rotate to use with one hand and very light to hold too. Smart back light is quite good too. Easy to set up personalized shortcuts for touchscreen and buttons. Only con is it feels VERY fragile, I’d recommend buying a cover -it’s even recommended in the user manual.

This Pocketbook ereader replaced my Kobo Aura One (which I truly loved). Pros - This has a better screen. Fast page turning The 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.

Outstanding! Good native program, but even more customizable with Koreader installed. I can easily increase the font size or weight with Koreader when my eyes get tired. I no longer have to convert everything to Mobi or Epub since it can read so many different types of ebooks. Saves me a lot of time. It's also very private- you don't have to be connected to an ebook seller to use it. Works offline. The 64GB memory is great - I can bring a huge library. Wish they still made the 64GB model. Good size and dimensions. Very lightweight. My favorite ereader by far. I now have 3 of them and got one for my brother, who liked it so much, he got one for his wife.

2026 update: no issues with the device besides the clunky g-sensor. Can be a tad slow navigating ui but page turns are snappy. They have steadily improved with software updates including Libby app built in! You can browse the library and borrow books on device with your library card and it’s amazingly convenient far more so than sending from another device for kindle or Kobo’s overdrive support. I have the 64gb BW Era and just ordered the Inkpad 4. Edit: I’ve had this device for about a month now. I’ve deducted a star due to the sluggishness of G-Sensor, the feature that allows you to switch hands and change orientation. It’s enough to cause much irritation and is basically unusable. I hope they can fix this with a software update but I suspect it’s just low processing power. Also sometimes the device becomes completely unresponsive all together. I wonder if they just crammed too many features into the device than the hardware can handle. Original review: I have been using exclusively kindles since the first one and they are great. Never had a problem with any of them and great build quality. I have also been buying them for my whole family. My only gripe was I enjoy managing my library of books with custom cover art and older books that are not available in kindle format. I also like to buy books from other sources that have a deal. This is complicated with a kindle and time consuming. I did tons of research coming from my most recent kindle oasis 2. I knew I couldn’t go backwards from having buttons, it really elevates the reading experience for me. I wanted to be able to read any format from any store I felt like buying from. I did NOT want one store forced on my Home Screen or ads. These things really narrowed down my options. I settled on the Era since the Pocketbook Viva isn’t available yet on Amazon. I’ve had a few evenings with it so far to go through every setting and get most of my library on it. Kindle books will not transfer without a lot of work. At first it took a lot of adjustment, I wasn’t sure I’d made the right decision. I had to change how I hold the device slightly and how I tap the screen to get the proper response. It has far more customization across every aspect of the device. And the smart light is nice to have because my oasis does not have warm light. The battery is bigger and even with all the added features, battery life is astronomically better. As far as I know, this device has the largest battery capacity of all the black and white e-readers (non android). Some people have complained on screen issues and issues logging into accounts, I haven’t encountered any of these issues yet. Also you don’t HAVE to log into any accounts. Another amazing feature is the text to speech. The device uses the voice of your choice to read any book. Of course it’s not as good as quality narration of an audiobook but it’s much better than I expected. I will save a lot of money not buying audiobooks. Audiobooks are also supported though. If you want total control of your E-book library and are computer savvy enough to put in the work, I’d recommend the freedom having a Pocketbook provides. Given the price compared to similar devices, I’d say so far it’s a good value. If you like the simplicity of having the biggest ebook store and a book subscription service on your device and don’t need or want anything else then you’d probably be better off sticking to Kindle. I should add though Pocketbook DOES have a store on the device and supposedly if you contact them with your device info they can change the region information allowing you to use it. I will be doing that myself soon.

