In relation to devoted studying units, black is by far and away the most typical shade. In reality, most likely near 80% of ereaders are black, and most are solely out there in that shade.
There are a number of exceptions, just like the matcha inexperienced Kindle, however even the totally different coloured Paperwhites have a black entrance bezel.
Amazon used to promote a Paperwhite with a white bezel, however they did away with that after they began providing flush entrance screens. The primary three generations of Kindles have been all out there in white, however then Amazon switched to black and grey Kindles after that.
Now the new Kindle Scribe is the one Kindle out there in white, and it’s not totally white. The again and sides are a special shade (tungsten or jade) and so is the deal with.
Of the 5 totally different fashions that Kobo at the moment sells, the Libra Color is the one one out there in white. All their different fashions are solely out there in black. The white Libra appears to be one among their hottest fashions, so why doesn’t Kobo promote white variations of their different fashions too?
Pocketbook at the moment sells over a dozen totally different fashions, and each single one among them is black.
There are a number of totally different eNotes which can be out there in white—that appears to be a extra widespread shade for eNotes. The brand new Boox Word Max and the Boox Go 10.3 are each solely out there in white. The identical goes for Outstanding’s tablets. They’re really slightly extra on the grey aspect than white, however that matches the colour of E Ink higher than true white.
Again earlier than frontlights, black ereaders have been the most suitable choice for the looks of higher distinction. There’s an optical phantasm that makes textual content look darker when surrounded by a black border, however with frontlights that have an effect on is considerably lessened.
When utilizing a frontlight, it helps makes the web page background seem whiter, and ereaders with white bezels have the distinctive attribute of mixing in with the web page background higher. It form of offers them a extra paperlike look. It’s a pleasant look, and I’m shocked that white ereaders aren’t extra widespread.
