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The smartphone-sized Boox Palma e-reader’s on sale exclusively for Verge readers

Source: The Verge

The 6.1-inch Boox Palma looks a lot like a smartphone, but it’s designed to be an e-reader. | Image: Boox

Kindles are great and all, but if you want a pocketable e-reader that doesn’t require you to lock yourself into Amazon’s ecosystem, the Boox Palma might be worth a look. The 6.1-inch ebook reader normally runs for $279.99, but now through October 9th, readers of The Verge can score a rare $30 discount and a free cover case (valued at $16) when they buy it from Wellbots using code BOOXVERGE30.

My colleague David Pierce waxed poetic about the Palma after spending time with it. I’ve only started testing the e-reader, but so far I can understand the appeal. It’s slick and stylish in a way the Kindle isn’t, but more notably it’s smartphone-sized, so you really can slip it into your pocket and comfortably hold it in one hand.

Aside from its…

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