The PocketBook 301 features a 6-inch E Ink screen with a pixel resolution of 800 x 600, with up to 16 levels of grayscale. That's the thing about the PB 301: On the outside it looks like a basic, nothing-special ebook reader that's past its prime, but then on the inside it's got a lot more going for it than most of the big-name ereaders currently on the market. It can all be done within the book menu of the PocketBook 301. Want to change the the name a book? Copy it to and from the memory card or move it to a different folder? Not a problem. There are 20 button options overall, with over 30 commands to choose from.Īnd that's just the beginning. And each one has a second function for a long press. I don't use the audio so I changed the music button to page forward. You can add fonts and dictionaries, change the appearance of icons and book lists, and even control the function for every single button on the device.

There are customizable options for everything. The second thing you notice is how versatile the firmware is no other brand of ereader even comes close. The downside, though, is that it doesn't feel as sturdy as either of those. At 174 grams (6.1 ounces), it's one of the lightest 6-inch ebook readers, half the weight of the Nook and 60% the weight of the Kindle. The first thing that jumps out about the PocketBook 301 is how incredibly light and wafer-thin it is. PocketBook ereaders sell all over the world from various websites such as, , and from and Amazon UK in Europe, and PocketBook.ua in the Ukraine. And they just dropped the price to $220 (with cover) in the US, €265 in Europe, and $340 in its native country, the Ukraine. The PocketBook has the best firmware of them all. The main thing that differentiates all these ereaders from each other is that they all have different firmware and slightly different outer casings.

Like the Kobo eReader, Astak Mentor, Cybook Gen3, and several others, the PocketBook 301 is based on the Netronix EB-600 ebook reader. The hardware for the device is manufactured by Netronix, a OEM for several ereaders and other electronics. The updated version, the 301 Plus, replaced it in Summer 2009 with some improved features, software, and hardware upgrades. The PocketBook 301 was first released back in 2007.

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