Comparison of e-readers
An e-book reader is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital books and periodicals.
e-book readers are similar in form to a tablet computer. A tablet computer typically has a faster screen capable of higher refresh rates which makes them more suitable for interaction. The main advantages of e-book readers are better readability of their screens especially in bright sunlight and longer battery life. This is achieved by using electronic paper technology to display content to readers.
Any device that can display text on a screen can act as an e-book reader, but without the advantages of the e-paper technology.
Commercially available devices sold by maker or designer
Some of the terms used in the charts below include:
- Library compatible – Can be used to borrow e-books from public libraries. This typically means that the EPUB and/or PDF formats with digital-rights-management (DRM) protection are supported.[citation needed]
Electronic-paper displays
Maker | Model | Intro year | End of production. | Screen size (inch) | Screen type | Weight | Screen pixels | Screen shades | Operating system | Touch screen stylus | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Integrated dictionary | Directory organization | Internal storage | Card reader slot | Replaceable battery | Web browser | Library compatible | USB peripherals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluratek | Libre Ebook Reader Pro | Template:2009 | ? | 5 | ePaper | 213 g (7.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | SDHC 32G | ? | No | ? | No |
Amazon | Kindle (4th generation) | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 170 g (5.98 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | ? | 2 GB (1.25 GB) |
No | No | Yes | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle Touch 3G[1] | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 220 g (7.8 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi, 3G CDMA, 3G GSM |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (3 GB) |
No | No | Yes | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle Touch | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 213 g (7.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (3 GB) |
No | No | Yes | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle 3 Wi-Fi 3G (now Kindle Keyboard 3G[2] | 2010 | 2011 | 6 | eInk Pearl | 247 g (8.7 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi, 3G CDMA, 3G GSM |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (3 GB) |
No | No | Yes | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle 3 Wi-Fi (now Kindle Keyboard[3] | 2010 | 2011 | 6 | eInk Pearl | 241 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (3 GB) |
No | No | Yes | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle DX | 2009 | 2011 | 9.7 | eInk Pearl | 540 g (18.9 oz) |
824 × 1200 | 16 | Linux | No | 3G CDMA (USA), 3G GSM |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (3.3 GB) |
No | No | Yes (Limited) | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 6 | eInk | 289 g (10.2 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | 3G CDMA (USA), 3G GSM (World) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB (1.4 GB) |
No | No | Yes (Limited) | Yes (US Only) | No |
Amazon | Kindle | 2007 | 2009 | 6 | eInk | 289 g (10.2 oz) |
600 × 800 | 4 | Linux | No | CDMA | No | Yes | No | 256 MB (180 MB) |
SD | Yes | Yes (Limited) | Yes (US Only) | No |
Barnes & Noble | Nook | 2009 | 2011 | 6 | eInk | 343 g (12.1 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Android | Bottom | Wi-Fi, UMTS (option) | No | Yes | (FW v1.5) | 2 GB (1.3 GB) |
microSDHC | Yes | Yes (FW v1.3) |
Yes | No |
Barnes & Noble | Nook Simple Touch | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Android | Yes | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | No | No | Yes | No |
Bookeen | Cybook Odyssey | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl + HSIS[4] | 195 g (6.9 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | WI-FI, 802.11bgn | No | French | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Bookeen | Cybook Orizon | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk SiPix | 245 g (8.6 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | WI-FI, 802.11bgn, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR | No | No | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Bookeen | Cybook Opus | 2009 | ? | 5 | eInk | 150 g (5.3 oz) |
600 × 800 | 4 | Linux | No | No | No | No | Yes | 1 GB | microSDHC | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Bookeen | Cybook Gen3 | 2007 | ? | 6 | eInk | 174 g (6.13 oz) | 600 × 800 | 4, 8 or 16 | Linux | No | No | No | No | Yes | 16 MB, 512MB, 1 GB | SD | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bq[5] | movistar ebook bq | 2011 | ? | 6 | AUO +SiPix | 244 g | 600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | ? | Yes | ? | 2 GB | microSDHC max16GB | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Condor Technology[6] | eGriver Touch[7] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 240 g (8.46 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | Optional | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | SDHC | No | Yes | ? | No |
Condor Technology[6] | eGriver IDEO[7] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | No | Optional | Yes | Yes | 1 GB | SDHC | No | No | ? | No |
