What is Boox? Meet the trendy e-readers that BookTok loves.
What is a Boox tablet? Here's everything you need to know about the buzzy e-readers from Boox.
BookTok enthusiasts are developing a newfound fascination with a brand of e-readers called Boox. While Amazon's Kindle has dominated the market, Boox has emerged as a formidable competitor. Boox, manufactured by the Chinese tech company Onyx International, introduced its e-readers as an alternative to regular smartphones and tablets, which cause eye strain due to their bright screens.
The e-ink tablets provide readers with a softer interface and allow for hours of uninterrupted reading without the annoying glare of blue light.
One of the notable models from Boox is the Palma Pro 2, which has garnered significant attention from BookTok users. This device, in particular, stands out as it is smaller than most devices offered by Kindle and Kobo. After testing several Boox e-readers myself, I was taken aback by their popularity. Unlike regular e-readers, these are e-ink tablets that can access any app in the Google Play Store. This means you can read your books from any app (excluding Apple Books) on a single device.
Unlike typical e-readers, Boox e-readers allow users to download apps from the Google Play Store. This means you can update your Storygraph or GoodReads right on your e-reader, giving it a smartphone-like functionality. This device is technically an e-ink tablet, which is very different from traditional e-readers like Kindle and Kobo.
Amazon's Kindle and Kobo devices run on Linux-based operating systems, which limit the user to reading books and exploring new titles. However, Boox runs on Android 10, allowing users to download any Android app and use a home page like they would on a smartphone or tablet.
The range of Boox models currently available includes eight devices, such as the Tab X C, Note Max, Note Air5 C, and Go 10.3 (Gen 2), Go 7, and Go Color 7 (Gen 2). The Palma Pro 2 is also part of this lineup. Despite their e-reader origins, Boox's e-ink tablets offer a more engaging user experience compared to regular e-readers, albeit with slightly more distractions. They are not as powerful as smartphones, but they offer a good balance between functionality and e-reader-like features.
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