PocketBook

Pocketbook is an Ukranian producer of eReaders. PocketBook is now called PocketBook International and has it's production based at Foxconn in China. Company positions its products as multilingual e-readers and develops online store with e-books in 59 languages. The first models were PocketBook 360 and PocketBook 301 (produced at Netronix Inc.).

Current Models

The complete new range, called PocketBook Pro:

• PocketBook Pro 602 (6" eReader with WiFi)
• PocketBook Pro 603 (6" eReader with WiFi, 3G, Wacom touchscreen)
• PocketBook Pro 612 (6" eReader, with WiFi, Wacom touchscreen, specs like PocketBook Pro 603 but no 3G)
• PocketBook Pro 903 (9,7" eReader with WiFi, 3G, Wacom touchscreen)
• PocketBook Pro 912 (9,7" eReader, with WiFi, Wacom touchscreen, specs like PocketBook Pro 903 but no 3G)
• Pocketbook 360PLUS a 5" eReader with E Ink screen
• Pocketbook IQ 701 (7" LCD-tablet based on Android 2.0)
• Pocketbook A 10" newest product (10" tablet with WiFi, optional 3G, touchscreen)
• online editing

discontinued models

• PocketBook 301 (6" eReader), based on OEM hardware from Netronix EB-600, the first device from PocketBook
• Pocketbook 360 a 5" eReader with E Ink screen
• PocketBook 302 (6" eReader with touch), resistive touch, is very unique, because it has USB host port - can read USB memory sticks
• PocketBook Pro 902 (9,7" eReader with WiFi) - discontinued, see Model 912

Characterful features are text-to-speech in many languages and ABBYY Lingvo dictionaries.

For more information

• http://www.pocketbook-int.com/us - official website
• http://www.bookland.net - supported Pocketbook international e-book store
• http://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/en/sdk.shtml for the SDK
• http://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml "open" firmware (The whole firmware is not fully open source or free.)

Pocketbook devices have their own MobileRead forum where they are discussed.