EBS Technology[8] | Agebook eBook Reader (model: agebook+6)[9] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 260 g (9.2 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Windows CE | Stylus | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 512 MB | SD | No | No | ? | No |
Elonex | 621EB | 2009 | ? | 6 | eInk | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? | 512 MB | microSDHC | ? | ? | ? | No |
Endless ideas | BeBook Mini (Hanlin V5 clone[10]) | Template:2009 | ? | 5 | eInk ? | 160 g (5.64 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | No | No | No | 512 MB | SDHC | ? | No | Yes | No |
Endless ideas | BeBook Neo | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk ? | 298 g (10.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | ? | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | Yes | ? | ? | 512 MB | SDHC | ? | Yes | ? | No |
Endless ideas | BeBook One (Hanlin V3 clone) | 2009 | ? | 6 | eInk ? | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
600 × 800 | 4 | Linux | No | No | No | No | No | 512 MB | SDHC | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Entourage | eDGe | 2010 | 2011 [11] | 9.7 | eInk & LCD | 1400 g (48 oz) |
825 × 1200 | 8 | Android | Yes | Yes, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Yes (Pico TTS) |
Yes | Yes | 3 GB (322MB for apps) | SD max32GB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Entourage | Pocket eDGe | 2010 | 2011 [11] | 6 | eInk & LCD | 700 g (20 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Android | Yes | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Yes (Pico TTS) |
Yes | Yes | 3 GB | microSD | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Fnac | FnacBook[12] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 240 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi, GPRS, Edge, HSDPA | Yes | Yes | ? | 2 GB | microSD | No | ? | ? | ? |
Foxit Software | eSlick | 2009 | 2010[13] | 6 | eInk | 180 g (6.4 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | No | No | No | No | 512 MB | SDHC | Yes | No | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N516[14] | 2009 | ? | 5 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N518[15] | 2009 | ? | 5 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 8 | Windows CE | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N520[16] | 2009 | ? | 5 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 8 | Windows CE | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N526[17] | 2010 | ? | 5 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 8 | Windows CE | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader B630[18] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 263 g (9.28 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Windows CE | No | No | ? | ? | No | ? | microSD | ? | No | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N610[19] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk Vizplex | 260 g (9.17 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Windows CE | Yes | No | ? | ? | No | 512 MB | microSD | ? | No | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N618[20] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk Vizplex | 260 g (9.17 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Windows CE | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | 512 MB | microSD | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader W622[21] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk Vizplex | 335 g (11.82 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | 512 MB | microSD | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader W800[22] | 2010 | ? | 8 | eInk Vizplex | 400 g (14.11 oz) |
1024 × 768 | 16 | Windows CE | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | 512 MB | microSD | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ICARUS Reader | ICARUS Reader Go[23] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 178 g (6.13 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi, UMTS (option) | No | No | (FW v1.5) | 2 GB (1.3 GB) |
microSD | No | No | Yes | ? |
ICARUS Reader | ICARUS Reader Sense[24] | 2010 | ? | 6 | Sipix | 240 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | Yes | 2 GB (1.3 GB) |
microSD | No | Yes |
Yes | ? |
Interead | COOL-ER | 2009 | 2010 [25] | 6 | eInk | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | ? | ? | ? | 1 GB | SD | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
iPapyrus[26] | iPapyrus 6[27] | 2009 | ? | 6 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | Optional | Optional | Optional | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | SD | Yes | Optional | Yes | ? |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 800 | 2010 | 2010 [28] | 8.1 | eInk | 360 g (12.6 oz) |
768 × 1024 | 16 | Linux | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | 128 MB | SDHC | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 2008 | 2010 [28] | 10.2 | eInk | 700 g (24.69 oz) |
1024 × 1280 | 16 | Linux | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | SD | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
iRex Technologies | iLiad | 2006 | 2010 [28] | 8.1 | eInk | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
768 × 1024 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | No | No | Yes | 64 MB | SD, CF | No | No | Yes | ? |
