Note that when you first open a book the onscreen menu is visible and the buttons won’t work with it open, so you have to make sure to tap the screen to close the menu before using the buttons.Īdditionally, you can add the Kindle app to the list of apps on the InkBook’s homescreen by going to Settings > General > Modify applications shortcuts. Hit save, the InkBook will restart, and then you can use the page buttons to turn pages with the Kindle app. Volume down is page forward and volume up is page back. From there you can assign whichever buttons you want as volume up and volume down. With that enabled, you can now launch the InkBook’s setting menu and go to General > Change button functions. The text that describes the setting is invisible (one of the problems with Android apps and E Ink), so it’s impossible to know that it enables page turns with volume buttons unless you’re familiar with the app. On the Settings page, you need to check the first box under Application Settings. To activate the buttons, go to the Kindle app’s homescreen or library view and open the left menu list, scroll down and select Settings. Using the page buttons works better and provides a cleaner look. You can use the touchscreen to swipe pages but the animations are rather awkward on an E Ink screen. If you open a book you’ll notice that the InkBook’s page buttons don’t work. In any case, I reckon any of the universal ebook reader cases with the elastic corners would be sufficient until a dedicated case comes out. 38 inches while the Prime purports to be. Select one of the library views from the left menu panel, such as “All Items”. Anyone else notice the size of the Inkbook Prime looks almost identical to the 'All new Kindle' The only difference is in the depth, the Kindle is. The app works better from the library view than from the homescreen carousel view. The Kindle app takes awhile to load initially so it requires some patience, and make sure Wi-Fi is turned on or it will just hang. It retails for 139 € on the main InkBook website.Then launch the app and sign into your Amazon account. This e-reader has WIFI, Bluetooth and Android 4.2.2. ![]() If you feel like enhancing it further you can slot in a 32GB SD Card. There is 8GB of internal storage, which i s double the standard amount that ships with most e-readers. Underneath the hood is a Quad-Core Cortex A9 up to 1.6 GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. Anyways, it does have a front-lit display with 8 LED lights, which should provide great illumination at night. I don’t think this device will provide a great e-reading experience because by 2016/2017 standards it is too low to really get any value from it. The InkBook Prime features a six inch e-Ink Carta touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 758 and 212 PPI. This e-reader is available on A mazon for $89.99 and I don’t know if you should buy this, considering an entry level Kindle costs less and provides more value. This is ideal for people who like to hold their device with one hand while on public transit. The one thing this e-reader has going for it is that it has physical page turn buttons on the left and right sides. You can download e-books from the internet via WIFI, but it does not have Bluetooth or a 3.5mm headphone jack. ![]() It does have a microSD card slot, so you can enhance the storage up to 32 GB. Underneath the hood is a dual-core CPU with 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage. It does not have a front-light, so you will not be able to read in the dark. The InkBook Classic 2 features a six inch Carta E-ink touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 600. One is a really budget device and the other fails at being a premium e-reader. The company has just released the InkBook Prime and InkBook Classic 2 on Amazon. ArtaTech is based on Poland and have been making e-readers for a number of years.
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