![]() But to be clear on this, Boox isn’t some fly-by-night operation - they may not be well known over here, but it’s hard to argue with the quality of the devices. And whether you feel comfortable logging into a version of Evernote that you can’t (without a bit of work) verify the contents of… well, it’s not for everyone. Let’s just admit right now that compared to the simplicity of Kindle and Kobo, this is already a bit out there. ![]() You can add it through settings, which isn’t hard, but there’s also a sideloading store built in with recent (if not quite brand new) install packages of popular, vetted apps for the device. Because the Poke 3 comes from China, it doesn’t have access to Google services right off the bat. It’s not as simple as it would be on an ordinary Android device, though. But for the first time I can actually get Simplenote on my e-reader. ![]() And not everything works as well as I’d like. Now, there are really only so many apps that you actually might want on an e-reader like this one. Boox takes things two steps further with a custom Android launcher onto which you can download full apps. Kobo at least allows for more file formats to be loaded directly on, and now has excellent Pocket integration for saving articles from the web. Amazon keeps tight control over its ecosystem and outside of a handful of associated services the devices can’t do much. The operating system of the Boox provides far more options than either Kobo or Kindle. Adding custom fonts is as easy as dragging and dropping them, just like documents. ![]() Type formatting is good, and has plenty of options for tweaking how any of the many (too many…) included fonts look, even weight and contrast adjustments to really fine tune them. That said, the quality of the light is equally good and once you dial it in, it looks great. The whole system seems a little baroque and I hope Boox streamlines it. I do wish that when you linked the two sliders, they kept their positions relative to one another. I don’t see that it adds any real new capabilities, but once you get the feel for it, it isn’t that much harder to use, either. You can also turn either one off entirely or link them together so they are adjusted as one. Instead of having a brightness slider and a temperature slider, it has a warm and cool slider, and increasing or decreasing either one changes both the brightness and temperature. It does differ in its approach to illumination, though whether meaningfully so is a matter of opinion. Pocketbook Touch HD 3 – $139.Image Credits: Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch Pocketbook InkPad Color – $285.00 ($44 off) Onyx Note3 – $499.99 ($50 off) Pocketbook Deals Prices are a bit cheaper directly from their website, but their return policy isn’t nearly as customer-friendly as Amazon’s so you may want to look into that first. Onyx is having a holiday sale on their previous generation devices that were just replaced. Kindle Printed Covers – 20% off Kobo Deals Kindle Paperwhite 5 Fabric Covers – 25% off Kindle Paperwhite 5 Leather Covers – 25% off Get $6 Credit When Spending $25 on Kindle eBooks – Terms may vary by account, offer requires activation, ends Nov 28th Get 20-40% off Kindle Unlimited Gift subscriptions Kindle Paperwhite 4 – $84.99 ($75 off) 32GB model Kindle Dealsīest Deal: Kindle Paperwhite 5 Kids – $114.99 ($45 off) – (There’s no difference between a kids Kindle and a regular Kindle functionally the kids version just adds a cover and an upgraded warranty, plus it has no ads) However, the 32GB version is currently $5 cheaper than the 8GB version. The 8GB model is currently priced $5 higher than last year, and now it’s been discontinued. I’m surprised the Kindle Paperwhite 4 isn’t marked down further. Update: It’s surprising to see Amazon has the new 6.8″ Kindle Paperwhite on sale less than one month after it was released, but the kids version is still the better deal because it comes with a cover, an upgraded warranty, and no ads for only $10 more, and it’s the same exact Kindle otherwise.
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