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PocketBook International was founded in 2007 by Oleg Naumenko. The company was founded in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2012, the company moved its headquarters to Lugano, Switzerland.
The company developed the first PocketBook e-reader, PocketBook 301, in 2008 and released its second e-reader, the PocketBook 360 °, in 2009. A year later, PocketBook IQ 701, a multimedia e-book reader running the Android operating system, was released, along with the market launch of the PocketBook Pro 602 and PocketBook Pro 902. Bookland.net was also launched in 2010.
PocketBook Pro 603 and 903 launched in 2011, and were the world's first e-book readers with a smartphone set of wireless interfaces (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G).
The PocketBook 360 Plus, an updated version of the Pocketbook 360 model with Wi-Fi support and more powerful architecture, was released in 2011, along with the PocketBook A10, a tablet computer running Android 2.3.5.
In 2013, the company presented PocketBook Colour Lux, the world's first color E Ink e-reader with built-in light. That same year, PocketBook launched PocketBook Mini, a 5-inch compact E Ink e-reader, and introduced the PocketBook CoverReader – the first flip-cover with E Ink screen for smartphones. In addition, a new construction-oriented device PocketBook CAD Reader with EPD E Ink Fina screens first shown at Autodesk University international exhibition in Los Angeles, USA. The CAD Reader has remained vaporware ever since.
In March 2014 world's first serial water-resistant and dustproof E Ink reader PocketBook Aqua was announced. Later, in May 2014 PocketBook represents the first serial E Ink e-reader with a built-in camera, PocketBook Ultra. 7.8-inch PocketBook InkPad was also released in spring 2014.
At IFA 2015 in Berlin PocketBook shows recently announced PocketBook Touch Lux 3, a new flagship model. That same year, it also released PocketBook Digital, an end-to-end e-reading solution intended to provide growth opportunities to companies engaged in the book industry.
Among the new products represented by PocketBook in 2017, PocketBook Aqua 2, the successor of Aqua series, water-proof and dust-resistant e-reader with IP57, that can be immersed into the water for 30 minutes on 1 meter depth.
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In February 2018 the PocketBook InkPad 3 with 7.8-inch screen and SMARTlight function was launched.
PocketBook has released 10.3-inch e-reader InkPad X in 2019. That same year, the brand’s flagship model Touch HD 3 with SMARTlight function was launched.
PocketBook launched its own on-line bookshop for customers in D-A-Ch region – pocketbook.de in 2020, and a new bookshop also appeared on PocketBook e-readers as the preinstalled application. In spring 2020 PocketBook Color was first presented to the market, it became the first e-reader with color E Ink Kaleido screen.
In 2021, PocketBook extended the product line of color e-readers announcing the 7.8-inch e-reader with color E Ink new Kaleido (Kaleido Plus) screen. A year later, PocketBook Era with new generation E Ink Carta™ 1200 screen (300 DPI) and audiobook support was released. The PocketBook Viva was also announced, the first E Ink Gallery 3 color device.
In 2023, the company announced the release of the InkPad Color 3 with E Ink Kaleido 3. A year later, PocketBook announced the InkPad Eo with a 10.3 inch E Ink Kaleido 3 screen, the Verse Pro Color, and the Color Note.
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