iRiver | Story | 2009 | ? | 6 | eInk | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | ? | ? | ? | 2 GB | SDHC | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
iRiver | iRiver Story HD | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk | 207 g (7.30 oz) |
768 × 1024 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | ? | 2 GB | SDHC | No | No | Yes | Yes |
italica GmbH[29] | Paperback | 2010 | ? | 6 | ? | 174 g (6.13 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | 512 MB | SD | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V5[10] | 2008 | ? | 5 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 384 MB | SDHC | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V3 | 2007 | 2008 | 6 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 12 | Linux | No | No | No | No | Yes | 384 MB | SDHC | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Jinke | Hanlin V2 | 2006 | 2007 | 6 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 4 | Linux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kobo Inc.[30] | Kobo Touch | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | ? | 2 GB | microSD | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Kobo Inc.[30] | Kobo Wireless eReader N647 | 2010 | 2011 | 6 | eInk | 221 g (7.80 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | ? | 1 GB | SDHC | No | No | Yes | ? |
Kobo Inc.[30] | Kobo eReader N416 | 2010 | 2011 | 6 | eInk | 221 g (7.80 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | Bluetooth | No | Yes | ? | 1 GB | SD | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Kogan Technologies[31] | Kogan eBook Reader[31] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 228 g (8.0 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | SDHC | No | No | ? | ? |
Kolporter | eClicto | 2007 | ? | 6 | eInk | 174 g (6.1 oz) |
600 × 800 | 4 | Linux | No | No | No | No | ? | 512 MB | SD | Yes | No | ? | ? |
Newsmy[32] | e6210[33] | Template:2011 | ? | 6 | eInk | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 600 × 800 | 16 | uCOS | No | No | Yes | No | No | 4 GB | SDHC | Yes | No | ? | No |
Onyx International[34] | Boox 60[35] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 298 g (10.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | Stylus[36] | Wi-Fi | Optional | Yes | Yes | 512 MB | SDHC | [37] | Yes | ? | ? |
Onyx International[34] | Boox X60[35] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 298 g (10.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | Stylus[36] | Wi-Fi | Optional | Yes | Yes | 512 MB | SDHC | [37] | Yes | ? | ? |
Onyx International | Boox X61S[38] | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 275 g (9.7 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 2 GB | SDHC | Yes | No | ? | ? |
Onyx International[34] | Boox M90[39] | 2011 | ? | 9.7 | eInk Pearl | 520 g (18.3 oz) |
825 × 1200 | 16 | Linux | Stylus[39] | Wi-Fi | Optional | Yes | Yes | 1024 MB | SDHC | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Onyx International[34] | Boox M92[40] | 2011 | ? | 9.7 | eInk Pearl | 520 g (18.3 oz) |
825 × 1200 | 16 | Linux | Stylus[40] | Wi-Fi | Optional | Yes | Yes | 4096 MB | SDHC | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook 360 Plus | 2011 | ? | 5 | eInk | 150 g (5.3 oz) | 600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | Yes | Yes | Yes | [41] |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 903 | 2010 | ? | 9.7 | eInk | 581 g (20.5 oz) | 825 × 1200 | 16 | Linux | Stylus | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, UMTS + GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | Yes | Yes | Yes | [41] |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 902 | 2010 | ? | 9.7 | eInk | 530 g (19.2 oz) | 825 × 1200 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | Yes | Yes | Yes | [41] |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 603[42] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 280 g (9.9 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Stylus | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, UMTS + GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | Yes | Yes | Yes | [41] |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 602[43] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 250 g (8.82 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | Yes | Yes | Yes | [41] |
Samsung | Papyrus | 2009 | ? | 5 | eInk | ? | ? | 8 | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | 512M | No | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Samsung | E6 | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | 315 g (11.1 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | Stylus | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GB (1.4 GB) |
microSD | Yes | Limited | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350[44] | 2010 | 2011 | 5 | eInk Pearl | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | collections | 2 GB (1.4 GB) |
No | No | No | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[45] | 2010 | 2011 | 6 | eInk | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | collections | 2 GB (1.4 GB) |
SDHC, MS Pro DUO | No | No | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Daily Edition PRS-900 | 2009 | 2011 | 7.1 | eInk | 283 g (10 oz) |
600 × 1024 | 16 | Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | 2 GB | SDHC, MS Pro DUO | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 | 2009 | 2010 | 6 | eInk | 286 g (10.1 oz) | 600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | 512 MB (380 MB) |
