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:
- Kindle Paperwhite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024 - new version)
- Kindle ⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024 - new version)
- Pocketbook InkPad Color 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- Onyx Boox Go 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- Pocketbook Verse Pro Color ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- Onyx Boox Go Color 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- Onyx Boox Note Air3 C ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- Kobo Libra Colour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- Kobo Clara Colour⭐⭐⭐⭐ (reviewed in 2024)
- 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).
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