The smart introduction to digital reading.

So light that it fits in any bag, and with such high resolution that stories on the black-and-white display look just like they do on paper—the tolino shine is the handy e-reader for relaxing reading moments: at home, on the go, and everywhere in between.

The perfect combination of portability and functionality

The tolino shine is a portable eReader designed for relaxed reading in everyday life—at home, on the go, and whenever you have a moment. Its compact, lightweight design fits comfortably in your hand and makes one-handed reading a breeze.

Small, sleek, and designed for pure reading pleasure—your compact companion for your favorite stories.

Small in size, big in possibilities

  • NEW: Enjoy audio books via Bluetooth

    Now you can not only read your favorite stories, but also listen to them – enjoy your digital audiobooks purchased from a tolino bookseller with wireless playback via Bluetooth using headphones or speakers. Perfect for all everyday situations where you don’t have your hands free, the tolino shine offers a flexible and convenient listening experience.
    Good to know: you can adjust the playback speed of the audiobook playback individually!

  • Water protection – cozy reading hours in the bathtub

    With the new tolino shine eReader, you can also enjoy a relaxing reading break in the bathtub. This is because the tolino shine is protected against water and can withstand immersion in water – up to 60 minutes and up to 2 meters deep in fresh water! So if the tolino shine accidentally falls into your bath, it won’t be harmed. Leave everyday life behind you with the best of both worlds – with captivating books combined with the comfort of an eReader.

  • Easy to use, environmentally friendly.

    A shining example not only in terms of comfort but also when it comes to sustainability: 85% recycled plastic was used in the manufacturing of the tolino shine’s casing.

Many practical extras for your reading pleasure

Experience optimal reading comfort thanks to many intelligent reading functions on the tolino eReader. Choose from various fonts optimized for the E Ink display and vary the preferred font size according to your wishes. The additional text settings for margins, text alignment and line spacing also allow you to enjoy a pleasant reading flow for comfortable reading hours. Notes and highlights in the eBook, look up words or translate directly in the eBook? No problem for your tolino eReader! Simply select a word in the eBook and have the word definition or translation displayed in a matter of seconds.

Discover the tolino shine 5. Generation!

Endless reading fun thanks to weeks of battery life and 16 GB memory

The tolino shine turns your travels into literary adventures! With an
impressive battery life that promises weeks of reading fun, it will
become a loyal companion whenever you’re on the road. Pack
your entire library – the generous 16 GB of internal storage space
offers room for up to 12,000 eBooks or 75 audiobooks.

tolino shine

The smart Introduction to digital reading

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ALL ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE

  • High-contrast black-and-white display: High-resolution 6-inch E Ink Carta touchscreen with intuitive operation
  • Audiobook playback: Enjoy audiobooks via Bluetooth
  • Water protection: For carefree reading in the bathtub or by the pool
  • 16 GB of internal memory (for up to 12,000 eBooks or 75 audiobooks)
  • smartLight: Optimal reading light day and night
  • Weeks of battery life for hours of reading without frequent recharging
  • Family Sharing: Conveniently share eBooks and audiobooks with up to 6 family members with Family Sharing
  • Fixed Layout: Experience your favorite comics, mangas or illustrated children’s books in the best possible way
  • Access to millions of eBooks and audiobooks
  • Onleihe: Compatible with eBooks from public lending libraries
  • Compatible with tolino flip: The remote control for tolino e-readers

Enjoy Audiobooks via Bluetooth

Now you can not only read your favorite stories, but also listen to them—enjoy the digital audiobooks you’ve purchased from a tolino retailer with wireless playback via Bluetooth through headphones or speakers.
Perfect for all of those everyday situations where you don’t have your hands free, the tolino shine offers a flexible and convenient listening experience.

Good to know: You can customize the playback speed of the audiobook!

Compact in size, big in reading experience

The tolino shine combines a compact, lightweight design with a crisp, high-contrast black-and-white display. Text appears pleasantly calm and easy to read—almost like reading on paper. At the same time, the eReader offers numerous features to personalize your reading experience and let you continue reading comfortably wherever you are.

smartLight was developed for everyone who likes to read before going to bed. With its intelligent color temperature adjustment, the tolino shine always provides the most pleasant lighting for reading. The tolino shine changes from cool white light in the
morning to warm white light in the evening, in harmony with natural daylight. That way, your reading won’t interfere with your natural rhythm, whatever the time of day. If you are reading in bright daylight, you can also turn the lighting off completely and extend
your eReader’s battery life even further.