SDHC, MS PRO Duo | No | No | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 | 2009 | 2010 | 5 | eInk | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | No | No | ? | 512 MB (480 MB) |
No | No | No | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-700 | 2008 | 2009 | 6 | eInk | 283 g (10 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | 512 MB | SDHC | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-505 | 2008 | 2009 | 6 | eInk | 250 g (9 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | No | No | ? | 256 MB, (192 MB) |
SD, MS | No | No | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-500 | 2006 | 2008 | 6 | eInk | 250 g (9 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Linux | No | No | No | No | No | 92 MB | SD | No | No | Yes | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-T1 | 2011 | ? | 6 | eInk Pearl | 168 g (6 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Android | Yes (IR) | Wi-Fi | ? | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | SD | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Sony | Librié | 2004 | 2005 | 6 | eInk | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
600 × 800 | 4 | Linux | No | No | No | Yes | No | 10 MB | MS PRO | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Spring Design[46] | Alex eReader | 2010 | 2011 | 6 | eInk & LCD | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
600 × 800 | 8 | Android | Yes | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | No | 2 GB | SD | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Stereo International Enterprise Co, Ltd (Taiwan)[47] | ES600 | 2009 | ? | 6 | ? | 240 g (8.5 oz) |
600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | Yes | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | SDHC | No | Yes | ? | ? |
Wolder Electronics[48] | Boox-S[35] | 2010 | ? | 6 | eInk | ? | 600 × 800 | 16 | Linux | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | 512 MB | SDHC | ? | No | ? | ? |
Maker | Model | Intro year | End of production | Screen size (inch) | Screen type | Weight | Screen pixels | Screen shades | Operating system | Touch screen | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Integrated dictionary | Directory organization | Internal storage | Card reader slot | Replaceable battery | Web browser | Library compatible | USB peripherals |
Non-electronic-paper displays
Maker | Model | Intro year | Screen size (inch) | Screen type | Weight | Screen pixels | Screen shades | Hours reading[49] | Operating system | Touch screen stylus | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Integrated dictionary | Directory organization | Internal storage | Card reader slot | Replaceable battery | Web browser | Library compatible | USB peripherals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluratek | Libre Touch eBook Reader | 2011 | 7 | LCD | 199 g (7.0 oz) |
480 x 800 | ? | 8 | Android 1.5 | Yes | Yes, Wi-Fi | No | No | ? | 4 GB | microSD | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Aluratek | Libre Air eBook Reader | 2011 | 5 | LCD | 170 g (6.0 oz) |
480 × 640 | 16 Gray Scale | 20 | Linux+Xwindows | No | Yes, Wi-Fi | No | No | ? | 512 MB | microSD | No | No | Yes | No |
Aluratek | Libre Color eBook Reader | 2010 | 7 | LCD | 245 g (7.2 oz) |
480 x 800 | ? | 24 | uCOS | No | No | No | No | ? | 2 GB | SD | No | No | Yes | No |
Aluratek | Libre Pro eBook Reader | 2009 | 5 | LCD | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
480 x 640 | 16 Gray Scale | 24 | Linux+Xwindows | No | No | No | No | ? | 256 MB | SD | No | No | Yes | No |
Amazon | Kindle Fire | 2011 | 7 | LCD(IPS)[50] | 413 g (14.6 oz) | 1024 x 600 | 24-bit color | 8 | Android 2.3 | Yes | Wi-Fi | No[51] | Yes | ? | 8 GB (6 GB) |
No | No | Yes | Yes (US Only) | No |
Apple Inc. | iPad 2 | 2011 | 9.7 | LCD(IPS)[52] | 613 g (21.6 oz) | 1024 x 768 | 24-bit? color | 10 | iOS | Yes | Wi-Fi, 3G | Yes | iBooks & system-wide dictionary with iOS5 | Yes | 16-64 GB | SD via Camera Connection Kit | No | Yes | ? | Yes |
Apple Inc. | iPad | 2010 | 9.7 | LCD | 601 g (21.2 oz) | 1024 x 768 | 24-bit? color | 9 | iOS | Yes | Wi-Fi | Yes | iBooks & system-wide dictionary with iOS5 | Yes | 16-64 GB | SD via Camera Connection Kit | No | Yes | ? | Yes |
Barnes & Noble | Nook Color | 2010 | 7 | LCD | 450 g (15.8 oz) |
1024 × 600 | 16M | 8 | Android 2.2 | Yes | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n | for B&N Kids Books | Yes | Yes | 2 GB Total, 1 GB Available | microSDHC | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Ectaco | jetBook | 2008 | 5 | LCD | 212 g (7.5 oz) |
480 x 640 | 16 | 20 | Linux | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | 112 MB | SDHC | No | No | Yes | No |
Elonex | 705EB | 2010 | 7 | LED | 190 g (6.35 oz) |
480 × 800 | 256? | 8 | ? | No | No | ? | No | ? | 4 GB | microSDHC | ? | No | ? | No |
Notion Ink | Adam[53] | 2011 | 10.1 | Pixel Qi | 725 g (25.6 oz) |
1024 × 600 | ? | 15 | Android | Yes | Wi-Fi, 3G | Yes | ? | ? | 1GB DDR2 RAM 1GB SLC |
microSD | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook IQ 701 | 2010 | 7 | LCD | 516 g (18.2 oz) |
600 × 800 | 262K color | 8 | Android 2.0 | Yes | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2GB | SDHC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
