POCKETBOOK 'Touch Lux 4' e-Book Reader Black

Firstly let me say that since the Kindle Keyboard I have struggled for a couple of years with modern ereaders due to fracture in wrist and medical plate put in which hinders some movements. It makes it hard for me to just touch right side with thumb and I get a lot of pain. I have tried the voyage and the oasis as I prefer page turn buttons as well as touchpads so I can use either hand, but neither worked for me. I have a Paperwhite. I also I bought a Bookeen reader with side page turn buttons and have been very pleased with it up until now but wanted a more up to date reader. I have been looking at Pocketbooks for about a year now and finally decided to buy one when price was reduced.PROS: Easy to use. Page turn buttons at bottom mean easy holding for me and I can page turn with left hand when right hurts. Pocketbook recognises up to 17 different types of media files so it's easy to read pdfs, epubs etc without conversion. Menus are easy to find by scrolling either up or down. I can use the page turns or touch or swiping up and down with this erader. oh and it's got a 'Pinch' action on the screen to move and enlarge and shrink things. A slight tap in centre of screen gives reading options eg font sizes really easily. Reader takes micro memory card so more available for entire library collections. Book comes pre-loaded with loads of books, mainly classics. Lots more functions than the kindle range, for example ereader has games on it, a better browser, notepad , Dropbox facilities and is able to upload via email if needed.CONS: For some people, the ability to have instant downloads from amazon means they will need a kindle. I am able to use amazon's " download via usb" facility with every book I buy as I also have a kindle where the books are sent automatically. I use Calibre software to download books to and then convert books to epub or mobis to read. This might be a problem to people not familiar with non amazon products and Calibre.If you buy books from Google or other websites it very easy to put media on the Pocketbook and you won't need Calibre.Overall for me this has turned out to be an ideal solution as I have an ereader which stops my hand pain and I use Calibre for transferring books anyway. Best thing I have bought this year and boy is my wrist loving the lightness of the Pocketbook compared to the paperwhite!

It is really easy to work with it and you have everything for good price. It is easy to attach books and have a lot of choices for them format. Battery life is 3 weeks of everyday using.I don’t like the touch technology only, it is not calibrated wellbut otherwise I love to use it at all

I was looking for such a reader and he did not disappoint me. I would highly recommend

A Nice and easy e-book reader to use.

I am so glad I bought this! Very light, comfortable and easy to use

I wanted to like this ereader so badly... I have been using kobo for years, but as I read mostly classics, I wanted an ereader where I could transfer free books from Gutenberg project easily (which isn't the case for neither Kobo nor Kindle).I opened this box on the 25th. I had time to read one book. It didn't leave the house, it spent all of its time in my couch.One week later I felt in my fingers a strange texture, and that's when I saw the back of the ereader... There is air between the outer layer of plastic and the device, that's why it looks like it does. When I asked Amazon for help they directed me to the Pocketbook company because of the warranty. When I contacted Pocketbook, they told me to go and fix the device. I told them I don't want this item anymore, it;'s not acceptable to spend this amount of money for something that lasted one week... I already spent more than one hour trying to fix this, I don't want to spend more time on something that is clearly made from cheap materials. I still don't know how this is going to end, but I am never going to sepnd money on a pocketbook again.

Very compact and lightweight. It is lovely.

5 star