Top 10 Color e-Ink e-Readers
Updated: December 14, 2025 | Editor: Dhaval Parekh
E-readers with color E INK paper display allow to read illustrated books (books for kids, science and professional works, magazines, atlases, etc)
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Amazon's first color Kindle with a 7-inch high-contrast display and almost true-to-life colors. Its Page Color feature inverts black text and white background pages within books. It's also possible to highlight text in different colors. A single USB-C charge lasts up to 8 weeks (meaning the color display doesn't affect battery life). The e-reader can be charged using a wireless dock (sold separately). The glare-free display and automatically adjusting backlighting allow to read in bright sunlight and late at night. The waterproof case is made from recycled materials. The e-reader is ideal for reading comics and children's books (you can create separate children's profiles).
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Kobo Libra Color features a 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 color display with an anti-glare coating. It beautifully displays book covers, comics, graphic novels, illustrations and notes. At night the ComfortLight PRO feature automatically reduces blue light levels. The device has an ergonomic, water-proof case with page-turn buttons. The screen can be used in landscape orientation. The e-reader is compatible with the Kobo Stylus 2 stylus (sold separately) and allows you to make colored notes on the surface of books. The device can be also used as a journal or daily planner. Notebooks are synced via the Kobo cloud, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
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Verse Pro Color is 6-inch e-reader with E INK Kaleido 3 e-paper display (RGB resolution 536 × 724). This is enough for viewing ebook cover art, PDF files, comics and magazines. SMARTlight feature intelligently adapts brightness and colour temperature based on the time of day. Pro Color's big advantages are physical page-turn buttons (on the bottom of the screen), IPX8 water protection, audiobook support with Bluetooth, Text-toSpeech function, g-sensor for automatic screen rotation and Quad-Core processor. It supports 25 formats support, including comics formats and Adobe DRM.
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PocketBook InkPad Color is equipped with big E Ink color screen capable of displaying 4096 colors. The frontlight provides users with the freedom of reading anytime and anywhere. It can play audiobooks and music, supporting 6 popular audio formats (M4A, M4B, OGG, OGG.ZIP, MP3, MP3.ZIP). PocketBook InkPad Color supports a record number of formats: 19 book, 4 graphic and 6 audio.
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Pocketbook Era Color features an ergonomic design with sleek page-turning buttons and G-sensor (which allows you to use the Era in both landscape and portrait modes). It also features a 7-inch color display with the latest E Ink Kaleido 3 technology (4096 colors). Adaptive SMARTlight backlighting allows to choose between warm and cool backlighting tones. Built-in speaker and Bluetooth provide full audiobook support. Text-to-speech function converts any text file into audio for free. IPX8 water resistance means the device can be submerged in fresh water to a depth of 2 meters for up to 60 minutes without any damage. The device supports 25 ebook formats, including comics and manga. A USB-C port allows for charging and data transfer.
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PocketBook Color is equipped with innovative E Ink screen, which displays 4096 colors and guarantees eye-safe reading and frontlight that allows users to read in any light conditions and optimises the optical performance of the screen. It has Text-to-Speech function and supports 6 popular audio formats for music and audiobooks. Bluetooth allows the user to connect wireless headphones and switch e-reader to audio systems.
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Kobo Clara Colour is a 6-inch color E Ink e-reader with a waterproof case. It has a calming, subdued color palette and its matte screen with a soft backlight eliminates glare in sunlight and in the dark. ComfortLight PRO technology automatically reduces blue light levels throughout the day. 16 GB of storage is enough for 12,000 e-books or 75 Kobo audiobooks. Audiobooks can only be listened to via Bluetooth headphones (there is no speaker). The device supports the Instapaper app for saving online articles for offline reading at your convenience.
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BOOX Go Color is a compact 7-inch e-reader with a 3-color Kaleido display (with soft hues), adjustable backlighting and physical page-turn button. The e-reader enhances text and image display with the Neoreader feature, which sharpens images and enhances color saturation. It allows reading in various orientations using the G-sensor. This is Android device with built-in Google Play store so you can install various apps for reading, listening audiobooks and magazine subscription. Go Color includes a free text-to-speech function. Its water-resistant case weighs only 195g, making it easy to carry.
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8-inch e-reader with a Gallery 3 color E INK Display that impresses with a built-in speaker and Text-to-Speech function, IPX8 water protection and an adaptive SMARTlight.
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Ultra-responsive 7-inch multi-touch screen displays 16 million colors ultra-bright. Specially designed for remarkable clarity and minimal glare so you can enjoy the ultimate reading and entertainment experience. Discontinued.
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Bigme HiBreak is essentially an Android smartphone with a color E-Ink display. It features 6-inch screen with 720x1440 resolution and 36-level backlighting, ensuring optimal brightness in any lighting conditions. Bigme also advertises its xRapid Super Refresh technology, which prevents ghosting and makes page refreshes smoother. HiBreak offers more vibrant colors than most color e-readers like Kindle Colorsoft, which compensates its smaller screen size. And when your eyes get tired, you can turn on the voice-to-text function to read books as audiobooks. Another advantage of the Bigme HiBreak over traditional e-readers is its 4G LTE module for internet and mobile communications.
Latest news about Color e-Ink e-Readers
23.02.26. Kindle Colorsoft gets colored bookmarks
Kindle Colorsoft (and Scribe Colorsoft) reader now has color-coded bookmarks that you can add to ebooks, manga or digital comics. There are now eight different bookmark color options. Kindle has never offered color bookmarks before and even Kindle app for iPad doesn't offer this feature (though it will likely get color bookmarks soon). Users can link to different pages or cross-reference them, instead of relying on Amazon's "last read" feature. The update also adds green as an additional highlighting option.
2025. Bigme has launched a new 7-inch color e-reader B751C S
Chinese manufacturer Bigme has unveiled a new Android e-reader with a color E Ink display - Bigme B751C S. It features a 7-inch Kaleido 3 E Ink display with a pixel density of 300 ppi in monochrome and 150 ppi in color. Page-turning buttons are located to the left of the display and a built-in gyroscope allows users to navigate the e-reader in any orientation. The e-reader is compatible with a stylus with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, however the stylus must be purchased separately. Also the e-reader includes Bluetooth 5.0, a microphone, a speaker and dual-band Wi-Fi. Unlike the Bigme B7 and Bigme B7 Pro, it does not support LTE and lacks a camera.