TrekStor | eBook Reader 3.0 | 2011 | 7 | LCD | 275 g (9.7 oz) |
800 × 480 | ? | 8 | uCos | No | No | No | No | Yes | 2 GB | microSDHC | No | No | Yes | No |
Zzbook | eReader HD [54] | 2010 | 7 | LCD (C-Paper??) | 300 g (10.58 oz) |
800 × 480 | 16 | 8 | Linux | No | No | ? | ? | ? | 2 GB | microSD | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Maker | Model | Intro year | Screen size (inch) | Screen type | Weight | Screen pixels | Screen shades | Hours reading[49] | Operating system | Touch screen stylus | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Integrated dictionary | Directory organization | Internal storage | Card reader slot | Replaceable battery | Web browser | Library compatible | USB peripherals |
File format support
See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.
The most notable formats are:
- .epub is a free and open e-book standard used by the majority of e-book readers.
- .azw is Amazon’s proprietary e-book file format for the Kindle.
Maker | Model | Number | .arg | .azw | .chm | .djvu | .doc | .epub | .html | .lbr | .lit | .mobi | .mp3 | .opf | .pdb | .pdg | .tr3 | .txt | .fb2 | .rtf | .tcr | .cbr | .cbz | .gif | .jpg | .png | .tiff | .bmp | .docx | .html | .wmv | .flv | .m4v | .mov | .avi | .mpeg1/2/4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluratek | Liber Touch eBook Reader | 9 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) |
Aluratek | Libre Air eBook Reader | 11 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Partial (non-DRM only | No | No | Partial (non-DRM only | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only | Partial (non-DRM only) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Aluratek | Libre Color eBook Reader | 10 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Partial (non-DRM only) | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) |
Aluratek | Libre Pro eBook Reader | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Partial (non-DRM only) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Partial (non-DRM only) | Partial (non-DRM only) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Amazon | Kindle 3 Wi-Fi & 3G | 12+ | No | Yes | ? | No | Yes[55] | No | Yes[55] | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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 | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Amazon | Kindle | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ASUS | Eee Reader DR900 | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Barnes & Noble | Nook Color[56][57] | 15+ | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Barnes & Noble | nook[58] | 4 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Barnes & Noble | Nook Touch[59] | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Bookeen | Cybook Orizon[60] | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Bookeen | Cybook Opus[61] | 6 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Bookeen | Cybook Gen3[61] | 7 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
bq | movistar ebook bq | 14 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Condor Technology Associates[6] | eGriver IDEO[7] | 18 | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Condor Technology Associates[6] | eGriver Touch[7] | 8 | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
EBS Technology[62] | Agebook+6 | 12 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Elonex | eBook | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Endless ideas | BeBook One (Hanlin V3 clone)[63] | 23 | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Endless ideas | BeBook Mini (Hanlin V5 clone)[63] | 23 | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Foxit Software | eSlick | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N516[14] | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N518[15] | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N520[16] | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanvon | WISEreader N526[17] | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Interead | COOL-ER | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iPapyrus Inc.[26] | iPapyrus 6[35] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 800 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 9 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iRex Technologies | iLiad | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Iriver | Story | ? | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Iriver | IRiver Story HD | ? | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
italica GmbH[29] | Paperback 1.0 | 6[64] | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V3 | 19 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kobo[30] | eReader | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kobo | eReader WiFi | 9 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kobo | eReader Touch[65] | 14 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (raw markup) | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kogan Technologies[31] | Kogan eBook Reader | 16[66] | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kolporter | eClicto | ? | No | ? | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Newsmy[32] | e6210[33] | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Onyx International[34] | Boox 60[35] | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Onyx International | Boox X61S[38] | 22 