Price: $219.00
(as of Nov 15, 2024 19:15:09 UTC - Details)

Enjoy the New Era of Reading!
The PocketBook e-reader Era in the metallic Stardust Silver Design ensures an eye-friendly reading experience. It comes with the new generation E Ink Carta 1200 screen, which offers increased image contrast and touch screen speed. With the adjustable SMARTlight you are able to regulate the brightness of the display and the color temperature of the display illumination. on the paper-like and glare-free screen, even in bright sunlight or pitch black night. The PocketBook e-reader Era presents you with a number of advanced features, such as built-in speaker and Text-to-Speech function, which enables e-reader to read aloud any text file with naturally sounding voices. You can even connect the e-reader device with your headphones via Bluetooth. Additionally, the e-book reader is IPX8 water resistant and has an enhanced anti-scratch screen protection. Therefore, it can be ideally taken to the beach or in the bathtub.

Thanks to the long-lasting battery life, you only have to charge the e-reader device once per month. In combination with its light weight of 8 ounces, the e-reader is the perfect travel buddy for traveling or commuting.
GLARE-FREE & EYE-FRIENDLY SCREEN: PocketBooks newest 7-inch E-ink Carta 1200 screen delivers a 15% increase in image contrast and a 20% boost in touch screen response time. Due to the glare-free screen, reading is even possible in bright sunlight. Enjoy your favorite books on the paper-like E-Ink screen!
WATERPROOF & ANTI-SCRATCH PROTECTION: The small e-book reader is waterproof and IPX8 certified. It can be immersed into water up to 2 meters deep for one hour. The enhanced screen protection perfectly protects the e-reader from scratches.
AUDIO-BOOK SUPPORT: Listen to audio-books via Bluetooth connected headphones or built-in speaker. The Text-to-Speech function allows the e-paper tablet to read any text file aloud in one of 26 languages.
SUPER USER-FRIENDLY: Read any file without conversion! The e-reader device supports 23 popular formats, including 17 book, 4 graphic and 2 comic formats. Side control buttons, G-sensor (autorotation), and compactness make the device highly user-friendly for right and left-handed readers.
INDOOR & OUTDOOR: Thanks to the SMARTlight, the brightness and color temperature of the screen are adjustable. Enjoy eye-friendly reading on the e-ink tablet at any time, indoors and outdoors. With 16 GB storage the e-reader offers enough capacity for your favorite books. Take your entire book collection wherever you go.
Reviewer: Josh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I LOVE my PocketBook Era!
Review: I’m a new convert from the world of Kindles. I’ve been buying and using Kindle e-readers for almost 15 years and I’ve gotten slowly more and more disenchanted with the experience.When they discontinued the Oasis, I finally had to search elsewhere. I wanted something with good, unobtrusive, tactile physical buttons, a front light with adjustable warmth, and USB-C. Ideally, I also wanted something that would handle PDFs and epubs with more ease than my Kindles have in the past.This was the winner and I couldn’t be more satisfied! Battery life is great, it’s snappy and responsive, the size and weight are perfect, the construction feels premium, and it does everything I want it to. Setup was a breeze, and I was absolutely FLOORED that I didn’t have to make an account or anything! When was the last time you were able to use a new electronic device without having to set up some kind of stupid account?!I truly couldn’t be happier with my purchase and I’ve already recommended PocketBook to all of my Kindle-using friends who are looking to break free of Amazon’s chains as well.

Reviewer: cyknife
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: For when you migrate back to e-ink devices....
Review: I purchased this to replace a missing original Kobo (refurbished) e-reader. I wanted something backlit, wifi/usb-c connectivity and multi format file support. This seems to fit the bill...calibre recognized it. I downloaded a book from Project Gutenberg site with it over wifi. Screen touch nav is fully customizeable. Leaving the backlight on will sap the battery. I purchased a used like new example, and am not disappointed at all. The extra screen real estate is nice as is the assemetric design. I was initially planning to use koreader on this but after two days of non stop reading I think it's ok as it is. Huzzah for Pocketbook!

Reviewer: OzarkMK
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice product
Review: The pocketbook era is a nice product. The software is a little slow, but the page turns are really fast. It seems like it take a couple seconds longer to start up or navigate the settings than other ereaders I have used. Under certain lighting conditions other reviewers have mentioned that on the side with the page turn buttons the screen is a little dimmer than the other side. I notice this occurs with the smartlight when I am using it in a dark room. Otherwise I don't notice it. And if I didn't know it was there I may not have noticed it at all. Other than that the screen is really sharp and the reading experience is excellent.

Reviewer: SA Basir
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: PocketBook Era 16GB !!
Review: This is my first day with the device and I am very pleased. This is my first PocketBook device and I've determined to keep up with their releases from now on, which seem to be one device per year. Sturdy and attractive design. PC connection and side loading simple and easy with Windows 8.1. The lighting is pleasing. Very responsive. And easy to navigate the simple things without yet having consulted the manual. I highly recommend this device.

Reviewer: A. Lara
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Quality
Review: If you want a quality E-reader that is not in the Amazon ecosystem then this is the one for you. Build quality, readability, are top notch. Also very customizable. It's also really nice that you can send eBooks wirelessly by sending it via email to your pocketbook.

Reviewer: Rachel Drenning
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely beautiful
Review: Love it. Everything I hoped it would be. Screen is similar to the Touch HD3 except bigger. For those who say font is not bright enough, simply use a different font. The script is perfect. Looks just like a book. Crisp and dark. Pocketbook has never failed me. I have returned all my Kindle products and now own only Pocketbook. Great products and great customer service.

