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		<title>Onyx Updating Boox Go 6 Gen II to Android 13</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/24/onyx-updating-boox-go-6-gen-ii-to-android-13/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something that nobody expected to happen. Onyx is now rolling out a software update for the Boox Go 6 Gen II that upgrades the operating system to Android 13. You don&#8217;t have to do anything special to get the update; it&#8217;s just a regular software update available from the software section of the settings [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Amazon Planning to Release a Mini Kindle This Year?</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/23/is-amazon-planning-to-release-a-mini-kindle-this-year/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the popularity of Xteink&#8217;s ereaders and other mini ereaders taking off, a lot of people are wondering if Amazon is going to release a mini Kindle of their own soon. Here&#8217;s the thing. Amazon is usually slow to follow new trends in the E Ink space. They were 5 years late jumping on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>CrossPoint Now Supports Dark Mode and Library Sorting</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/22/crosspoint-now-supports-dark-mode-and-library-sorting/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/22/crosspoint-now-supports-dark-mode-and-library-sorting/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been over a month since I last updated CrossPoint on my Xteink X3 so I went ahead and did that today. They&#8217;ve added some useful new features over the past couple weeks, and they also added support for some new devices, including the new X4 Classic, the X4 Pro, and the M5Stack PaperMono. CrossPoint [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Prime Deals: Free 3 Months of Kindle Unlimited, $1 Audible Standard</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/21/prime-deals-free-3-months-of-kindle-unlimited-1-audible-standard/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/21/prime-deals-free-3-months-of-kindle-unlimited-1-audible-standard/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It looks like Amazon has started rolling out some early digital deals leading up to their Prime Big Deal Days event that starts on October 6th. First off, these are the types of deals that vary by account so not all accounts are eligible, and they&#8217;re usually only valid for new and some returning subscribers, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Boox Note Air6 C Now Shipping, Note Mini C Coming Soon</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/18/new-boox-note-air6-c-now-shipping-note-mini-c-coming-soon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onyx boox]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Onyx announced four new Boox models earlier this week, but only one of them is actually available to purchase, the Note Air6 C. It&#8217;s in stock from Onyx&#8217;s Amazon store, and with Prime you can get it delivered tomorrow (now that&#8217;s how they should release new products, instead of announcing them and not even giving [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Boox Palma 3 Has Carta 1300 Screen, Adds Stylus Support</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/17/new-boox-palma-3-has-carta-1300-screen-adds-stylus-support/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Onyx has announced the upcoming release of the Boox Palma 3, their latest phone-shaped ereader with a black and white E Ink Carta 1300 screen and 300 ppi. They stopped selling the Palma 2 several months ago, and I was starting to wonder if they were only going to sell the more expensive Palma 2 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Boox Picco Revealed, Appears Overly Limited and Restricted</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/16/new-boox-picco-revealed-appears-overly-limited-and-restricted/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Onyx officially announced the upcoming release of the Boox Picco, their first entry into the mini ereader category, and it has some cool things going for it, but it doesn&#8217;t appear to be what people were hoping for, as Onyx has chosen to use a closed OS and an app/web-based file transfer system. First, let&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>XTEINK S4 Released with Android, Frontlight and USB-C</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/15/xteink-s4-released-with-android-frontlight-and-usb-c/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/15/xteink-s4-released-with-android-frontlight-and-usb-c/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xteink]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Xteink just released their 3rd new reading device this summer, the Xteink S4, and it has an interesting combination of features. Most notably, it&#8217;s the first Xteink ereader to run Android, but there&#8217;s a catch&#8230; From everything I&#8217;ve read, it sounds like the S4 is only going to be available in China, as Xteink reps [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New XTEINK X4 Classic Now Available Through XTEINK’s Amazon Store</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/12/new-xteink-x4-classic-now-available-through-xteinks-amazon-store/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/12/new-xteink-x4-classic-now-available-through-xteinks-amazon-store/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week Xteink released the X4 Classic, and now it&#8217;s already available to order through Xteink&#8217;s Amazon Store, and the estimated delivery date is next week. So far they only have the Space Black color listed for sale. I think I&#8217;m going to hold out for the Mist Gray version since I have an original [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sync Issues with Kobo eReaders and Apps Finally Fixed</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/11/sync-issues-with-kobo-ereaders-and-apps-finally-fixed/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/11/sync-issues-with-kobo-ereaders-and-apps-finally-fixed/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kobo]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been experiencing problems with your Kobo ereaders and Kobo apps syncing properly across multiple devices and apps, there&#8217;s now a solution that supposedly fixes the issue, according to a series of posts on social media by Kobo&#8217;s CEO. Here&#8217;s a quote about the change: We rebuilt the entire bookmarking and progress syncing system [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>XTEINK Says They’re Bringing Back USB-C Ports</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/10/xteink-says-theyre-bringing-back-usb-c-ports/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Xteink]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the recent release of the Xteink X4 Classic, there was a lot of blowback about Xteink&#8217;s decision to switch to a pogo connector instead of using a standard USB-C port like the original X4 had. Xteink had already transitioned to using pogo pins on their smaller Xteink X3 and the new X4 Pro, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Someone Got Android 16 to Run Smoothly on the Boox Go 7</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/09/someone-got-android-16-to-run-smoothly-on-the-boox-go-7/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/09/someone-got-android-16-to-run-smoothly-on-the-boox-go-7/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onyx boox]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=29134</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[It looks like it might be possible to run newer versions of Android on Boox devices in the near future. Someone got fed up with the lackluster stock software on the Boox Go 7 and decided to install Android 16 on it. Unlike most modern software developers, this person actually seems to know how things [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Amazon No Longer Selling Kindle Colorsoft SE – New Kindles Coming Soon?</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/08/amazon-no-longer-selling-kindle-colorsoft-se-new-kindles-coming-soon/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/08/amazon-no-longer-selling-kindle-colorsoft-se-new-kindles-coming-soon/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting development. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is no longer available to purchase from Amazon. The page says it&#8217;s currently unavailable, and it&#8217;s not just the US website&#8212;it&#8217;s the same story on Amazon UK and several of Amazon&#8217;s other regional websites. Of course it could just be a supply issue, but Amazon hasn&#8217;t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>XTEINK X4 Pro Now Listed on Amazon in Space Black and Mist Gray</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/04/xteink-x4-pro-now-listed-on-amazon-in-space-black-and-mist-gray/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The new Xteink X4 Pro has turned up on Xteink&#8217;s Amazon store in both Space Black and Mist Gray. Neither are available purchase as of this writing, but it&#8217;s good to see they&#8217;re getting ready to start selling them on Amazon soon. The X4 Pro was released in late July, but the first wave of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New XTEINK X4 Classic (X4 V2) Getting Released Soon</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/09/03/new-xteink-x4-classic-x4-v2-getting-released-soon-with-upgrades/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even before Xteink announced they were discontinuing the Xteink X4, there were signs of a newer version taking its place, and now Xteink has officially let the cat out of the bag. The Xteink X4 Classic is now listed on the Xteink website, and they&#8217;ve started posting teasers about its upcoming release on social media. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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