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PocketBook Aqua Ebook Reader
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PocketBook Touch Ebook Reader
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
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Last week PocketBook announced their first waterproof and dustproof ebook reader, the PocketBook Aqua. It's going to be released in Russia in a few weeks for the equivalent of about $200. The first video review for the Aqua has already turned up on YouTube. The review is in Ukrainian but it gives a closer lookRead more
Earlier this year PocketBook announced that they would be releasing a waterproof and dustproof ebook reader called the PocketBook Aqua. PocketBook plans toRead more
Pocketbook recognizes that many people take their e-readers to the pool, beach or on vacation. Standard e-readers have lots of open ports, that water or sand can easily destroy the reader. In order to remedy this situation the Ukrainian based company will be releasing the Pocketbook Aqua this March. The PocketBook Aqua is protected by IP57 certification, which means that the device is protected against dust and for 30 minutes at one meter of water is dense. This will basically allow you to read it in the bathtub or scuba diving! The device itself features a six inch e-Ink PearlRead more
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Pocketbook Touch: Just Another Ebook Device? When our favourite distributor AlTech took on a new line of products from Pocketbook and sent me one of the top models, the Touch, I had to wonder where the market for e-book readers is going to take us in the coming years. With the proliferation of large smartphones and tablets, some of them as cheap as dedicated e-book readers, will there still be a market for the likes of Pocketbook Touch?Read more
The Touch HD 3 e-reader is one of the best mid level devices that Pocketbook has ever released. It has a very interesting design with the brushed aluminum and manual page turn buttons. The big selling points is the audio functionality, a color temperature glowlight system, Bluetooth and is the fact it is completely waterproof. The Pocketbook line of e-readers does not lock you into a walled garden and plays nice with the majority of ebook formats out there, such as PDF, EPUB, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PRC, TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML, MOBI, ACSM. Pocketbook pays a license feeRead more
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Tolino has issued three different generations of the Shine e-reader, which is their mid level device. This is the first model in the lineup that was designed by Kobo and the Shine 3 is basically the Kobo Clara HD shell and internals. It does have Tolino software and the Tolino bookstore, which is appealing to the German audience. In late 2017 Kobo purchased the Tolino ecosystem from Deutsche Telekom.  The deal gave Kobo full control over the hardware and software of the Tolino brand.  The other members of the Tolino Alliance still sold ebooks via the Tolino Bookstore and soldRead more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
17 %
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4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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3.8 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
8 %
1 stars
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Display

Touchscreenyesyesyes
ColourN
N/A
Y
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink Pearl
N/A
E Ink Carta
Screen resolution600 x 800 px800 x 600 px1072 x 1448 px
Pixel density166.0 ppi166.0 ppi
N/A
Shades of grey161616
Aspect ratio3:44:3
N/A

Technical details

Supported book file formats
  • CHM
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • EPUB
  • FB2
  • FB2.ZIP
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • RTF
  • TCR
  • TXT
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • DJVU
  • HTML
  • EPUB
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
  • FB2
  • Zip
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • TIFF
N/A
Supported video formatsNot supported
N/A
Not supported
Memory size4GB2GB8GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
Compatible memory cards
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • Secure Digital
N/A
Maximum memory card size3232GB25
Processor speed1000.0 MHz800.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size256.0 mB128.0 mB512.0 mB
Built-in memory
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in processor
N/A
N/A
Y

Dimensions

Height0.35 in6.81 in6.16 in
Width4.51 in4.49 in4.34 in
Depth6.87 in0.37 in0.33 in
Weight6.0 oz6.88 oz5.86 oz

Audio properties

Speakersnono
N/A
Supported audio formatsNot supported
  • MP3
  • BMP
Not supported
Audio 3.5mm input
N/A
yes
N/A
Audio features
N/A
Text to Speech
N/A

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
N/A
Headphone outno
N/A
no
Bluetoothno
N/A
no
USByesyes
N/A
USB versionUSB 2.0
N/A
N/A
USB typeMicro-USB AMicro-USBMicro-USB
3G (UMTS)
N/A
no
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
no
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity1300.0 mAh
N/A
1200.0 mAh
Battery type
Lithium-Ion
Li-polymer
Lithium Polymer
Battery life720.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery life (page views)80008000
N/A
Battery voltage3.7 V
N/A
N/A

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