Top 10 e-Ink book readers
Updated: December 25, 2025 | Editor: Dhaval Parekh
Dedicated (autonomous, eye-friendly) devices for reading digital books. See also Note-taking e-Readers, Color e-Readers
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Kindle Paperwhite remains the best choice for most readers thanks to its excellent price-performance ratio. It features a crisp 7-inch display with a 300 ppi resolution and adjustable warm backlighting, on which text appears sharp and perfectly rendered, almost like ink on paper. The fast processor ensures smooth page turns and more fluid navigation, even when reading large PDFs and illustrated novels. The battery life lasts up to 12 weeks. Its thin case with IPX8 water resistance and light weight make it convenient for travel and commuting. Kindle Paperwhite is available in both Wi-Fi and cellular versions.
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The thinnest and lightest Kindle ever. All-new ergonomic design with dedicated buttons to effortlessly turn the page. Longest Kindle battery life. Choose from a black, merlot, or walnut removable cover. High-resolution 300 ppi display with crisp, laser quality text. Reads like real paper without glare, even in direct sunlight. Enhanced built-in adjustable light evenly illuminates the screen for perfect reading anywhere, anytime
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Kobo Libra is the embodiment of your reading style. With more storage, a faster E Ink screen, and Bluetooth wireless technology so you can listen to Kobo Audiobooks, Kobo Libra is an integral part of your rich reading life. Packed with features and personality and storage for all of your eBooks Kobo Libra was made to do more. An ergonomic design keeps your reading life on hand and page turn buttons keep the story going while you sip your coffee, stir your signature pasta sauce, or nurse your newborn so you can read on and on, no matter what.
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Basic 6-inch Kindle e-reader uses an electronic ink screen that looks and reads like real paper. The matte screen reflects light like ordinary paper and uses no backlighting, so you can read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room. Unlike tablet screens, Kindle has no glare.
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PocketBook InkPad - 8-inch premium E Ink e-reader with LED frontlight for the most comfortable reading day and night long. PocketBook InkPad 8 inches allows to see more information at a single page - you can easily make the font larger and turn pages frequently. PocketBook InkPad - the best choice for reading professional literature, periodicals, work with graphs and tables including PDF and Djvu. PocketBook InkPad is perfect for reading both at the workplace and at home. School and college students will appreciate e-reader of such a format, because the 8-inch screen is the closest to the standard size of most textbooks.
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Kobo Clara always provides the best light for reading day or night with ComfortLight PRO. You can adjust brightness and color temperature to reduce blue light before bedtime. It has a natural, print-like reading experience on its 6" glare-free high-definition 300 PPI screen. Easily customizable features help you read the way you want to.
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To make the reading experience better for ravenous booklovers who read for hours on end, and want a lightweight, portable alternative to heavy print books, we’ve delivered our most comfortable eReader yet with waterproof reliability, the choice of landscape or portrait mode, and the expanded access of book borrowing.
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ONYX BOOX Poke is a premium e-book reader in a compact slim body with an E Ink Carta Plus screen, MOON Light backlight and SNOW Field function. The reader is equipped with a high-performance processor and enough internal memory. The integrated Wi-Fi module and touch control in combination with a full-fledged browser allow you to comfortably use the device to surf the Internet. The built-in Bluetooth module makes it possible to connect various external devices to the book. Poke is based on the Android operating system, which allows you to use a variety of reading programs and makes working with most text formats as convenient as possible.
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Kobo Aura's beautiful 6" ClarityScreen and a high res, edge-to-edge low-glare Pearl E Ink screen provides a print on paper reading experience, even in direct sunlight. The latest E Ink screen technology allows you to transition between pages without those annoying flashes. With pinch to zoom, you'll catch every detail when zooming in to PDFs and select books. Or change font sizes with a simple pinch.
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Kobo Nia is a 6-inch reader with a 1024x758 pixel, 212 ppi resolution touchscreen. It's equipped with Kobo's ComfortLight tech, which lets you adjust the display's brightness as you see fit. The Nia is pretty sleek at 172 grams, with 9.2mm of thickness around the edges. Inside, there's a 1,000mAh battery, which offers "weeks" of reading on a single charge + 8GB of storage.
