Joel Cunningham

Joel Cunningham Deputy Editor

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Joel Cunningham is Lifehacker’s Deputy Editor. He has 15 years of experience as a writer and editor. Previously, he was managing editor of content marketing for Barnes & Noble, where he founded the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog.

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October 28, 2026

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I love e-readers, but I'd be the first to admit that as far as the general public is concerned, they are just about the least exciting tech devices around—and that goes double for the Amazon Kindle. Any attention the space has gotten over the past couple of years has involved obscure players like Boox and weird concepts like the phone-shaped Palma or the tiny Boox Picco .…