Brief introduction of Common Seen E-book Readers

E-book reader is the electronic gadget with the core function of helping read e-books. And it is usually called e-reader in English.Although mobile phones and tablet computers can also be used to read e-books, but since they don’t have reading as the core function, and have less optimization for reading, so they are commonly not categorized as e-book readers.

Currently, e-book readers generally refer to specialized reading electronic devices equipped with e-ink screens, which makes the definition somewhat narrow, but it is reasonable to examine the proportion of devices on the market.This is related to the market success of e-ink screens in this area, of course the initial driver was Amazon's Kindle reader, which was a huge success in 2007.Kindle Reader defines this market, followed by a number of new brands, each with specialties and market share.The following are brief descriptions of them. The content and order of introduction do not involve any ranking or recommendation intentions. They are for reference only.

Kindle e-book reader

Kindle is Amazon's product and brand. It was first launched in 2007, when about 200 e-books could be stored in one device.An e-book reader with an e-ink screen as its main component is arguably hatched and driven by the success of Kindle's launch.Kindle uses a more closed operating system, but Amazon's online bookstore has an advantage in accessing e-books because of its good collection.Currently, Kindle models include Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paper White, etc.

Kobo E-Book Reader

Kobo is the brand of e-book reader from Kobo which is a company based in Canada. Kobo is formed by changing the alphabetical order of the English word Book.Kobo was founded in 2009 and the first e-book reader product was launched in May 2010.In 2012, Kobo was acquired by Rakuten, the Japanese retail giant, and became Rakuten Kobo.Kobo, like Amazon, also has a strong online book store system that has advantages in closed-loop ebook commerce.Currently Kobo's models include Kobo Aura, Kobo Nia, Kobo Elipsa, etc.

Boox E-Book Reader

Boox is the brand of Onyx's ebook reader.Onyx Company was established in 2008, headquartered in Guangzhou, China.The first Boox e-reader was launched in 2009.Onyx's e-book reader product line is rich, covering a wide range of sizes from small to large screens, and its operating system is mainly the open one, Android.In recent years, Onyx has also started the business of online bookstore.Currently the latest series are Boox Note, Nova, Poke, Max, etc.

ReMarkable e-book reader

Because e-ink screens are also used, reMarkable is often seen by the market as an e-book reader brand.However, in terms of its product positioning, it tends to be more lightweight tablets for commercial use than for reading scenarios, but because of its prominent lightweight nature, it is still popular in the reader market.ReMarkable started in 2013 with its headquarters in Norway.The main product lines are reMarkable 1 and reMarkable 2.

Xiaomi ebook reader

Xiaomi is a well-known manufacturer of mobile phones and digital products in mainland China.Xiaomi began to enter the e-book reader market in 2019, but because of its own strong strength and complete ecological chain, being late did not mean being unknow.At present, Xiaomi mainly depends on its eco-chain company to launch related products. Currently, the main product series are Xiaomi Duokan e-book reader and Xiaomi Ink Palm ebook reader.

iReader eBook Reader

Zhangyue Technology was founded in 2008 with an initial focus on online reading platforms and apps, headquartered in Beijing, China. The ebook reader with the brand name iReader was launch in 2015, it is a late player in the market, but because of its reading platform foundation, it also accounts for a certain proportion in the market of e-book reader hardware.The company was listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since 2017.Currently the main product lines are iReader T6, iReader Ocean, iReader Light.

Dedao e-book reader

Dedao as a Mainland China Knowledge Platform is a relatively new brand in this market, It launched its e-book reader in 2019.

Readmoo eReader

The brand name of the main series of e-book readers launched by this Taiwan online book Platform is mooInk.

Sony E-Book Reader

Sony is a traditional big producer of digital products, with excellent design and workmanship.Its e-book reader products are not targeted at the reader market, but are produced as the terminal hardware of its paperless working platform.However, due to its excellent performance, it has a strong fan in the reader market.The main product lines are DPT-PR1, DPT-CP1, etc.

E Ink

E Ink is not an e-book reader manufacturer, but when it comes to e-book readers, you can't bypass it, because almost all of the core component screens used by the brands above are from E Ink.