e-Reader Manufacturers: Explained | Who REALLY makes them?

If you have ever wondered what an OEM was... look no further. We use our industry experience to explain all there is to know about the companies that actually make your e-Reader
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[@laldingliana5198]

Interesting video! Do more videos like this on the different aspects of the e-paper industry.

[@kelvinkao7436]

This is so interesting, as nobody else really talks about this! It also explains why some of the products I'm deciding between have such similar specs.

[@katobrucelee08]

This is why I love this channel. #1 source for e-ink!

[@daletsai824734]

No, Foxconn is a Taiwanese company, just has lots of factory in mainland China. Electronics OEM/ODM was controlled by Taiwanese companies.

[@wenzelp]

I realy liked your News Article! Thanks :)

[@rossorosso]

Excellent video Peter! Really fascinating stuff.

[@bricenoh]

Thanks for the video, can you say a word about the software development? does each company make and update the software? do they basically use an OEM supplied core or sdk to build on top. This is very important in terms of support and some future proofing.

[@sparschaler3536]

They use off the shelf SoCs, the IMX 6 is a common one. The manufacturer of that provides a modified Linux kernel or Android build to them. They then customize it to their needs. Forget your future proofing, because almost all of the devices require customizations you don’t have access to. There are rare exceptions, like the Remarkable.

[@savedfaves]

Important: many OEMs don't design nor engineer said products. They simply build them.

[@stevenprosser8813]

I thought it was known that Reinkstone, Wisky and TopJoy are all using Wiwood in Shenzhen?

[@raskarl]

This is a very interesting video...I have both a Kindle Oasis (latest model) and a Kobo Clara HD. Was thinking of getting a new Kindle Paperwhite SE, but after reading an article about the life cycle of e-reader devices and having a real think about it, I decided that I don't really need to order a new device.

[@mikafoxx2717]

Thankfully E-readers are one of the longest lived technological devices around. You can still buy Sony E-readers that came out a decade ago if you so wish, and they still work.. books don't take much storage space so 2 gigs with an SD card slot up to 32gb is absurdly huge for an e-reader, and that was done a decade ago. The Pixels per inch of new readers is nice, so is the warm tone light. But the point of an e-reader is being easy on the eyes.. I'll turn on a reading lamp if I need to. That being said, the newer readers are definitely nice. Just wish that old devices could easily be repurposed as displays like a clock or weather station.

[@mazinbakri9588]

Absolutely great informative video .. Thanks a lot guys Wish to have more like this one

[@jurijaus]

Great content, had no idea about those things before.

[@yiraychuang]

Great video, one caveat though, Foxconn is a Taiwanese company as well. Though the majority of their products are assembled in China, their factories are spread globally.

[@nejatblr7711]

Is Poke3 the cheapest android eink reader? I like the idea of being able to read through all the apps u want.

[@Dr_dixitsharma]

Hay Great work. Big fan of your work. How to purchase these products as I am in India. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Help to get the e ink phone.

[@rohanindurkar6466]

Dasaung 253 review please , also how does it compare to onyx boox mira monitor I am interested in purchase one of these. Please make a video on it.

[@henriquesk3866]

Great video!

[@kuba_wasikowski]

any news about clearink monitors?

[@khaldoonsaid4184]

Excellent explanation. Keep it up!

[@7H0M4591]

Do those companys develope themselves or is the development done by those suppliers?

[@auspiex]

It depends, kobo and Amazon design their oqn

[@Charlesfernandez0]

Excellent!!!!! 🙂

[@singletona082]

On the one handI would love an e-ink monitor. On the other. I am poor and do not have apple fanboy money to spend on one.

[@sparschaler3536]

But Foxconn doesn’t develop the Kindles and iPhones.

[@randallstewart175]

So now I know who to blame for the corrupted Kindle Paperwhite I got in June. Now, who is responsible for the Paperwhite software updates which automatically download and corrupt its operation until you do a full reload/restart?