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Kobo Sage is the most accomplished eReader ever. Designed to inspire you with every read, Kobo Sage delivers every feature Kobo offers in one sleek package, plus Bluetooth so you can listen to Kobo Audiobooks. The luxurious 8" HD flush E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen delivers superior performance and depth of contrast, with zero glare.
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Kobo Glo's revolutionary ComfortLight illuminates the screen with a soft, adjustable glow so you can read any eBook any time of day under the perfect light — no lamp required. Because Kobo Glo’s advanced high-res XGA Pearl E Ink screen doesn’t use a glass overlay for its front light technology, there’s never any glare, even in the brightest sunlight.
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The PocketBook Touch model is a device for reading which combines all the best and most important characteristics of a modern reader. The PocketBook Touch display is based on E Ink e-paper technology. This revolutionary technology is defined by maximum visual similarity between the display of the E Ink device and a paper page: the display is inactive, only indirect light is used.The screen, 6" E Ink Pearl, 166 dpi, with a resolution of 800x600 pixels, supports 16 grey gradations which allows the display of complex texts and illustrations.
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NOOK's GlowLight illuminates your screen with a soft light that is perfect for bedtime reading. With advanced lighting technology not available on any other reader, GlowLight lets you stay up late reading in total comfort - while your partner stays asleep in the dark.
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Tolino Vision provides even more reading comfort through powerful processor and improved E Ink display. With Tolino Vision it's even easier to sink into your stories. Tolino Vision is primarily aimed at a German speaking audience and is the only ebook reader that allows the users to determine what bookstore they want to do business with.
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Tolino Shine makes real passion for reading shine. Reading light with smartLight. Intelligent design for an easier and more intuitive usage. Document formats supported: EPUB DRM,PDF,TXT.
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The ONYX BOOX Leaf is an e-book E reader with an enlarged screen and advanced technical characteristics. Thanks to the enlarged screen, this model allows you to combine reading fiction and technical literature. Its high-performance hardware platform ensures a convenient speed of the device even with the most complex documents. The model is based on the Android, which allows you to install and use various third-party apps and significantly expands the capabilities of the device. A built-in Wi-Fi module allows you to use various network services, and Bluetooth allows you to connect external devices. The book is made in a thin compact case, and its screen is covered with Asahi protective glass.
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Just like reading a book with Real Touch. Contemporary, lightweight, and travel friendly design. Browse and buy on the go with Wi Fi. Earn awards just for reading – with Reading Life. Discontinued.
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The Pocketbook Era features a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display protected by a layer of glass and is flush with the bezel. Waterproof PocketBook Era is ideal gadget for reading in the bathroom or outdoors. The e-reader is protected from water according to the international standard IPX8.
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With 7.8-inch wide display Tolino Epos shows real size and offers more space for stories to give you maximum reading pleasure. The unique smart light always ensures the optimum reading light. Tolino relies on openness and leaves your decision, in which book dealer to purchase your EBooks So you can always enjoy the complete offer of all available tolino eBook dealer.
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6-inch ereader that has audio output with Text-to-Speech. You can switch from reading a book to listening to it anytime: just two clicks and the e-reader will start reading aloud while you do your daily routine. The natural-sounding voices available with Text-to-Speech guarantee that your book does not lose any detail or emphasis.
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Kobo Mini is the world’s smallest and lightest full-featured eReader, so it’s great for reading on the go. Complete with a no-glare natural E Ink touchscreen and built-in Wi Fi, it’s the full Kobo experience at a great value. Access to 1 million free eBooks doesn’t hurt either
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Boyue Likebook Mars is the most powerful e-reader ever made. There is nothing like it, with its Octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM. Android and Google Play will give you full access to more apps than you can shake a stick at. The front-lit display has a color temperature system to make reading your favorite books at night fun and delightful. Discontinued
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inkBOOK Calypso Plus is designed especially for lovers of reading, optimized to provide readability and handling ease. Simple navigation will make an impression of flicking through a traditional book. inkBOOK Calypso Plus let you store thousands of e-books and audiobooks: inspiring novels, pleasant romances, shocking reports or exciting crime stories. Thanks to bluetooth, you can connect to external headphones to listen to audiobooks and music.
