PocketBook Verse · Guides
Set up a new PocketBook Verse
Take a new Verse from the box to a working reader, including the optional PocketBook account, the Adobe ID for DRM library books, the microSD slot and the physical buttons.
Setting up a Verse is quick. Two optional accounts are worth understanding: a PocketBook account unlocks the wireless delivery and cloud features, and an Adobe ID lets the device open DRM-protected library books directly. Neither is needed just to read files you copy on by cable or card. The buttons, the SMARTlight and the microSD slot are the hardware features to get familiar with early.
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Charge the Verse before setup
A new device often ships part-charged, and setup includes a firmware update. Plug it in with the supplied USB-C cable and give it 30 minutes or more before you start.
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Turn it on and choose your language and keyboard
Press the power button on the top edge. PocketBook asks for the interface language and keyboard layout first; this does not limit what languages your books can be in.
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Connect to Wi-Fi and install any firmware update
Choose your network and enter the password. If an update is offered, install it and let the device restart. PocketBook updates add format support and fixes, so it is worth doing now.
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Decide about a PocketBook account
A PocketBook account is used for the PocketBook Cloud (syncing books and reading position across devices and apps), the book store, and the Send-to-PocketBook email service. It is not required to read files you copy on yourself. You can skip it during setup and add it later under Settings, then Accounts and Synchronization.
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Optional: authorise an Adobe ID for library books
The Verse can open EPUB and PDF books protected with Adobe DRM — the kind most public libraries lend — without a computer. To use that, go to Settings, then Accounts and Synchronization, then "Adobe DRM", and sign in with a free Adobe ID. Skip this if you only read your own unprotected files.
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Optional: add a microSD card
Unlike the Verse Pro, the Verse has a microSD slot under the back cover lip. A card up to 32 GB adds storage that survives a factory reset and can be read on a computer directly. Insert it with the device powered off; it is formatted and mounted on the next start.
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Learn the buttons and the SMARTlight
The two buttons below the screen turn pages; a short press turns forward or back, and you can change what a long press does later under Personalize. Swipe down from the top for the SMARTlight controls — brightness and a separate warm-tone slider — plus a shortcut into Settings.
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Add your books
Connect the Verse to a computer by USB and copy book files into any folder on the drive; the device indexes them on disconnect. Or use one of the wireless methods in the next guide.