Pros: direct Libby integration, extremely customizable buttons and screen tap areas, lightweight, the front light is very customizable and non-intrusive, good screen resolution, good storage, good battery life, font selection and layout customization for reading not bad. Cons: EXTREMELY fragile. Drop once, kiss your screen goodbye, even in the PocketBook brand case. Buttons are not comfortably placed or shaped for long reading sessions; the raised edges cut into your finger. Not enough border around both sides of the screen to switch hands as you hold, and turning upside down to swap where the wide edge goes is awkward, sluggish, and buggy (somehow the web browser is stuck permanently upside-down). Painfully slow at: boot up, cloud sync, and Libby. Libby app often very buggy, undecided if I'm logged into my cards, books don't always return cleanly; these things I expect will improve as the app matures, but the underlying slowness of the device remains. Cloud sync can't be turned off as far as I can tell, sporadically interferes with library returns, and generates errors 50% of the time. Overall: it gave me library books when my Kindle got cut off, and that was great and worth the frustrations of the software... but now my screen has a huge diagonal crack. Something designed to be carried around in one hand should not be this fragile, especially in a case. No idea if I can get parts for a repair in the US and I'm heartbroken, especially as it's so new. Don't buy without a protection plan that covers drops.

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.

I love this thing. The only issue is that the accelerometer is very very unreliable, but if you disable it, there is no problem. Classy, nice amount of weight in the hand, crisp resolution. My only regret is that I didn't get it sooner.

I bought this to replace my kindle, because I wanted a drm free reader that still had my favorite kindle feature, syncing between the app on my phone and the reader for all those times I have a little time to get some reading in and don’t have the reader with me. Pocketreader claims to have that feature, but it doesn’t actually work. Getting it to sync is an exercise in frustration. The software in general seems very buggy and slow. Can’t recommend it at this time.

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.

Has "send a book via email directly to the reader" feature. Battery lasts super long if WI-FI is off. Fast enough for e-ink reader. Web Browser is slow and doesn't support tabs - but has enough functionality to google for a book/document and download it. I love PDF text reflow feature: if a PDF has OCR, then the reader can extract the text and lay it out as if it is a plain text document. So you don't have to zoom and scale to fit. For non OCR PDFs the experience is OK, but of course, not so seamless as with a regular screen. Has build-in dictionaries & thesaurus (offline!). Can even read a book aloud.

I'm really loving the Pocketbook Era. The first thing to mention is the built quality is fantastic. Fit and finish is just beyond anything Kindle or Kobo could produce. It has some weight to it too that makes it feel quality rather than holo and empty inside. The asymmetrical design is just perfect for me. One gripe I had with the PW was that it's at the size where it's just awkward to hold without a popsocket or some kind of strapped case. The Era has been very intuitively designed that it can be held with one hand with my thumb resting near the raised page turn button. The speed is fantastic and the refresh is a lot smoother than the PW Gen11 which I also have. PDFs are so pleasant to read and pinch to zoom is such a better experience. Battery life is on par with the PW if you actively use every battery saving option like lower screen brightness and airplane mode so the wifi/Bluetooth isn't on. Every book file type I could need is supported including epub, html, pdf, and cbz. It even has built in Adobe Editions support that Pocketbook provides should I need to borrow DRM content I can do so natively without third party software. Similar to Kindle, it has email to device support but Pocketbook also adds Dropbox support as well as Pocketbook Cloud support as well. Download the Pocketbook App on your phone and it can manage books from Google Drive and Google Books as well. The most convenient feature I absolutely appreciate on the Pocketbook Era is the organization of my library on the device; IT ACTUALLY HAS ONE! Metadata is detected and books are organized by author, genre, collections, favorites, folders, formats, and series. No more being limited to organizing things by [Collections] and manually moving books to those folders like on the PW. Kindle needs pay attention and step up their game. For audiobooks mp3 works perfectly and the device will even detect chapters from single file m4b. One of the best audiobook reading experiences I've had with options to adjust both speed and pitch of the audio. Text to speech is very nice as well with many voices to download and speakers/Bluetooth makes things so convenient. If you want to connect it to wired headphones you can with the supplied USB-C to 3.5mm dongle. The store experience isn't something you buy the Pocketbook for as it only has access to the European store. This is good and bad; good in that you're not tied to any ecosystem like you are with Kindles or Kobo's and bad if you're looking to buy books, download and simply read like you could with Kindles and Kobo's. If you manage your book library from third party software like calibre, this is the perfect companion to sideloading however this can involve plugging the device in which, apparently the consensus is a deal breaker since people hate the inconvenience of having to plug in their device to a computer. I don't mind this at all since my library is huge. If I need to transfer a single book, I just use the email to Pocketbook feature and it receives perfectly. Never have I had a book deleted on me; Kindle users will know what I mean. Overall I really enjoy reading on my Pocketbook Era. I think it's the perfect device for me as I can work around every obstacle to maximize my experience with the device by utilizing the capabilities of the device. It isn't an all-in-one device like a Kindle could be, where you can buy books directly and check out books from a subscription service like Kindle Unlimited but if you know how to utilize third party software to manage your book library this is a fantastic option for an ereader. Audiobook support is fantastic, although I wasn't into audiobooks prior to picking this device up, I find it makes listening to audiobooks very convenient. I'm 17 audiobooks in so far this year and I feel like this is a very complete experience.

