Remember the surprise announcement of the Daylight Computer DC-1? No? Let me jog your memory: it's a tablet featuring a proprietary system called Sol:OS, a "Live Paper" screen, and a minimalist-focused concept. But where has the Daylight DC-1 gone since its announcement?

The Daylight Computer DC-1 was one of the many products unveiled months ago in San Francisco's famous Silicon Valley. Introduced in May 2024, the announcement was quickly followed by a pre-order campaign for this innovative tablet, priced at $729, which is quite steep — something we'll get into later.

As of now, you can still pre-order this tablet with a $100 deposit, but there's no promised delivery date, not even a vague one. The company's lack of communication about its product doesn't bode well.

To understand why this product might flop, we need to focus on the screen technology used: RLCD, or Reflective LCD (see Transflective screen too). This type of screen has been around for years and is even used in well-known electronic devices. It's a further development of screens found in some 90s video game consoles like the Game Boy.

Today, there's also NXTPAPER technology, which closely resembles what's used in the Daylight Computer DC-1.

Although many manufacturers claim this technology is better than e-ink, that's not the case. The advantage is a higher refresh rate (Daylight claims 60 frames per second), but the precision and display quality aren't as good as the e-ink screens found in 2025 e-readers.

Additionally, Daylight Computer seems to have missed the massive arrival of Kaleido 3 color e-ink screens. In recent months, we've seen the release of many digital notebook-style devices that offer color, like the ReMarkable Paper Pro or some Onyx machines like the Boox Air3 C.

The result? Even before the Daylight launch, it's technically outdated and overpriced compared to its competitors!

What Can Daylight Do to Turn Things Around?

It seems obvious that Daylight is either revisiting its plans or looking for investors. But, given the technical delays and the limited value of its in-house operating system, Sol:OS (based on Android), convincing investors to pour money into their product will be challenging.

I think the company is looking towards innovation to justify their asking price, either in terms of software or hardware.

It would be interesting, for instance, to offer this tablet with a color screen or include AI-based professional features.

So, what happened to the Daylight Computer DC-1? The product is simply already outdated before its launch, and the company couldn't ride the wave created at its announcement many months ago.

For more information, visit: Daylight Computer

Here’s a selection of notable blogs and websites about e-readers across different languages. These blogs serve as good resources for anyone interested in the latest information about e-readers and digital reading trends in various languages:

English

1. The Ebook Reader: This blog covers a wide range of topics related to e-readers, e-books, and digital publishing.
2. Good e-Reader: Focuses on news and reviews related to e-readers, tablets, and the latest in digital content.

Spanish

1. Libros y Literatura: While primarily a book review blog, it also covers e-readers and their impact on reading culture.

French

1. Liseuses.net: Offers insights and reviews on e-readers and e-books in the French context.
2. Actualitté: Covers a broad range of literary topics including e-readers, digital publishing, and the evolution of reading.

German

1. Allesebook.de/: A blog focused on reviews, comparisons, and news related to e-readers and e-books in Germany.
2. Buchreport: Features industry news and occasionally covers developments in e-readers and the digital book market.

Portuguese

1. Livros Digitais: This blog discusses the latest in e-reader technology, reviews, and trends affecting Portuguese-speaking readers.

Brace yourselves because 2025 is bringing more digital notepads aimed at boosting productivity. Fujitsu plans to make a mark with its latest gadget, the Fujitsu Quaderno A4C.

The Quaderno line isn't new; it's been around for a few years and comes in two sizes: A5 and A4. The naming, using paper sizes, is no coincidence since the brand targets businesses focused on going paperless.

So, what is this Fujitsu Quaderno A4C all about?

It's a digital device featuring a 13.3-inch colored e-ink display with Kaleido 3 technology. This means it sports the latest in colored e-ink screens and seems to target the ReMarkable Paper Pro head-on.

The Fujitsu Quaderno A4C comes with a stylus that uses Wacom's battery-free pressure system.

Here are its technical specs:

• 13.3-inch Kaleido 3 (color) screen with a black-and-white resolution of 1650 x 2200 pixels (207 dpi, but just 103 dpi for color)
• Capacitive touch layer with Wacom stylus
• 32 GB of storage
• USB-C
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• Weight: 368 grams
• Dimensions: 222.8 x 301.11 x 5.7 mm
• Supported format: PDF

Feature-wise, the Quaderno A4C seems bare-bones!

It's only compatible with PDF files, so forget about loading ePub files without converting them first — a bit of a downer.

But remember, it's built for the corporate world. Thankfully, you can take notes on PDF documents, even in color. But if it plans to compete with the likes of ReMarkable, Kindle Scribe, or Kobo Elipsa, it might need a bit more.

It seems like the Fujitsu Quaderno A4C is primarily targeting Japanese businesses, who tend to be pretty traditional. Using a Japanese product to handle important documents might be reassuring in terms of minimizing industrial espionage risks. Remember, Sony has offered similar products aimed at Japan for a long time.

For those of us living outside Japan, though, this device might not be too appealing. It will be available sometime in March 2025 with a steep price tag of $719.99.