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Thanks to the in-built E Ink Carta technology, Tolino Page’s screen reflects light almost like normal paper, for no-glare reading, even in intense sunlight. Better handling is guaranteed thanks to both the new compact format and the structure of the non-slip surface on the back of the page. Tolino Page has plenty of space for all of your favorite eBooks - 8 GB of memory, around 6 GB of it for your books
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inkBOOK Focus with its big 7,8 inch screen allows to display up to 30% more text on one page then standard e-reader. The big screen allows to display more text, a newspaper or a comics. It also enables to enlarge the text for those who needed reading glasses, and even enlarge the menu and menu icons. You may switch pages using a touchscreen or set up the navigation buttons in a way that is most convenient for you if you are right- or left-handed.
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ONYX BOOX Palma is a smartphone-sized 6” reader that combines compact size and convenient shape with high performance. The model runs the Android 11 operating system, which allows you to install third-party applications. Thanks to its compact size, the ONYX BOOX Palma will be an ideal choice for those who like to read while traveling.
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Next-Gen Paperwhite Display, Highest-Resolution, Highest Contrast, New Adaptive Front Light, Reimagined Page Turns, Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + Free 3G . High-resolution 300 ppi display- reads even more like the printed page. Reimagined page turns—PagePress enables you to turn the page without lifting a finger. Discontinued
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Free 3G Wireless. No annual contracts, no monthly fees. Download books anytime, anywhere. Kindle's high-contrast e-ink display delivers clear, crisp text and images that you can read for extended periods without eye strain. Discontinued.
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InkBook Prime is a 6" HD Touchscreen E-Reader. Light Color Management or Color Temperature Management (TCM) allows you to change the frontlight color/shade and not just base on one. Discontinued
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The interface is controlled entirely by touch, with new finger-friendly menus on offer. When you're reading, different parts of the screen offer different options when you tap them – most of the screen is dedicated to turning the page forward one when you tap it, but the far left takes you back, while the top of the screen brings up the menu buttons. Discontinued.
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Android-based e-reader that features a 7.8 inch E Ink Carta display. It has a front light and adjustable color temperature screen so you can read in the dark and help mute the bright lights. Discontinued.
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Easiest to use with the world’s best reading screen & longest battery life. Breakthrough E Ink display for the best just-like-paper reading. Make the text bigger or choose the font you like. 25% faster than any other Reader. Quick page turns, fast browsing, get to your latest read with just a tap.
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6-inch screen ebook reader with built-in light. E Ink Carta e-paper display provides the best reading experience, great text quality, and rapid page turns. The Flat Glass Solution screen makes Obsidian super slim. It's comfortable to hold, lighter than a book, and fits in your pocket
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Clear paper-like display with flawless page turns. Discover bestsellers and new releases at Sony Reader Store. Take the best of the web with you with built in access to Evernote. Share with your friends and family as you go with Facebook. Sony Reader is discontinued! Content moved to Kobo!
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The ONYX BOOX Lomonosov has a 10,01” E Ink Carta screen with touch control, the MOON Light 2 lighting system and supports the SNOW Field function. Its large and eye-friendly display, a powerful processor combined with 3 GB of RAM and touch control are the optimal tools for reading PDF and DjVu files. The E Reader is based on the Android 10.0 operating system which allows you to install third-party applications and significantly expands the scope of its usage. This model is a perfect choice for those users who need not only fiction book reading, but also comfortable and fast work with large format documents.
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InkBook Lumos features a 6-inch touchscreen display, Cortex A9 processor, 128MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage and no SD card. It is also running Android OS. Discontinued
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6 inch E Ink reader with Carta front-lit HD display. Uses a proprietary Linux based OS iReader UI 2.0, which provides compatibility with all major formats of books and documents for reading : EBK, TXT, UMD, EPUB, PDF and MOBI. It has a pre-installed digital store with hundreds of digital books and magazines, but there is also the ability to download files over Wifi.