Cambié a este dispositivo para tener pantalla de 7 pulgadas y luz cálida. Además, la posibilidad de tener botones físicos para el cambio de página (cosa que muchos usuarios reclaman, lamentando la discontinuidad del Kindle Oasis, por ejemplo). Sí, el nuevo PW ofrece las dos primeras condiciones, pero la política con respecto a las restricciones de los Kindle me hizo cambiar de marca, aún siendo un fan de estos dispositivos. El primero que cambiamos fue el de mi esposa, por un Kobo Clara BW. Cuando me tocó a mí, no me convenció el que el Libra solamente tuviera la opción de pantalla Kaleido3 (a color) pues eso no me interesa en absoluto, ya que no uso la luz si no es para leer por la noche y con las actuales pantallas a color debes tenerla siempre encendida. Así pues, me decidí por este dispositivo y, después de un mes de uso, hago esta reseña. - Contras: Empezando por lo negativo, el cambio de libro es más lento que en Kindle. Particularmente, eso me afecta porque suelo leer 4 o 5 a la vez y voy cambiando una o dos veces durante el día. Tampoco es significativamente malo, sólo hay que esperar un par de segundos. El diccionario tampoco es una maravilla, algunas veces la definición es "femenino o plurar de x" con lo que te quedas sin más definiciones si no te conectas a la Wikipedia. - Pros: Siempre uso los e-readers con funda pero, aún así, es cómodo de leer en casa o en el transporte público. El poder cambiar la orientación de la pantalla y que los botones de cambio de página también lo hagan (algo así como el modo zurdo) es un plus para mí. La pantalla, no siendo Carta 1300, sino 1200 sigue manteniendo los 300 ppi y un paso de página rápido. Ampliamente customizable sin tener que cambiarle el SO. Tal vez más adelante use una versión del KO Reader, pero no por ahora. Otro plus a tener en cuenta es que puedes "programar" el uso de la luz (brillo y calidez) a determinadas horas del día, sin tener que preocuparte de mover el dedo por la pantalla, aunque si lo haces te pregunta si quieres pasar al modo manual y puedes volver al automático en cualquier momento. En cuanto a la "tienda" es un tanto limitada para libros en español, pero yo ya tengo una buena biblioteca y si me interesa comprar en otra tienda (no Kindle) puedo hacerlo y descargar el nuevo libro mediante USB desde mi ordenador. Hay opciones para sincronizar la lectura con otros dispositivos, guardar libros en su nube, etc. pero apenas lo he usado en ninguno de mis lectores anteriores. La carga de la batería dura tanto como mi antiguo dispositivo y agradecezco mucho el uso de la luz cálida para leer antes de dormir. Si cambia algo, tengan por seguro que modificaré o actualizaré esta reseña.

Ik vind het schermformaat perfect. Kwaliteit van beeld is goed, of je nu in donker leest of in de zon, door de belichting is het altijd goed te lezen. Is fijn om vast te houden. Naast swipen kun je ook de fysieke knoppen gebruiken. Deze ereader kan ieder ebook formaat aan. Geen gedoe met kabels of pc. Sync met je dropbox en alles wat je daar in zet komt op je ereader. Er is ook een app voor op je telefoon. Daar kun je je bibliotheek ook beheren en altijd verder lezen wanneer je wil. De voortgang is opgeslagen in de cloud. Helaas is de ondersteuning voor Nederlands in de bookstore of woordenboek nog wat beperkt. De batterij gaat super lang mee!