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Onyx International[34] | Boox M90[35] | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Onyx International[34] | Boox M92[35] | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook 360 Plus | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 602 | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 603 | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 902 | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 903 | 18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Samsung | Papyrus | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Samsung | E6 | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Librié | ? | No | ? | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300[67] | 6 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-500[68] | 9 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-505 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-600[69] | 12 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Reader PRS-700 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sony | Reader Daily Edition PRS-900[70] | 11 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Spring Design[46] | Alex eReader | 5 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Stereo International Enterprise Co, Ltd (Taiwan)[47] | ES600[47] | 8 | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
TrekStor | eBook Reader 3.0 | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Velocity Micro[71] | Cruz Reader | 14+ | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Velocity Micro[72] | Cruz Tablet T103 | 14+ | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Velocity Micro[73] | Cruz Tablet T301 | 14+ | No | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Wolder Electronics[48] | Boox-S[35] | 14 | No | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Maker | Model | Number | .arg | .azw | .chm | .djvu | .doc | .epub | .html | .lbr | .lit | .mobi | .mp3 | .opf | .pdb | .pdg | .tr3 | .txt | .fb2 | .rtf | .tcr | .cbr | .cbz | .gif | .jpg | .png | .tiff | .bmp | .docx | .html | .wmv | .flv | .m4v | .mov | .avi | .mpeg1/2/4 |
This list is missing many of the 1st and 2nd generation e-reader devices from the 1990s to 2005.
This list can be expanded by adding Unicode support information for e-readers. Such information is very difficult to find right now.
Changes
Rebranded devices
- Hanlin V3 → BeBook (EU): BeBook, Koobe (HU), Astak EZ Reader (US), Lbook (UA) Papyre (Spain)
- Netronix EB001 → Astak Mentor EZ Reader, Cybook Gen3 (200 MHz version)
- Netronix EB600 → Cool-er, eClicto, Elonex eBook, eSlick, Astaka Mentor EZ Reader, Cybook Gen3 (400 MHz version),
- Condor eGriver touch → Medion OYO, Prestigio PER5062B, Icarus Sense, Pandigital Novel 6" Personal eReader, Qisda QD060B00
- TrekStor eBook Reader 3.0 → Prestigio Nobile PER3172B
Announced devices or prototypes
- Adam by Notion Ink (Shipped January 2011)
- 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.
- eDGe, dual screen, by enTourage (Available since April 2010)[74]
- Slate, 8.9 inch screen, by Hewlett-Packard (June–September 2010)[75]
- E6 Slider, 6 inch reader, by Samsung (Spring 2010)[76]
- Samsung E61 with QWERTY design (early 2010)[77]
- Takeop – an eBook project by Mircea Batranu (proj-2007/ prez-2009)[78]
Discontinued models and products
- Alex eReader by Spring Design, discontinued in 2011[46]
- eSlick by Foxit Corp., discontinued in late 2010[79]
- QUE proReader by Plastic Logic[80]
- Cybook, Cybook Gen1 sold by Cytale (1998–2003) then by Bookeen (2003–2007), now replaced with the Cybook Gen3 and Cybook Opus
- Franklin eBookMan – 1999(?)–2002, last model
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 e-book viewers. Apple's iPad, iPhone,[81] and iPod Touch are acquiring status as e-book readers through a variety of e-reader apps. WordPlayer, FBReader, Aldiko or Mantano Reader turn Android phones into e-book readers. Palm OS 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, and word processing.
Some mobile devices support word processing. Some 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
- Comparison of Android e-book reader software – includes software e-book readers for Android devices
- Comparison of iOS e-book reader software – includes software e-book readers for iOS devices
References
- ^ "Kindle Touch versus Kindle 3". reviewsebookreaders.com. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Kindle 3 Wi-Fi 3G". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Kindle 3 Wi-Fi". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "More about the Cybook Odyssey and the High Speed Ink System technology". Bookeen.com. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ "bq Readers".
- ^ a b c d "Condor Technology Associates". Ctaindia.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b c d IDEO, eGriver Touch
- ^ "Agebook eBook Reader (model: agebook+6)". ebsteknoloji.com.tr. Retrieved 04-08-2010.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ "Agebook+6 eBook Reader". ebsteknoloji.com.tr. Retrieved 04-08-2010.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ a b Petr Hájek (2009-12-28). "Hanlin eReader V5 review: paper or e-paper, that is the question". Maxiorel.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ a b http://blog.laptopmag.com/would-the-entourage-edge-have-survived-in-a-post-honeycomb-world
- ^ "Fnac web".
