The PocketBook InkPad One features an E Ink Mobius display, which the brand says is more flexible and durable than traditional glass-based E Ink screens. There’s a PocketBook Stylus 2 in the box, designed for annotating documents, sketching, and taking notes directly on the 10.3-inch surface. A dedicated Comment Mode keeps finger touches for page-turning while reserving stylus input for writing, a sensible approach that should prevent accidental marks while reading.
On the content front, the InkPad One ships with access to a 4.5 million eBook and 90,000 audiobook library. Notably it’s built around LCP DRM protection, an open standard that’s far more welcoming to alternative sources like library lending apps. This means the InkPad One includes a Libby-powered app for borrowing from public libraries out of the box, and supports 25 file formats including EPUB, PDF, and CBZ without conversion. This open ecosystem approach, the opposite of what the likes of Amazon go for with the Kindle. You’re not locked into a single store here, which is refreshing in a market where walled gardens remain frustratingly common.
Design-wise, PocketBook has gone entirely minimal with no buttons, a flush display, and a 5.15mm profile wrapped in a Matte Black aluminium frame. An adjustable SMARTlight handles both brightness and colour temperature, while Bluetooth connectivity enables audiobook playback through headphones or speakers. Battery life is quoted at up to two months depending on usage, pretty standard fare for E Ink devices that only consume power when refreshing content.
The PocketBook InkPad One is available now though UK pricing hasn’t been officially confirmed. We’d expect it to land around £270 based on the $360 US price point.
To see what PocketBook has done with a traditional e-reader in the past, check out our review of the PocketBook InkPad Color 3.