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Lock is an eReader solution that enables your brand to deliver a customized digital content collection to your users on preloaded and secure devices. Choose from thousands of available eBook and audiobook titles spanning best-sellers to classics to common core. Content is locked onto the device, allowing users to access your pre-selected digital catalog without risk of manipulation or deletion. Customizable device and packaging options to meet product specifications and enable your desired user experience
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iriver Story HD is slim and lightweight with a high-resolution E Ink screen and a QWERTY keyboard for easy searching. It includes over-the-air access to hundreds of thousands of Google eBooks for sale and more than 3 million for free. With the Story HD you can now browse, buy and read Google eBooks with your e-reader through Wi-Fi. Discontinued
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Read open content and ebooks in any format, anywhere with the Iriver Cover Story WiFi. Unlike many other eBook readers, the Wi-Fi Cover Story does not restrict you to a single point of purchase or ebook format. As well as the embedded link to the Waterstones ebook store – accessible on the move wherever a WiFi connection is available – content can be accessed via your PC from any number of websites that promote open content. Discontinued
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YotaPhone is an Android smartphone with a difference. Up front it has an LCD display and when you turn it around it has an e-ink display a bit like the one you'd find on an eReader like the Amazon Kindle. The electronic paper display is always on, but now it is less bothersome and more friendly. You can easily see notices, emails, tweets and other information in real time without picking up or even activating your phone. Discontinued.
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ViewSonic’s eBook is a thin, light and versatile device measuring less than 11mm thin and weighting less than 0.26kg, that can be held comfortably in the palm of your hand. The ViewSonic eBook employs sophisticated E-ink panel technology that has the authentic look and feel of traditional paper and yet makes the screen easy to read even in direct sunlight. In addition to 2GB of internal memory and the option of memory card expansion, using the integrated SD card slot the ViewSonic eBook can store a huge number of books, while the WiFi connectivity can give access to even more! Discontinued
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Txtr Beagle Has Been Discontinued! If you just want to read text and you can live without a touchscreen, 3G, a backlight and Wi-Fi — and you don’t mind inserting three AAA batteries once a year — this 5-inch, 4.5-oz E Ink device with its 800×600 screen might be the e-reader for you. The Txtr Beagle’s 4GB of storage will give you room for a boatload of books, and its 5mm thickness is almost razor-thin enough to give you a paper cut. Discontinued.
Latest news about e-Ink book readers
08.12.25. Kindle improved contextual selection
Kindle has received new features that change how text selection, notes and dictionary work. In the new firmware version when you select text, an "A" button (that actually selects the text) will appear and next to it - "LOOKUP" button (that opens the dictionary for word lookup). The note system has also changed. Next to the "A" button, when you select text, a keyboard will open, a note will be taken and it will appear in the notes section. When you select a word in the dictionary, the definition suggestions now adapt to the page. This includes the dictionary, Wikipedia, Translate and Search. This is a really great change, since in the old software, the user interface that provided these features would sometimes obscure the text or word you were looking up. Now, the context interface is positioned at the bottom of the page if the word you want to define is at the top of the page or moved to the top of the page if the word is at the bottom.
2025. Onyx Boox released another smartphone sized e-Reader - P6
Onyx Boox has unveiled the P6 - new tiny 6-inch eInk reader. It shares the same screen size and design as Onyx Boox Palma, but offers several advantages. It has a SIM card slot, allowing the device to connect to a data plan, so you can travel and read on the go (it weighs only 160g). It also has SD card slot, allowing you to expand the storage up to 1TB. The device features a front-facing light with adjustable color temperature and a light sensor for automatic brightness adjustment. The case is covered with matte glass, which is claimed to be "more durable." The device has a 16-megapixel rear camera for photography. It runs Android 13 and apps can be downloaded from third-party sources. It costs $400.
