The Colorful Future of E-Reading Is Finally Here

The Pocketbook Color is a promising device, although it’s not flawless

Angela Lashbrook
Debugger
Published in
11 min readSep 29, 2020

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Illustrations (unless noted): Rebekka Dunlap

Color E Ink has long been the white whale — terrible pun not exactly intended — of e-reader technology. So when I heard about the Pocketbook Color, the first color e-reader for consumers available outside of China, I wanted it immediately.

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Angela Lashbrook
Debugger

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.