The PocketBook 700 Era Color e-reader is now cheaper. It costs 5300 CZK and comes with a case

Are you tempted by an e-reader that can handle color – comics, magazines, or book covers? The PocketBook 700 Era Color in the DKNY edition now costs 5,246 CZK with code ALZADNY10 instead of the usual 5,829 CZK. But before you reach for your wallet, let’s be clear about what color E Ink can do and where its limits are.

Quick summary:
✅ It makes sense if you want an open e-reader with physical buttons, audiobooks, and a color display for comics, magazines, and covers – and you don’t mind paying extra for the DKNY design.
⚠️ Consider that color E Ink makes black-and-white text darker and grainier, requires backlighting to be on more often, and renders slower than a classic black-and-white e-reader. A memory card slot is missing.
💡 At 5,246 CZK with code ALZADNY10, it’s one of the more affordable color e-readers with this equipment.

What the color e-reader offers

The main difference compared to regular e-readers is color E Ink – black-and-white text has a resolution of 1680 × 1264 px, while the color layer has 632 × 840 px. It’s especially worthwhile for comics, magazines, maps, textbooks, and color covers; for pure fiction, you won’t appreciate the difference. A big plus is the physical page-turn buttons, which reviewers praise. The e-reader is also an audiobook player – it has a mono speaker, Bluetooth 5.4 for headphones, and a Text-to-Speech function that reads any text aloud. The 32 GB memory can hold thousands of books, support for 25 formats (EPUB, PDF, MOBI, CBR/CBZ, DOCX, and others) and an open ecosystem means you’re not locked into one store like with Kindle – you can upload books via USB-C, PocketBook Cloud, Dropbox, or Send-to-PocketBook. SMARTlight adjusts color temperature according to the time of day, and IPX8 protection means it can survive a drop into the bathtub. The DKNY edition also adds a cover made of ethical PU leather.

What to consider

A few things upfront. Color E Ink is a technology with a trade-off: through the color layer, black-and-white text appears darker and slightly grainier than on a classic black-and-white e-reader, so you’ll have the backlight on more often. Owner reviews also indicate slower page rendering than with an older Kindle, and colors are rather muted – don’t expect tablet-like saturation. There’s no memory card slot, so 32 GB must suffice (plenty for books, but less so for an extensive audiobook collection). And it’s fair to add that part of the price you pay is for the DKNY design edition and leather cover, not for better hardware.

For readers of comics, magazines, and color covers who want physical buttons, audiobooks, and an open ecosystem, this is an interesting offer at 5,246 CZK. Those who are purely interested in fiction and the sharpest black-and-white text will save money with a classic black-and-white e-reader.

Color E Ink – a worthwhile advancement, or an unnecessary compromise?