Pocketbook has put their full line of ereaders on sale for Black Friday on their official Amazon store, and some of the Pocketbook covers are on sale as well.
Unlike Amazon and Kobo that only put some of their ereaders on sale for Black Friday, all of Pocketbook’s current and previous generation models that are on Amazon are on sale, including the new Note Color that was just released.
If you’re looking for a color model now is a good time to get one. The Pocketbook Verse Color is now cheaper than the Kobo Clara Colour, and it has a nicer design with page buttons.
Pocketbooks aren’t a well known brand in the US, but they’ve been around for a really long time and they’re a good alternative to Kindles and Kobos. Most models have page-turn buttons, and several have microSD card slots, and the designs are a bit nicer than the cheap plastic on the basic Kindle and Kobo models.
Generally speaking, Pocketbooks are a bit slower than Kindles and Kobos, and the onboard store is rubbish, but they support a wide range of formats, including ebooks from public libraries through OverDrive. They’re a good option for those that like to use Calibre to sideload ebooks.
PocketBook eReaders Black Friday Sales List
Here’s the link to full list of deals on the PocketBook page at Amazon. I’m not going to link to the covers but they’re easy enough to find on Amazon.
PocketBook Basic Lux 4 – $94.05 ($14.95 off): This is Pocketbook’s basic model. It has a 6-inch E Ink screen with 212 ppi and a regular frontlight. It has page buttons, a microSD card slot, there’s 8GB of storage, but it has an older microUSB port.
PocketBook Verse – $109.25 ($19.75 off): Another 6-inch model with 212 ppi and 8GB of storage and a microSD card slot. It has Pocketbook’s newer design and a USB-C port, and it has a frontlight with adjustable color temperature.
PocketBook Verse Pro – $141.55 ($17.45 off): Same as the one above except it has a 300 ppi screen, it adds audio support, and it’s waterproof, but it lacks the memory card slot.
PocketBook Verse Pro Color – $144.99 ($24.01 off): Same as the one above except it has a color E Ink screen with 300 ppi for black and white content and 150 ppi for color.
PocketBook Era – $189.05 ($29.95 off): A Kindle Oasis clone with a 7-inch screen, the Era is available with either 16GB of storage or 64GB, but the latter is currently unavailable.
PocketBook Era Color – $224.99 ($34.01 off): A color version of the Era model with a 7″ Kaleido 3 screen and 32GB of storage. It’s waterproof and has TTS.
PocketBook InkPad 4 – $239.99 ($29.01 off): The latest generation 7.8-inch model using Pocketbook’s newer design. It has a Carta 1200 screen with 32GB of storage space and it’s waterproof.
PocketBook InkPad Color 3 – $289.99 ($39.01 off): This has a 7.8-inch color E Ink screen and it is the latest InkPad Color model with a Kaleido 3 E Ink screen.
PocketBook InkPad Color 2 – $227.05 ($51.95 off): This is the previous gen model with an older color E Ink screen with lower resolution for color, but it’s otherwise nearly identical to the newer model.
PocketBook InkPad Lite – $189.05 ($29.95 off): This has a 9.7-inch screen with only 150 ppi. But it does have page buttons, unlike most larger ereaders, with 8GB of storage, and it has a frontlight with temperature control, and there’s a microSD card slot too.
PocketBook InkPad X Pro – $264.99 ($34.01 off): This is a 10.3″ model with a flexible Mobius screen, and it has a Wacom touchscreen for taking notes. But it runs a really old version of Android and it only has 2GB of RAM.
PocketBook InkPad Eo – $484.99 ($64.01 off): This is a new 10.3″ model with a color E Ink screen. It has a Wacom touchscreen for taking notes, and it runs Android 11 and can install apps. It has an octa-core CPU with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, plus there’s a microSD card slot.
PocketBook Color Note – $525.99 ($73.01 off): This is Pocketbooks latest 10.3″ model with a color E Ink screen, and it uses a flexible Mobius screen. It has a Wacom touchscreen for taking notes, and it runs Android 12 and can install apps.
