Nick

If you own an e-ink device from Boox or Bigme, you can install new apps on it. Of course, you can use Google’s service, the Play Store, to access the usual favorites. But here’s an alternative based on F-Droid, another Android app store.

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Maybe you downloaded a giant fantasy saga or a comprehensive textbook. While these tomes offer hours of reading material, navigating them on your e-reader can be cumbersome. In this tutorial, we will see how to split an EPUB file into multiple chunks.

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E-readers use a battery that needs to be looked after to improve the battery life of your e-reader and read longer between charges.

This information has been compiled from my personal experience and data provided by battery and e-reader manufacturers.

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To continue our series of articles on the Calibre software, we’re going to see how to share your Calibre library online and put your digital books on a local network (or even the wider internet).

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With summer approaching, it’s time to think about relaxing. And what’s better than reading a good book while soaking up the sun? In that case, an e-reader is worth considering. Let’s look at why.

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Calibre is a great program that lets you manage your digital library, convert files into different formats and send ebooks to your e-reader. But you can also add functionality to Calibre with plugins.

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Ever downloaded multiple ebooks of the same story, but wished you had them all in one file? Or maybe you have short stories you’d love to combine into a neat anthology.

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Bigme recently put out a video showing off its new smartphone, the HiBreak Dual, which features a color e-ink screen with a very fast refresh rate.

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