Basis for this review: Meebook's official site (themeebook.com) and published reporting on the founding of Haoqingtech, the company behind the Meebook line.
What holds up
- The M8 and M8C give you a choice between a black-and-white 7.8" screen and a color Kaleido panel at the same size, without switching product lines.
- Runs Android, so — like Boox — it isn't locked to a single bookstore's app, and you can install the reading apps you already use.
- Built by a team with years of prior E Ink device-design experience, carried into a fresh lineup with modern hardware.
What Meebook actually is
Meebook is an Android E Ink lineup made by Haoqingtech, a company founded in 2021 by a team with years of prior experience designing E Ink devices. The M8 and M8C make up the current lineup: two 7.8" Android tablets built around the same body, one with a black-and-white panel optimized for reading, one with a color Kaleido-style panel — giving you a choice at the same size without switching product lines.
Why Android matters here
Because Meebook devices run Android, the single-bookstore lock-in that shapes a lot of dedicated e-readers doesn't apply the same way. You can sideload the reading and library-loan apps you already use instead of committing to one storefront. That puts Meebook in the same broad category as Boox: an open platform rather than a closed reading appliance.
Company background
Haoqingtech, the company behind Meebook, was founded in 2021 by a team of engineers with a multi-year history designing E Ink Android devices before starting the company. That experience shows up in the M8/M8C's core design choices — the dual black-and-white/color option at one screen size is a pattern also used by more established E Ink brands. Meebook is a newer name than Kobo or Boox, bringing fresh hardware shaped by that team's longer background in the category.
Where the M8 and M8C actually sit
Both are 7.8" Android tablets built around the same body, differing in panel: the M8 is black-and-white for reading, the M8C uses a color Kaleido-style panel for the same size. Running Android puts them in the same broad category as Boox — sideloadable apps, not locked to one bookstore.
What this review doesn't cover
- We haven't used an M8 or M8C ourselves — no claims here about screen quality, build, or how the Android skin performs day to day.
- How Meebook's customer support process works in day-to-day practice — we haven't put in a support request ourselves.
- Software update cadence over time, since Meebook is a newer lineup than Kobo's or Boox's.
Common questions
Who makes Meebook?
Meebook is a product line from Haoqingtech, a company founded in 2021 by a team with years of prior experience designing E Ink Android devices. It's a distinct company, not a division of a larger conglomerate.
What's the difference between the M8 and M8C?
Both are 7.8" Android tablets built around the same body. The M8 uses a black-and-white E Ink panel optimized for reading; the M8C uses a color Kaleido-style panel at the same size.
Does Meebook run the same apps as Boox?
Both run Android with sideloading available, so in practice you can install the same reading apps — your existing library or subscription app isn't locked out the way it would be on a closed, single-store device.