Reviewer: Brent Harman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sorry Amazon. I'm fed up with Kindle quality control
Review: This unit replaced my barely more than a year old Paperwhite Signature Edition. Yeah, I have had to convert to ePub, but I love this reader. In many ways it is superior to my long dead Kindle Oasis and at a much better price. It even has speakers for my audiobooks if I want. I am very happy with this purchase. Sorry, I've got 50,000 pages of reading backlog I've got to get back to.

Reviewer: Tuarek P.
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Battery life is awful!
Review: I received this a couple days ago, and upon opening the device I was very impressed with the quality. I did however spot a dead pixel on the screen. Okay, I am willing to look past that if the reading experience is great. The device came with 99% battery and about 2 hours of using it the battery went down to 80%. Okay.. not really the best, but maybe it was because I was messing with the settings a lot and testing out powering off and on again, so I decided to not mess with it and simply read for 1 hour intervals. 5%. That's right, 1 hour of using this device uses 5% of the battery, that is about 20 hours of use before the battery depletes. This is simply AWFUL for an ereader. I hade a poke ereader that would last WEEKS and I would barely get under 80%. However, the manual does state "To extend battery lifetime, it's recommended to charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours.", so I will test this out to see if it does in fact extend the battery life. I will update my review in a couple days after testing this, if it works I'll up the star rating and keep it, if it still depletes fast, I will return it.

Reviewer: marblerye
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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.

Reviewer: Linnierom
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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!

Reviewer: Yo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Después de mirar un montón de e-readers me decanté por el kobo libra 2 , ya que se lo había comprado hace poco a mi madre, se ve realmente bien y estaba muy contenta , además no quería e-readers de menos 7", bueno quizás el paperwhite de Kindle de 6,8" pero lo acabe descartando porque es un sistema bastante capado aunque ahora permita mandar libros ePub por correo al e-reader.El problema fue que el libra 2 estaba agotado por todos lados y libra color había visto reseñas de que no se veía tan bien como el libra 2. Incluso compre uno reacondicionado por fnac , los cuales me prometieron que era una devolución de un cliente y que por eso lo ponían como reacondicionado, el problema fue al abrir el paquete que venía algo rayado y tenía las típicas pegatinas de haber sido un modelo de exposición, los sinvergüenzas me dijeron que al ser reacondicionado no lo podía devolver aunque tuviese esos rayones , lo cual no fue lo que me habia dicho el vendedor, pero bueno al final tuve suerte y la luz blanca del dispositivo no funcionaba y por eso si que me lo cambiaron...Bueno yendo al grano, después de ver que el kobo reacondicionado le falló la luz blanca me dió algo de desconfianza y al no encontrarlo nuevo en ningún sitio decidí probar esta marca que es una de las más conocidas.Pues no puedo estar más contento, tenía miedo porque la gente decía que era lento , pero no es para tanto, creedme, recordar que es un e-reader, y para leer va muy bien , quizás algo lento en los menús, pero solo eso.Además de leer infinidad de formatos , puedo mandar los libros por correo sin falta de conectarlo al ordenador , o también puedo por Dropbox , y por si fuera poco pocketbook tiene una nube en la que puedes subir tus libros la cual permite por ejemplo si un día no llevas tú ereader contigo puedes seguir leyendo el libro que estabas leyendo a través del ordenador o del móvil y cuando otro día vuelvas a abrir el ereader automáticamente se actualizará la pagina donde habías acabado de leer en el ordenador o el móvil, y viceversa, en el ordenador y móvil te saldrá donde has quedado del e-reader. Además este dispositivo te puede leer el texto mucho mejor de lo que pensaba con diferentes voces a las que puedes regular la velocidad y el acento.Tanto el kobo libra 2 como este dispositivo y si no me equivoco el paperwhite tienen la misma pantalla ( vienen del mismo proveedor) lo que pasa que tanto el paperwhite como el pocketbook tienen una capa protectora, por eso dice la gente que se ve algo peor, sinceramente es algo completamente inapreciable, tienes que tener los dos dispositivos juntos y ser muy minucioso para apreciarlo.En definitiva de los tres lectores que os he mencionado si os gusta andar con la tecnología conseguir libros gratis de internet etc.. este es vuestro lector , si queréis comprar directamente los libros desde la tienda mejor ir a por el libra o el Kindle que a día de hoy tienen mejor tienda.Por ejemplo para mí es mil veces mejor este que el kobo o el paperwhite, para mí madre no lo iba a ser.Editado 20 de julio:La he comparado para leer sin luz con el libra2 de mi madre y en mi opinión y la de toda mi familia se ve mejor el libra 2 que el pocketbook.El pocketbook se ve muy bien, pero mejor el libra2. El libra dos tiene una luz blanca más blanca y una luz cálida más amarillenta. El pocketbook tiene una luz blanca más azulada y de descanso más anaranjada, el libra dos tiene un brillo mayor y a priori me da la sensación de que le dura más la bateria que al pocketbook.De todas formas el pocketbook se ve muy bien también y creo que esto solo se puede apreciar si se comparan mano a mano. En mi caso yo volvería a comprar el pocketbook

Reviewer: Weber sarah
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Anfangs war ich sehr skeptisch überhaupt einen E-Reader zu kaufen aber mittlerweile nutze ich ihn nurnoch.Habe sehr viel verglichen und der hier ist einfach mega gut.Nutze ihn täglich seit 7 Wochen, wurde bis jetzt 1x aufgeladen und bis jetzt 4 Bücher gelesen .Die Investition hat sich gelohnt

Reviewer: Aleksey N.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I bought it and used it. Very light and comfortable. There are TWO disadvantages: (1) it easily slides off the palm and from other surfaces (so you definitely need to buy a cover right away) and (2) the screen is very fragile - falling onto a hard surface even from a small height - and immediately cracks.