6" e-Readers are Dead | Pocketbook Basic Lux 4 Review

6" e-Readers seem to be on their way out as more and more consumers and manufacturers opt for larger screen devices.
Pocketbook is capping off the BASIC LUX line with the 4th generation.
It has a touch screen and a glowlight (no warm light)
Check it out and let us know what you think!
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[@branco108]

Microusb in 2023 IS a crime :)

[@adilasblog505]

It's very handy. I have library on microcards, different card for each genre...

[@lexx348]

@@adilasblog505 microUSB, not microSD

[@tarstarkusz]

Why? The main flaw with micro usb exists on USB C, that is the port susceptibility to physical damage. A high quality port should last the life of the product. The battery isn't very big and so lacking USB C's fast charging isn't much of an issue. If the hardware doesn't support it, it won't work anyway. It's not just the port involved here. An ebook reader really has no reason to fast charge.

[@Balithazzarr]

I have resisted e-readers ever since I saw them back in the mid 10’s on the bus. My curiosity has peaked from time to time and I was actually waiting to see if there was gonna be a new oasis. I didn’t realize Amazon was so locked up before investigating pocketbooks, nor did I realize sideloading was that simple. I do know one thing, weight is king- with any electronic. I’m forty and I’m glad to say this will be my first and it’s a step in the direction to step away from videos and distractions. Readings real entertainment, you can never feel cheated or it a waste of time unless you’ve just stuck it out with a lousy book.

[@Deadgirl97]

The SD card slot was enough to sell me on it. I support anything with expandable storage

[@ScottOtt]

I carry a 2022 Kindle in my back pocket every day, and before that it was an Onyx Boox Poke 3 -- both of which I bought exclusively due to the small size. I have other e-ink devices, but none that I can carry with me all of the time.

[@Ksane]

Agreed. My 6" Paperwhite (w/4g that I love!) lives in my purse. I don't leave home without it. I've got other bigger e-readers but none so handy as my 6" Paperwhite.

[@valeriibogomolov936]

beautiful button controls... if they could implement a bigger battery, keep the snake game, and add a new one, for example, Tetris - I would buy it :D

[@MEneifal]

does it fit in the pocket?

[@thesidneychan]

It looks like a rebadged Touch Lux 5. Last year's advanced model is this year's basic now. Still happy that it's very accessible.

[@goodereader]

Well, they still have the touch lux five. But yeah, everything's crossing over with each other

[@Saavik256]

I used to have a Sony PRS-350 until a few years ago when the battery decided it wanted to be a spicy pillow instead and it broke the screen. Considering this as a replacement. Yay or nay ? All I need is a no-frills e-book reader that fits in my pocket.

[@liromfilms]

Hi, thanks for the review. is there any option to install kindle and read kindl books? Does it have statistic of how many you read?

[@creativityb2457]

How easy is it to side load the books?

[@Balithazzarr]

From what I’ve read it’s one of the most friendly readers for all the different formats.

[@prettylittleravenna]

You can drag and drop from your computer, send via email link or upload to their app from your smart phone.

[@DR20005]

@@prettylittleravenna Thanks for confirming 🙏🏻 Sounds great, I think I’ll buy it

[@myaccount0000]

Dont need more than 6 inches, even for my genki textbooks, they are readable even without reflow in koreader, with reflow its very comfortable. Literature nuffsaid, edge to edge at the end of the day is a lot of text, 6' is more than enough here. Many programming books today are in e-reader format, I am sure there is lots of stuff that needs bigger screens, but is 7' going to be enough anyway?

[@myaccount0000]

Also hate that most bigger readers have a flush screen, additional layer, I want to read with ambient light more, it makes it darker

[@Old_Ironsides]

I hate the go back button in the bottom left when you rapidly turn pages, you can't disable it and it doesn't go away until you click on it.

[@vn_loc7316]

Seems much faster than my Kindle Paperwhite 2021

[@jaarb]

Thanks for review, is it common to have kind of burned pixel(s) on this display?

[@Salvaju29ro95]

I hope not, they are the only ones I can easily hold with one hand

[@goodereader]

Amazon has gravitated 75% of their lineup away from 6-in Barnes & Noble's latest release is not a 6-in Companies like remarkable, big me, super note, fujitsu, philips, king Jim , and countless others don't even MAKE 6". And although e-paper itself is an ever-growing industry, the idea of a small 6-in ebook reader, is dwindling by the day

[@christill]

I think 6 inch E-readers will be very much alive until Amazon, Kobo and Barnes and Noble say otherwise. Personally, I think we should move on, but they’re surely still selling a lot of them. Edit: I changed my mind since I wrote this. 6 inch is a good format indefinitely for reading books. When I wrote this I was thinking that a 10 inch eink tablet would be far more useful for various other tasks as well as reading. But since then I realised that the 6 inch format for reading is still preferable. So I think I’d most likely have both a small eReader as well as a bigger tablet or e-note for other things.

[@goodereader]

Well, both Amazon and Barnes & Noble have navigated away from 6 in as of recent, 75% of Amazon's lineup are not 6"

[@christill]

@@goodereader The 6 inch models are still available from Barnes and Noble’s website though. And I would think that the cheapest Kindle is probably still selling quite well. Maybe the Paperwhite is the top selling one. I’m not sure. But they wouldn’t still be selling the basic model if people weren’t buying it.

[@tttyyy949]

@@goodereader that doesn't make their 6' not one of their best selling devices.

[@wynterblackwell3640]

Why should 'we' move on? There is are a LOT of us out there who like the small form. Easy to carry around not large, heavy or bulky. Fits in a small bag or bigger pocket. There are larger ones and there should be for those who prefer that but why would you wish to deprive those who prefer the smaller from having to option to buy and have that?

[@christill]

@@wynterblackwell3640 Interesting. I changed my mind since I wrote that, so I agree with you. I was thinking that it would make more sense for me to have a more versatile 10 inch eink tablet. But on reflection I realised I really value the smaller device for specifically reading books on.

[@CreativeDesign26]

6 inch is so perfect but all good things have to die

[@joecromwell9397]

Can I send my substack newsletters to it?

[@graidan]

Can it translate whole sentences? Or there's only vocabulary and that's it?

[@LordRattington]

why does it keep twitching

[@aname3415]

I can accept 6 inch ereaders dying but if they go after 8 inch models, its going to be hard to justify.

[@Salvaju29ro95]

If they want to do away with the 6-inch ones, at most they can switch to the 7-inch models as their base screen. E-readers must be very portable

[@TimeIdle]

Ok, fine! Let 6.8" be the basic, but narrow down the side bezels for gah's sake!

[@kamalakrsna]

All my books are. .pdf So.. this is not good for mee

[@goodereader]

Noooohp :)

[@martin0499]

It should still support them

[@jaredgreen4665]

Wait what? Not good for pdf? I also have all books in pdf and need a reader for pdf's.