PocketBook Era E-Reader, Sunset Copper, 64GB | 7ʺ Glare-Free & Eye-Friendly Touch-Screen with E -Ink Technology | Waterproof | Text-to-Speech, Audio- & E-Book Reader | SMARTlight & Built-in Speaker

I've had many e-readers (Kobo Libra color, Kindle Paperwhite), but this one is just the best. It surpasses all others in everything: build quality, screen quality, style. I recommend it to everyone who is looking for a good quality eReader!

Product as advertised. Saw numerous postings about slow speed, seems very fast to me. Storage space more than adequate, and very welcome. Software stable and easy to use.

Edit: I’ve had this device for about a month now. I’ve deducted a star due to the sluggishness of G-Sensor, the feature that allows you to switch hands and change orientation. It’s enough to cause much irritation and is basically unusable. I hope they can fix this with a software update but I suspect it’s just low processing power. Also sometimes the device becomes completely unresponsive all together. I wonder if they just crammed too many features into the device than the hardware can handle.Original review: I have been using exclusively kindles since the first one and they are great. Never had a problem with any of them and great build quality. I have also been buying them for my whole family.My only gripe was I enjoy managing my library of books with custom cover art and older books that are not available in kindle format. I also like to buy books from other sources that have a deal. This is complicated with a kindle and time consuming.I did tons of research coming from my most recent kindle oasis 2. I knew I couldn’t go backwards from having buttons, it really elevates the reading experience for me. I wanted to be able to read any format from any store I felt like buying from. I did NOT want one store forced on my Home Screen or ads. These things really narrowed down my options.I settled on the Era since the Pocketbook Viva isn’t available yet on Amazon. I’ve had a few evenings with it so far to go through every setting and get most of my library on it. Kindle books will not transfer without a lot of work.At first it took a lot of adjustment, I wasn’t sure I’d made the right decision. I had to change how I hold the device slightly and how I tap the screen to get the proper response. It has far more customization across every aspect of the device. And the smart light is nice to have because my oasis does not have warm light.The battery is bigger and even with all the added features, battery life is astronomically better. As far as I know, this device has the largest battery capacity of all the black and white e-readers (non android). Some people have complained on screen issues and issues logging into accounts, I haven’t encountered any of these issues yet. Also you don’t HAVE to log into any accounts.Another amazing feature is the text to speech. The device uses the voice of your choice to read any book. Of course it’s not as good as quality narration of an audiobook but it’s much better than I expected. I will save a lot of money not buying audiobooks. Audiobooks are also supported though.If you want total control of your E-book library and are computer savvy enough to put in the work, I’d recommend the freedom having a Pocketbook provides. Given the price compared to similar devices, I’d say so far it’s a good value.If you like the simplicity of having the biggest ebook store and a book subscription service on your device and don’t need or want anything else then you’d probably be better off sticking to Kindle. I should add though Pocketbook DOES have a store on the device and supposedly if you contact them with your device info they can change the region information allowing you to use it. I will be doing that myself soon.

I've had many e-readers over the years but this is the Best. About any format you can throw at it.

Not at all what I expected, should have trusted the reviews. Screen lags and jumps when scrolling, and it is not "easy to access books in all formats", I believe this happens to encourage you to buy books from their own store. Had to immediately return this one, I would not recommend it at all.

For years I had a nook simple touch, and I used it all the time and loved it, and then the buttons on the side stopped working and also it kind of started malfunctioning beyond my ability to troubleshoot. I have a tablet and a smart phone and don't love reading books with backlighting and shiny screens, so I wanted to get another e-ink device, preferably one that wasn't tied to one book vendor like Barnes and Noble or Amazon. But also one that would let me read library ebooks from Libby. While I need to load them using my cord, I can easily do that, and I can also easily add my own ebooks too.The screen is great, the size is perfect for my hands, I love the buttons, the battery lasts for ages, and I'm really happy that this is what I settled on. I've not actually used most of the pocketbook features, because I'm not often looking to purchase ebooks. Most of my reading is library materials, and while it's a manual process to transfer them, it's no worse than my nook was. I've also enjoyed using the screen light when reading on an airplane at night. Highly recommend!

They advertise 64 GB model but I was sent 16 GB one.The item itself operated without problems.

This Pocketbook ereader replaced my Kobo Aura One (which I truly loved).Pros -This has a better screen.Fast page turningThe reading experience is very smooth and comfortable.The display is very sharp and easy to read. Lighting is very even.64 GB is a crazy amount of storage. I never delete anything.I can operate it with one hand. I had to use both hands with the kobo.Buttons are very useful but I have a hard time remembering which is which when I flip it.The connection to calibre is more reliable than the kobo. I love usb-c on an ebook reader.Battery life is excellent; I get about a month.The cloud account works very well. I had to lie and say I bought it in Germany to get it to work.Cons-It is rather sensitive to orientation and often flips the display 90 degrees when it should not.The library browser is jerky and unpleasant to use.I used both readers for I while this winter, but found myself preferring the Pocketbook Era.