[@halvardlundnorway]

I think it is sad that people are not buying these. Not in Norway, at least.

[@toyin.dindoinlove9236]

Let me make a wild guess, the chinese?

[@jcam42]

You seem to be conflating companies like Apple that design their own products but have them manufactured with companies that go shopping for OEM's.

[@stephenspackman5573]

Well … it's all a matter of degrees. Apple designs its own shells and circuit boards, and an increasing number of its own microcircuits, but even it does not design all of the internal components of its products. And-not touched on in this video-there's the second huge question of who writes the software-not forgetting that software, like hardware, has layers and components. I think the purpose of this video was to inform those who were previously unaware of the “OEM” term that all this complexity even exists, more than to delve into all the permutations….

[@onemanshow4116]

@@stephenspackman5573 Joe’s point of view is correct. The idea that Apple is “going to an OEM” to purchase off the shelf stuff to slap their sticker on is laughable. The fact that they use parts in their product is irrelevant. They only have the company manufacture they he device, and it is manufactured to Apple’s precise design and specifications.

[@stephenspackman5573]

@@onemanshow4116 But nobody is saying that-indeed that was my point. Apple is indeed going to an OEM, but in Apple's case-since a large part of Apple's proposition is their in-house design-they are not using their OEM services, they are just using manufacturing services. The same company, unsurprisingly, does both. Meanwhile Sony makes its own products *and* sells camera sensors to Apple. People buy cloud services from Amazon and Google, even though Amazon and Google also provide middle end and customer services. The mesh of suppliers is genuinely complex, and with technological goods the question “who makes this” is usually unanswerable without the use of charts. The OEM pattern is important to understand since it (along with licensing, second sourcing, regional branding and cloning, among other things) is one of the big reasons you see similar objects with different nameplates, and it can help you make purchasing decisions, but of course it is not the whole story.

[@onemanshow4116]

@@stephenspackman5573 There is insufficient distinction made in the video between companies which rebrand/ rebadge off the shelf products and those which simply engage in manufacturing. Amazon is not slapping a kindle logo on Foxconn’s shell… yet the video makes it seem like that’s what’s happening. You and I understand this, but others will not.

[@sparschaler3536]

@@stephenspackman5573 You’re completely correct, but it’s not really any justification to brush away the distinction. Apple develops, Foxconn builds, Apple sells. Amazon develops, Foxconn builds, Amazon sells. Netronix develops, Netronix builds, Kobo sells. Onyx develops, Onyx builds, Onyx sells. Though I do assume those relationships to be more complicated as well. The development is the most important step in the process, I don’t know why it’s brushed over like that. Remarkable develops, remarkable sells, but I BET they’re not actually manufacturing their stuff all by themselves. You just don’t really do that. There’s always a chinese company involved.

[@veenitareadswrites]

The e-readers are so expensive man. We used to think Chinese things are cheap lol. Not anymore.

[@sefirotsama]

so question time: if that applies to everything in life as you said, where do babies come from? also OEMs or can we somehow customize them by ourselves in some sort of factory?

[@goodereader]

Yeah you can go to some companies and they can stamp out a few babies for you. :)

[@kannony5393]

Jezetek claims to be the manufacturer for the Dasung monitors iirc

[@user-kn3eb8qe5f]

Ebook

[@PradhanAlok]

Bro they are too much e readers I can help you to manage give me one I can store it properly 😂 sorry for begging but I need one

[@cheesecakepuffin]

Been thinking the same thing...

[@toyin.dindoinlove9236]

@@cheesecakepuffinWala ka mahihingi dyan. Mas mura yung kindle sa shoppee or lazada wala pang ads. Edit mas mura keysa sa amazon.

[@cheesecakepuffin]

@@toyin.dindoinlove9236 hahahaha juk lang po yan

[@PradhanAlok]

@@cheesecakepuffin hey wht the meaning of this

[@woutvandessel1823]

Considering he sells them on his webshop, I doubt that he'll give them away outside of the occasional giveaway videos he makes.