All eyes are on the Kindle Colorsoft as Amazon prepares its first color Kindle for prime time. But don't buy one; buy this Android e-reader instead.
Everyone is talking about e-readers again, and it’s because Amazon recently released a whole new bunch of Kindles. Of the new releases, one stands apart as something new for Amazon: The Kindle Colorsoft is the company’s first attempt at a color e-ink display, and it replaces the long-forgotten Kindle Oasis as Amazon’s new flagship e-reader device. At $280, it’s certainly an expensive piece of kit — especially if you consider the basic Kindle costs almost a third of that.
The key to the e-reader’s success in his eyes, and increasingly in mine too, is the operating system. Unlike a Kindle, which uses a “forked” version of Android that basically just runs Amazon’s software and nothing else, the Boox Go Color 7 runs a full Android 12 install. That means it has more in common with an Android tablet than an Amazon e-reader, with access to not only Onyx’s e-reading platform, but the Google Play Store too.
You can read anything The Boox Go Color 7 has its own reader app and its own store for buying e-books, and by most accounts, it functions pretty well. I can’t tell you from firsthand experience because, well, I didn’t use it very much. And that’s because I had access to the Google Play Store. I’ve been merrily book-hopping between apps for the better part of the last few weeks, and it has been delightful. No longer tethered to Amazon, I’m free to explore where I want.
The Falcon’s character was strong — so strong that I slipped into calling it a “she” without thinking. And that’s because charisma can be created by lovable flaws. Because the Kindle is so good, it doesn’t leave much of an impression. It just works, to borrow a phrase, and that’s sometimes a detriment.
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