Did something happen to the Era?

[VulcanRidr]

I was looking the other day at the Era Color on amazon (US). Noted that it was only $40 more than the 16GB B&W Era. Went in today to check on it again, and all 3 are gone from Amazon, the 16GB and 64GB B&W as well as the color, their pages are gone. The only thing in the list are the myriad of covers. They don't even have the unavailable pages for them, but rather "this page does not exist."

Have they stopped selling Eras in the US?

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by VulcanRidr

I was looking the other day at the Era Color on amazon (US). Noted that it was only $40 more than the 16GB B&W Era. Went in today to check on it again, and all 3 are gone from Amazon, the 16GB and 64GB B&W as well as the color, their pages are gone. The only thing in the list are the myriad of covers. They don't even have the unavailable pages for them, but rather "this page does not exist."

Have they stopped selling Eras in the US?

I'm guessing (don't know for sure) that they're just out of stock.

TechInn (not a U.S. company, but ships to the U.S.) has them in stock.

I should mention that I've never done business with TechInn so I can't, personally, vouch for them.

https://www.tradeinn.com/techinn/en/...874&country=us

[VulcanRidr]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I'm guessing (don't know for sure) that they're just out of stock.

TechInn (not a U.S. company, but ships to the U.S.) has them in stock.

I should mention that I've never done business with TechInn so I can't, personally, vouch for them.

https://www.tradeinn.com/techinn/en/...874&country=us

Yeah, apparently that was the case, since they are back now. The disturbing thing was that normally the item's page says "out of stock" or "unavailable." In the case of the Eras, however, the page was totally removed, as in "this page doesn't exist."

They are back in stock at the moment...

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by VulcanRidr

Yeah, apparently that was the case, since they are back now. The disturbing thing was that normally the item's page says "out of stock" or "unavailable." In the case of the Eras, however, the page was totally removed, as in "this page doesn't exist."

They are back in stock at the moment...

If you read a lot of eBooks with no color graphics, get the BW version as the color one will be too dark (IMHO).

[VulcanRidr]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you read a lot of eBooks with no color graphics, get the BW version as the color one will be too dark (IMHO).

So couldn't turning up the backlight offset that? I do read mostly ebooks, no comics for the most part...

I have the 16GB model,but I was thinking of upgrading to the 64GB BW model, but for $40 more, I could get a 32GB color one. Was playing out all of the options, and keeping what I have is a valid option as well.

[Xaenor]

Originally Posted by VulcanRidr

So couldn't turning up the backlight offset that? I do read mostly ebooks, no comics for the most part...

I have the 16GB model,but I was thinking of upgrading to the 64GB BW model, but for $40 more, I could get a 32GB color one. Was playing out all of the options, and keeping what I have is a valid option as well.

The other day, I brought my BW Era to an ereader store to compare it to colour devices screen-to-screen. The difference is there, and colour screens do look a tiny bit "grainy" and less sterile compared to BW, but I wouldn't have noticed it unless I had a BW screen right next to me for a direct comparison.

Ultimately, it's up to you and your sensitivity to such things, but I think the colour screens are perfectly fine as they are and don't pose any issues for reading.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by VulcanRidr

So couldn't turning up the backlight offset that? I do read mostly ebooks, no comics for the most part...

I have the 16GB model,but I was thinking of upgrading to the 64GB BW model, but for $40 more, I could get a 32GB color one. Was playing out all of the options, and keeping what I have is a valid option as well.

I have InkPad Color 3. As with any of these things you turn up brightness until it is at the level you want.

I think some people want to use it without any front light to save energy or whatever, in which case, yes it would be darker. But I always have front light on so for me B&W reading is perfectly fine. I like having the color even though mostly it applies to cover thumbnails, headings, and of course ability to use different highlight colors. I will not purchase another B&W only eReader.

My one complaint is that it (and the PB mobile app) seems to have trouble with fixed layout ePub (comics or other things). It may be something I need to fix in my conversion workflow but these look fine with Thorium reader, Apple Books etc, they pass epubcheck. And it will not do facing page fixed layout. Even 6" Kindles do this, and this has twice the display area.

So to the extent I read comics, I'm using PDF. It will read CBZ but I don't see any advantage to doing so (for example no ToC).

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by VulcanRidr

So couldn't turning up the backlight offset that? I do read mostly ebooks, no comics for the most part...

I have the 16GB model,but I was thinking of upgrading to the 64GB BW model, but for $40 more, I could get a 32GB color one. Was playing out all of the options, and keeping what I have is a valid option as well.

Yes turning up the light will make the screen brighter. But you do have to turn the light up a significant amount vs the BW screen. I don't like how dark the screen is and that you need the light when with a BW screen, you may not need the light.

[HvdB]

Originally Posted by tomsem

My one complaint is that it (and the PB mobile app) seems to have trouble with fixed layout ePub (comics or other things

In my country all online bookstores warn that 'epub3 fixed lay- out' cannot be read on any e- reader.
You can use a tablet and apps like ReadEra or any other epub3 fixed layout app.