The tolino shine stands out, with its 6-inch screen making for a pleasant and relaxed reading experience. With a high-resolution black and white touchscreen and E-Ink Carta technology,
reading on the tolino shine feels just like reading a printed page. Offering hours of reading pleasure without eye fatigue, as well as a glare-free screen, you can even read outdoors in bright sunlight.
Discover the tolino shine screen and see for yourself what a pleasure digital reading can be.

tolino is all about free choice, leaving the decision where you want to buy your eBooks and audiobooks entirely up to you. That way you can enjoy the full range of eBooks from all available tolino bookstores. Simply load existing EPUB, PDF, MOBI eBooks, TXT
files, comics in CBR or CBZ format, and images in JPEG or PNG format onto your eReader. With tolino cloud synchronization, you never lose track of your reading and listening progress, regardless of which device you are using.

With the new tolino shine eReader, you can enjoy a relaxing reading break even in the bathtub. The tolino shine is waterproof and can withstand being submerged in water for up to 60 minutes at a depth of up to 2 meters in fresh water! So if the tolino shine accidentally falls into the bathwater, it won’t be damaged.

Absolute reading freedom – buy eBooks and audiobooks wherever you want

tolino relies on openness and leaves it up to you to decide which bookseller you would like to purchase your eBooks or audiobooks from. You can enjoy the complete range of all tolino booksellers. You can easily download existing EPUB and PDF eBooks to the tolino shine and read there. With tolino cloud synchronization and the tolino library link, tolino offers you particularly practical functions for this.

  • Total Freedom to Read—Buy eBooks Wherever You Want

    tolino is committed to openness and lets you decide which bookseller you’d like to purchase your eBooks and audiobooks from. Always enjoy the full range of offerings from all available tolino booksellers. Easily download existing EPUB, PDF, and MOBI eBooks, TXT files, comics in CBR or CBZ format, and images in JPEG or PNG format onto your e-reader. With tolino cloud synchronization, you’ll never lose your current reading progress or the last spot you listened to—across all your devices.

  • Compatible with eBooks from public libraries

    The tolino shine is compatible with eBooks from many public lending libraries. Thanks to its dedicated “Onleihe” menu option, borrowed titles can be downloaded to the e-reader quickly and easily—and are ready to read in an instant.
    Click here for more information about the Onleihe on the tolino!

  • Library Link: Multiple tolino Shops, One Library

    With the tolino Library Link, you’re not tied to a single bookseller when purchasing your eBooks. You can conveniently merge the libraries from various tolino stores and access all your purchased titles in a single view via the tolino cloud. You can easily link and manage your accounts and eReaders yourself—right on your tolino eReader, in the tolino app, in the tolino web reader, or in the customer portal of your tolino bookseller.

  • tolino Family Sharing — Enjoy the Best Stories Together

    Share an eBook that you love. Share a gripping audiobook with a tap and discuss it with others. All of this is now possible with Family Sharing. Up to six family members can now access your favorite stories—with complete flexibility and convenience. With just a few clicks, you can invite your family members to read along, and with a simple tap, you can choose which eBook or audiobook you want to share with each family member.
    Click here for more information about Family Sharing!

tolino cloud: manage and synchronize eBooks more easily

The tolino shine gives you free access to the tolino cloud, the secure online storage space for your reading content. Your purchased eBooks and audiobooks can be stored there, as well as eBooks that you upload to the tolino cloud yourself. You can access your saved eBooks and audiobooks at any time, even when you are on the move. These can be synchronized with up to 5 devices.

The remote control for your tolino shine

The tolino flip is the perfect companion for your tolino shine 5th Generation. With just the press of a button, you can turn pages wirelessly in your eBooks—conveniently, even when you’re not holding the reader.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AT A GLANCE

Display

6-inch E Ink Carta 1300
resolution: 1448 × 1072 pixels – 300 ppi

Design

Compact and handy design

Touchscreen

Powerful capacitive touchscreen
to support multi-touch with two fingers, including simple touch/tap, swipe/scroll, pinch
(zoom in/out)

Weight

173 g

Dimensions

112 × 160 × 9.1 mm
(minor deviations are possible due to the manufacturing process)

Light

Built-in lighting with smartLight
(manual or automatic adjustment of the color temperature depending on the time of day)

Water protection

Water-repellent IPX8 coating
(protected for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 m of fresh water)

Battery

Lithium-polymer battery, 1,500–1,900 mAh

Battery

Weeks of battery life
(depending on individual usage)

Processor

MediaTEK MTK8113L – ARM A53 1.0 GHz

RAM

512 MB

Internal Memory

16 GB

tolino cloud

25 GB of additional cloud storage

e-Book Formats

EPUB, MOBI, PDF, TXT, CBR, CBZ, JPEG, and PNG
compatible with eBooks from public libraries (Onleihe)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz) + Bluetooth 5.0,
, including access to Deutsche Telekom AG hotspots throughout Germany

Connectivity

USB-C

Extras

Hall sensor for use with smart protective cases with stand-by/wake-up function, magnification mode, tolino Family Sharing, free software updates, left-handed mode

Languages

German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch

Included in the box

tolino shine 5th-generation eReader, USB-C cable, warranty booklet, quick start guide
Additional accessories sold separately