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TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro Android smartphone on the edge of a wooden table.
What's better than a gimmicky phone-sized eReader? An eReader phone

I tested phone-sized eReaders against an actual phone.

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Boox Picco pocket eReader at home screen
The first Boox pocket eReader is up for pre-order, and Xteink should watch out

The Picco can go anywhere, including on your phone.

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Jailbroken Kindle 4 on a bookshelf between paperbacks showing the KOReader Finish your current book first popup with progress at 94 percent and status Not finished.
I stopped my Kindle from opening other books until I’ve finished the current one

You can read me like a (currently) open book.

Xteink X4 Classic E-Ink sleep screen showing Pickleball happening now and Optician next beside a Dante bust on a shelf.-1
I built a tiny E-ink desk buddy that shows my next calendar event

Ink and you'll miss it.

I tested 3 paper-like Android tablets, and the winner isn't e-ink

There isn't yet a tablet that is best for all reading

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Xteink X4 Classic eReader displaying the Combray I opening page with the Type-C charging cable and adapter resting on the screen.
Xteink's new tiny eReader has everyone complaining about two things that really don't matter

Any port in a storm.

Boox Palma 3, Note Air6 C, and Note Mini C eReaders
The Boox Palma 3 eReader now has pen support—and it's not alone

Ther are also two langer eReaders for taking notes.

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Kindle 4 running KOReader closeup of the Zen UI quick settings panel showing WiFi Night Rotate Zen Restart and Sleep controls above the library.
These are the 7 greatest Kindle mods of all time

Read all about it.

The side of a BOOX GO 10 Gen 2 tablet
Thin devices are finally worth the hype—and it took an eReader to prove it

I like thin devices with big batteries, and I cannot lie

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Boox Picco pocket eReader at home screen
I used the Boox Picco, the new pocket eReader to beat

It's as tiny as its rivals, but more full-featured.

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A Xteink X3 eReader on top of a Kindle 4 eReader on top of a paperback novel.
This tiny eReader convinced me that we're finally in a post-Kindle world

A six-inch eReader is so last year.

Graphic novels in Moon Plus Reader on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6.
5 ways to repurpose an old or broken Galaxy Z Fold

You can continue using your old Galaxy Z Fold, even if one or both its screens are broken.

A Kindle held above a pillow stand with dual snack bowls and the page turner remote resting on the tray.
My wife loves her Kindle page turner, but I can't believe how it actually works

One good turn.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 as a pocket eReader
The best pocket eReader isn't an Xteink X4—it's the Galaxy Z Fold 8

If you're willing to pay, it fits anywhere and does just about everything.

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A MacBook Air showing the Word app open on the desktop with a Kindle 4 sitting on the keyboard displaying the Notion app.
How I de-Amazoned my old Kindle and turned it into a second monitor in under an hour

My Kindle has a side hustle.

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Hand holding the Xteink X3 eReader in front of a bookshelf while reading a page of text.
I thought a 3-inch eReader was a gimmick—a day later I was hooked

The best things come in small packages.

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An Xteink X3 eReader magnetically connected to the back of an iPhone 15 Pro.
5 effective hacks I use to read more books than I ever have

It's just a matter of time.

Kindle 4 recipe EPUB title page photographed at an angle showing Prawn spaghetti with tomato basil and chilli.
5 ways to make an old eReader more useful than a new tablet

You may not need a new tablet after all.

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KOAssistant AI Assistant menu on Kindle showing options including Explain ELI5 Translate Summarize and X-Ray.
This free KOReader plugin is the best reason to jailbreak your Kindle

AI on a Kindle is surprisingly good.

Kindle 4 running KOReader closeup of the Zen UI quick settings panel showing WiFi Night Rotate Zen Restart and Sleep controls above the library.
KOReader's Zen plugin is the open-source answer to Amazon's Kindle monopoly

My jailbroken Kindle finally has the polish it deserves.

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