- ^ "Foxit kills off eSlick ebook reader, focuses on licensing software instead". 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ a b "WISEreader N516". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b "WISEreader N518". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b "WISEreader N520". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b "WISEreader N526". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "WISEreader B630". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "WISEreader N610". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "WISEreader N618". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "WISEreader W622". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "WISEreader W800". Hanvon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "ICARUS Go". Icarusreader.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "ICARUS Sense". Icarusreader.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "Court hits the off button on Cool-er e-reader company". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) - ^ a b "iPapyrus Inc". iPapyrus Inc. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ [1] ([2]),
- ^ a b c Calvin Reid (June 10, 2010). "IREX Files for Bankruptcy". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "italica GmbH". Italicareader.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b c d "Kobo eReader".
- ^ a b c "iKogan eBook Reader". kogan.com.au. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ a b "Newsmy website".
- ^ a b "Newsmy e6210 technical specifications".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Onyx International". onyxboox.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Boox 60 (spanish), Boox-S (spanish) Cite error: The named reference "boox" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "Onyx Boox". the-ebook-reader.com. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ a b "Onyx Boox". onyx-boox.com. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ a b "Onyx Boox X61S review (in Polish)".
- ^ a b "Onyx Boox M90 technical specifications".
- ^ a b "Onyx Boox M92 technical specifications".
- ^ a b c d e "PocketBook". pocketbook-usa.com. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ PocketBook Pro 603
- ^ PocketBook Pro 602
- ^ PRS-350SC | Reader Pocket Edition | Sony | Sony Style USA
- ^ PRS-650 | Reader Touch Edition | Sony | Sony Style USA
- ^ a b c "Spring Design, Inc". Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Stereo International Enterprise Co, Ltd (Taiwan)".
- ^ a b "Wolder Electronics". Wolder.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b battery life, usually requires Wifi/3G to be turned off
- ^ "Kindle Fire - Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display with Wi-Fi - More than a Tablet". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ Android 2.3 has built-in TTS that can be used by certain apps. However, the Kindle app is not one of them.
- ^ "iPad 2 Technical Specifications". Apple. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "Tech Specs". NotionInk.com. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "eReader HD". zzbook.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ a b "Sending Personal Documents to Kindle". Amazon.com: Transferring, Downloading, and Sending Files to Kindle.
- ^ "NOOKcolor Tech Specs - Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "NOOKcolor User Guide - Barnes & Noble" (PDF). Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "NOOK Tech Specs - Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "NOOK Tech Specs - Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2022-6-13.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ "Cybook Orizon File formats". Bookeen. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ a b "File formats". Bookeen. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "EBS Technology". EBS Technology. Retrieved 04-08-2010.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ a b "FAQ - eBooks". Mybebook.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "italica Readers". Italicareader.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Kobo eReader Touch - Kobo Books". Kobobooks.com. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "eBook Reader with 1500 Free eBook, Buy 6" E Ink eBook Reader - Kogan Technologies Pty Ltd". Kogan.com.au. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "PRS-300 | Reader Pocket Edition | Sony | Sony Style USA". Sonystyle.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ Sony Electronics, Inc. "Sony eSupport - PRS-500 - Support Information". Esupport.sony.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "PRS-600 | Reader Touch Edition | Sony | Sony Style USA". Sonystyle.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "PRS-900BC | Reader Daily Edition | Sony | Sony Style USA". Sonystyle.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Velocity Micro Cruz Reader". Velocity Micro. Retrieved 12-31-2010.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ "Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet T103". Velocity Micro. Retrieved 12-31-2010.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ "Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet T301". Velocity Micro. Retrieved 12-31-2010.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ Wed 30 Dec. "Entourage eDGe". Entourage eDge.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Tue 06 Apr. "The HP Slate". The Best eReaders. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Wed 01 Jan. "First hands on: Samsung E6 e-book reader".
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Samsung E61 — e-book reader with QWERTY keyboard and without touchscreen (February 2010)
- ^ Mircea Batranu. "takeop the product who change the world".
- ^ "eSlick Reader". Foxit website. Foxit Corporation. 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ Plastic Logic Moves On To Next Generation Product
- ^ Stone, Brad (2010-06-21). "Amazon and Barnes & Noble Cut E-Reader Prices". The New York Times.