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
The Ebook Reader: This blog covers a wide range of topics related to e-readers, e-books, and digital publishing.
Good e-Reader: Focuses on news and reviews related to e-readers, tablets, and the latest in digital content.
Spanish
Libros y Literatura: While primarily a book review blog, it also covers e-readers and their impact on reading culture.
French
Liseuses.net: Offers insights and reviews on e-readers and e-books in the French context.
Actualitté: Covers a broad range of literary topics including e-readers, digital publishing, and the evolution of reading.
German
Allesebook.de/: A blog focused on reviews, comparisons, and news related to e-readers and e-books in Germany.
Buchreport: Features industry news and occasionally covers developments in e-readers and the digital book market.
Portuguese
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.
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:
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.
If you’re someone who loves technology and embraces the digital age, but when it comes to taking notes, you still reach for a pen and paper, you’re in for a treat! Today, we’re diving into a comparison of two impressive paper tablets: the ReMarkable Pro and the newly released Kindle Scribe 2nd Generation.
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.
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.
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.
Pocketbook is not allowed to distribute its e-readers in France. Here’s an explanation of this exceptional situation for the e-reader brand.
This situation dates back to 2016. Pocketbook decided to market its e-readers in France to compete with brands like Kindle, Kobo, and Bookeen (a French e-reader brand).
The dispute between the two companies was taken to the French courts, and the verdict was delivered in February 2017 in France: the brand Pocket won its case.
The pocket-sized book publisher thus triumphed in the battle against the e-reader manufacturer Pocketbook.
Since that day, Pocketbook has no longer been allowed to use that brand in France, as the court decided it conflicted with Pocket's trademark.
The reason given is simple: according to the justice system, there is a risk of confusion. Consumers might think that Pocketbook is associated with the publisher Pocket, which is already well established in France and in the minds of readers. Since 2017, the Pocketbook brand cannot be used in France!
The Pocket brand, which belongs to the Univers Poche group (Editis), was therefore victorious.
Pocketbook had already anticipated this decision by forming a partnership with the French company The Ebook Alternative (TEA) for the distribution of its e-readers.
Today, TEA still operates under the Vivlio brand and continues to offer Vivlio e-readers to French readers.
This story is one of many examples of France's protectionist nature regarding its print book industry.
France is one of the developed countries with the lowest market shares for e-book reading in the world.
As of 2023, e-book sales represented barely 10% of the industry's revenue in France, compared to around 20% in the USA – to name just that country.
In 2024, the Paperslate brand emerged offering two large-format e-reader models. Paperslate is a French brand that has just announced a new update that brings significant software improvements thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What is Paperslate?
These e-readers are not just any readers; they are designed for professionals who crave the experience of a large format electronic ink display.
Paperslate is backed by well-known figures in the digital reading community, the team led by Michael Dahan, who previously co-founded Bookeen, now under the French Vivlio brand of e-readers. With their extensive experience, they've crafted two new devices—the Paperslate and Paperslate Pro.
Targeting professional users, these e-readers boast a generous 10-inch black-and-white e-ink screen for viewing text almost as if it's on paper.
The conception is akin to devices like the Bookeen Notéa, Kindle Scribe, and reMarkable, which also cater to this particular niche, indicating room for multiple contenders in the market.
Let's delve into the essentials, starting with its pricing. The base model of the Paperslate retails at €349.99, a competitive rate that pits it strongly against established giants and smaller format e-readers alike:
It rivals the price of the Pocketbook InkPad Color 3.
It's close to the cost of the Kindle Colorsoft.
It's cheaper than both the reMarkable and the Kindle Scribe.
The Paperslate models maintain a monochrome display, focusing heavily on professional features:
A stylus supporting 4096 pressure levels, enhancing precision tasks.
Integrated layering system for note-taking on the 10-inch screen.
Capability to annotate PDF documents.
Document sharing functions with colleagues.
Running on Android 11, there remains a question on whether it will support additional app installations, including Google Play. Differentiation between the two models seems mainly in storage capacity:
Paperslate with 32GB for €349.99.
Paperslate Pro with 64GB for €429.99.
Each model includes a speaker and Bluetooth connectivity for audio content, supported by MP3 and WAV file formats.
As for document compatibility, it supports PDF, EPUB, DjVu, and MOBI formats. However, it doesn't seem to cater to CBZ or CBR formats, typical for manga and comics, aligning with its professional orientation.
Available for purchase through their official site, https://paperslate.io/, Paperslate is positioning itself as a new competitor in the e-reader market with its features and attractive "low cost" pricing.
The 2025 Software Update that Boosts Your Productivity
Since April 2025, Paperslate has offered a software update with new features that provide a significant productivity gain for people who use Paperslate machines at work.
Thus, your machine can now use Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will help you convert your handwritten notes into usable and editable documents in a software suite such as Microsoft's Office Pack or an equivalent like Libre Office / Open Office.
This functionality therefore transforms documents entered using the stylus into Word or PDF documents.
This works for:
Text,
Mathematical formulas,
Timelines,
Mind maps and organizational charts,
Pie charts or histograms useful for presenting numerical data.
These new features are available in a "beta" test version for all Paperslate machine owners and are free of charge.
However, the company explains that some functions may become paid in the future depending on the resources required to run the AI models.
Note that Paperslate does not specify which AI model(s) are being used. Is it Claude? OpenAI / ChatGPT or Gemini? Perhaps we will find out in a few days.
To take advantage of these new features, you must update your Paperslate by connecting it to a Wifi network (internet connection is mandatory for AI transcription tools).