Official site: https://fujitsuquaderno.com/

So, 2024 is over and lots of e-readers came out. It was really the year for color e-ink screen e-readers, with every brand launching a color version of their top models.

But what's on the horizon for e-readers in 2025? Like every year, I'm gonna try to predict what we can expect in the coming months.

But first, don't miss the reviews of the e-readers released in 2024:

1. Kindle Paperwhite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024 – new version)
2. Kindle ⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024 – new version)
3. Pocketbook InkPad Color 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
4. Onyx Boox Go 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
5. Pocketbook Verse Pro Color ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
6. Onyx Boox Go Color 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
7. Onyx Boox Note Air3 C ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
8. Kobo Libra Colour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
9. Kobo Clara Colour⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
10. Bigme S6 Color+ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)

1) Advancement in Color E-Ink Screens

Last year, we saw the rise of E Ink Kaleido 3 color e-ink screens. So, it's likely that this tech won't change much, as the factories producing them can handle quantity for brands like Kindle, Kobo, Pocketbook, Onyx, and others.

I don’t see major changes coming for color e-readers. But it’ll be interesting to watch if the competing Gallery 3 tech makes its way into new models.

Basically, if you’re thinking of getting a color e-reader, go for it NOW. It's a great time!

2) More AI in Digital Notebooks (Maybe E-Readers)

With the release of Onyx digital notebooks I've tested, and the new Kindle Scribe, AI features are becoming more common.

And we can expect this trend to continue in the future. If today’s features are basic yet revolutionary (like summarizing documents, chatGPT, document formatting), imagine what they'll do next.

Picture this: your e-reader could summarize a book in just a few pages. You could chat with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger after loading their books onto your device. Your digital notebook could even create detailed diagrams of work documents.

These advances are likely coming fast, and digital notebooks are the perfect things to host these new AI features.

3) No New Kindle, Maybe a New Kobo

All the big e-reader brands launched major models in 2024. I doubt they’ll roll out many new ones in 2025.

However, there's always a rumor of a new Kobo Libra 3 with a black-and-white screen coming in 2025.

But I think it might hurt sales of the great color version, the Kobo Libra Colour, so I'm skeptical.

4) More E-Readers from Asia (Onyx, etc.) and Pocketbook

Finally, it's easy to bet that Pocketbook will launch new e-readers in 2025, as they do every year!

Also, I've noticed the rising presence of Asian brands like Onyx in the USA, Europe or UK.

Expect more e-readers from these brands in various sizes (6, 7, even 10 inches or more) with or without color screens. They all run on Android, and that’s likely to stay the same in 2025.

Here the article for last year (2024).

Amazon is back with a new version of its large-format e-ink tablet, the Kindle Scribe. Does this new version fix the issues of the first generation Scribe? That’s what I’m going to try to figure out in this article.

In France, the second-hand book market is estimated to be worth over 350 million euros. This financial opportunity attracts many who would also like to take a slice of the pie.

Last April, Emmanuel Macron proposed a tax on second-hand books to support authors and publishers, whose income mainly comes from the sale of new books.

However, the market for new books is in decline in France, with a slight increase of 1.16% in revenue in 2023, while the sale of copies has dropped by nearly 2%.

This raises the question of how to recover funds from the second-hand market, with the aim of providing additional compensation to authors and publishers.

An amendment proposal has been made in October 2024 to tax sellers of second-hand books (or rather the online platforms that offer them, like Momox) to compensate for the economic losses suffered by authors.

However, legal experts point out that this could be legally complex and risky for competition, as it would be difficult to legally differentiate between online resellers, referral sites, and physical booksellers.

Taxing only online sales platforms could also create market imbalances.

Furthermore, implementing such a tax must comply with European regulations, which complicates the situation even more.

This is because, until now, the European directive 2001/29/EC stated that once a new book is sold, no rights can be asserted over it: the buyer fully enjoys the purchased work and can, for example, lend it to a friend or their children for reading.

This also allows the person to resell their book – just like one can resell a Toyota car without the manufacturer receiving a percentage of the sale.

To change this, it would first be necessary to establish copyright on second-hand books, which currently does not exist and complicates matters.

Ultimately, the debate highlights a broader issue regarding the sharing of value in the literary industry in France.

Instead of demonizing the second-hand market, which can attract new readers and stimulate the purchase of new books, France would be better off considering other solutions to support the book industry and promote reading, rather than adding new taxes that would further hinder the development of reading in this European country.

In France, new books are taxed at 5.5%, and their prices are fixed, meaning that every bookstore must sell the book at the same price throughout the French territory.

There's no doubt that this tax affair won't stop there, and with the country in political crisis (Prime Minister resignation), it's easy to imagine that those in power, led by their publisher friends, won't stop there.

The brand Pocketbook offers a range of e-readers that stand out for their quality and performance. In this article, we will focus on two models that are particularly popular among readers: the Pocketbook Inkpad 4 and the Pocketbook Inkpad Color 3. Although they share many characteristics, they mainly differ in their screen technology.