It’s hard to believe we’re already prepping for the next school year, whether as parents getting our kids ready, or college-goers planning to jump back into their curriculum. Summer is great for fun and relaxation, but also it’s the best time to stock up on gear for the next school year. And that brings us to the bulk of this share, the BOOX Back to School sale.

BOOX, if you didn’t know, is a maker of all things tablet and mobile, but the brand’s offerings are unique. Many utilize ePaper or eInk technologies, a display type that’s much easier on the eyes than the blue light variety. The BOOX Go Color 7 is the perfect example. It’s a flexible 7-inch ePaper reader with a color display and it’s lightweight, portable, and versatile. You get soft, mellow hues with excellent visuals and reduced ghosting — something common with these types of displays. It’s powered by Android 12, so it’s a full-featured tablet, and boasts 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage. All for $220 on sale, usually $270.

That’s just one option, there are plenty more at BOOX and the Back to School sale runs until August 10th.

What else is available in the BOOX Back to School sale?

Besides the Go Color 7, there are a few other BOOX models on sale.

• BOOX Palma 2 is $270 instead of $300
• BOOX Note Air4 C is $510 instead of $530
• BOOX Note Max is $630 instead of $690

Some of these deals are also available on Amazon, as well as in the UK.

What makes them back-to-school worthy and why are they great for students? Good questions. The BOOX tablets and software offers some pretty unique features and functionality tailored for studying, reading and productivity. The ePaper technology allows you to read longer without eye strain, unlike blue light devices. Moreover, you can easily highlight, annotate and reference sections of books or documents. Access text-to-speech hands-free reading. Use a split-screen feature to read documents or texts and take notes at the same time. And much, much more.

You also get academic-focused apps, group sharing for content, cloud storage support, the option to take handwritten notes like on the Note Max, and realistically, I could just keep listing some cool stuff. Not everyone is going to love these types of tablets and that’s okay. But for those who could benefit, they are definitely worth the money.