As the experts on ebook readers, and as someone who are totally commited to bringing the best reading experience to Malaysian avid readers, we are often asked: which ebook reader is suitable, kindle or Boox?
The short answer, It depends.
The long answer, see the following table
Kindle Paperwhite
The best ebook reader for Amazon ebooks
RM870/device
- Built-in light
- Protect your eyes with Glare free eInk screen
- Weeks long battery life
- Touchscreen keyboard
- The best ebook reader for Amazon-related content. Period.
- Super easy to use, no learning curve
- Doesn’t support JD Shop
- Doesn’t support any third party bookstores
- Support only kindle unlimited
- Cannot install Android apps at will
- Comes with 6 inch model only
- Not optimized for PDF and professional reading
- Cheapest ebook reader model available, at RM 450 ( no built-in light)
- No built-in text to speech function
- Waterproof
- No pen support
- One year warranty**
- 1 million books to read for free***
BOOX Poke Pro 6" Android eReader
The Portable Android eReader
RM920/device
- Built-in light
- Protect your eyes with Glare free eInk screen
- Weeks Long battery life
- Touchscreen keyboard
- No Amazon kindle native app
- Suitable for intermediate readers and above
- Support JD Shop natively. Super fast in reading JD Shop-related content
- Support many bookstores, Kobo, Amazon ebooks, Readmoo, B&N..
- Support Amazon Kindle Unlimited, e-library services such as Scribd, Libby by Overdrive, etc.
- Can install Android reading apps such as Pocket
- Sames 6 inch size like New Amazon Kindle eReader, but has largers siblings such as 7.8″ BOOX NovaPro (32GB) & 10.3″ BOOX NotePro(64GB)
- Optimize for PDF files and professional reading
- Price varies from midrange to high end, starts at RM920
- Built-in Text to Speech function
- Not waterproof
- Comes with pen support*
- One year warranty**
- 1 million books to read for free/ free library subscription***
* Only with certain models of Boox
** Only if you buy from booxmalaysia.com or kindlemalaysia.com
*** Depends on the promotion and value added services that are going on at the time, subjected to change. Only if you buy from booxmalaysia.com or kindlemalaysia.com