10 Best E-Ink eReaders

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Bestseller No. 1

𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥 - Book covers, comics, graphic novels, illustrations, note-taking and more come to life. No glare in sunlight, no notifications – just you and your eBooks in full-color
𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟, 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 - Dive into your stories with colorful markups. With Kobo Stylus 2* compatibility (*sold separately), annotate, highlight, and note take your eBooks in color
𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 - Ergonomically designed with page-turn buttons, left/right screen rotation, full font size and margin customization, and landscape mode
𝗜𝗣𝗫𝟴 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 - Full waterproof protection and meets requirements of IPX8 rating – waterproof for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 metres of water
𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 - Thoughtfully made with recycled and ocean-bound plastic and repairability to waterproof protection

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Bestseller No. 2

𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥 - Read in colour with a 6” E Ink Kaleido 3 display to enjoy eBook covers, comics, graphic novels, illustrations, and more.
𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥 - With multiple colours available at the touch of a finger, you can highlight your eBooks. Add, erase, or change colours as you go, and easily see all your highlights by chapter at a glance.
𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗬𝗘𝗦 - ComfortLight PRO automatically reduces blue light and personalize your reading settings via font size, line spacing, or even Dark Mode
𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 - Full waterproof protection and meets the requirements of IPX8 rating – waterproof for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 metres of water.
𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 - Made with recycled and ocean-bound plastic and repairability to waterproof protection.

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Bestseller No. 3

BOOX Palma Mobile ePaper 6G 128G G-sensor Front Light 16MP Rear Camera (White)

Meet Palma: Our new Mobile ePaper device combines cutting-edge performance with an E Ink display and a phone-sized design, allowing you to effortlessly slip it into your pocket and carry it on the go.
Pocketable Design, Uncompromised Tech: Featuring an advanced octa-core CPU and an expandable storage, the Palma can let you immerse yourself in reading an ebook, listening to a podcast, or perusing your favorite news feeds, from limitless third-party apps in the Google Play Store¹.
A Phone-Like Experience on ePaper: Witness the new form of ePaper technology. With a sleek form factor and an aspect ratio that is commonly seen on smartphones, the Palma fits snugly into your bag and can be comfortably held in the palm of your hand.
Effortless Use with Custom Widgets: Create a personalized home screen in Palma using widgets, exactly as on your phone. And see the most important messages and updates without having to launch an app.
Comfort and Power, in Balance: Embrace a healthy lifestyle on ePaper. You can view your everyday content without eye fatigue on its state-of-the-art E Ink Carta 1200 display² with an ultra crisp resolution of 300 PPI.

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Bestseller No. 4

✔️ GLARE-FREE & EYE-FRIENDLY: Thanks to the 6-inch touch screen with E-Ink Carta technology, you can enjoy an eye-friendly and comfortable reading experience anywhere at any time. The screen is as close to an ordinary paper as possible, so it does not glare in the sun and doesn’t tire your eyes.
✔️ READ IN ANY LIGHTING: Immerse yourself in the world of e-books anywhere and anytime, regardless of the lighting. Just turn on the frontlight of the Basic Lux 4 and read even in total darkness.
✔️ MANAGE & EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY: The E-Ink reader connects to Wi-Fi and cloud services to easily manage even large libraries by synchronizing books across devices (including smartphones via the PocketBook Reader app). With a memory card slot, the e-reader allows for easy expansion of the 8GB internal storage, creating an impressive library that can be accessed at any time.
✔️ UNLOCK A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES: Basic Lux 4 supports 25 formats including ACSM, AZW, CBZ, DJVU, DOC, EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, JPEG, and PNG. Additionally, there are 11 preloaded dictionaries and additional 42 free language combinations preloaded on the device to ensure more productive reading and learning.
✔️ PERFECT FOR TRAVELING: The compact e-book reader fits in any bag. Its clever blend of touchscreen and user-friendly buttons ensures a seamless reading experience. Weighing just 5.47 Ounces, the lightweight device is designed to accompany you on every adventure.

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Bestseller No. 5

✔️ FULL OF COLORS & TOTALLY EYE-SAFE: PocketBook InkPad Color 3 is equipped with a large 7.8-inch color screen based on the new technology E-Ink Kaleido 3. This eye-friendly and glare-free screen displays 4096 colors and demonstrates a 50% improvement in color e-page resolution, so you can enjoy your books, comics, and manga even more!
✔️ EYE-FRIENDLY SMARTLIGHT & DARK MODE: discover superior reading comfort with SMARTlight. Adjust screen brightness and color tone for cozy evenings or bright mornings. Use Night Mode for eye-safe late-night reading without additional lighting.
✔️ ENJOY AUDIOBOOKS WITH A BUILT-IN SPEAKER: PocketBook InkPad Color 3 supports 6 audio formats, so you can always switch from reading to listening. Dive into exciting audiobooks using a built-in speaker or pair the e-reader with other audio devices via Bluetooth.
✔️ TEXT-TO-SPEECH WILL READ ALOUD ANY TEXT: Quickly switch from reading to listening with Text-to-Speech. PocketBook InkPad Color 3 will read aloud any text file in 26 languages for easy listening anytime, anywhere.
✔️ WATER PROTECTION: The e-reader has an IPX8 water protection class, which means it can withstand immersion in fresh water up to a depth of 2 meters for 1 hour. Enjoy worry-free reading in a bath with water-protected PocketBook InkPad Color 3.

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Bestseller No. 6

✔️ LARGE & EYE-FRIENDLY TOUCHSCREEN: The 9.7 inch E-Ink Carta screen is suitable for a variety of content, including fiction, textbooks, comics and professional literature. Enjoy an eye-friendly and glare-free reading experience that comes as close as possible to a page on paper. The large screen displays more text allowing you to adjust the font size accordingly.
✔️ ADJUST BRIGHTNESS & COLOR TEMPERATURE: Thanks to the adaptive SMARTlight, the brightness and color temperature of the screen are adjustable. Enjoy eye-friendly reading on the e-book reader at any time, whether on the go, on holiday, or at home.
✔️ HIGHLY USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN: The side control buttons provide a comfortable and effortless way to navigate, making the pdf reader simple and easy to use. Thanks to the G-sensor for automatic screen rotation, our e-reader is designed to provide maximum comfort for both right and left-handed users, ensuring an enjoyable reading experience.
✔️ SUPPORTS MOST POPULAR FORMATS WITHOUT CONVERSION: The e-reader supports 19 book, 2 comic book and 4 graphic formats, including EPUB, FB2, DOC, DJVU, PDF (DRM), JPEG, CBR, and CBZ. Open a wide range of books, documents and images without wasting time converting files and enjoy the unprecedented freedom of choice.
✔️ MANAGE & EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY: The E-ink reader connects to Wi-Fi and cloud services to easily manage even large libraries by synchronizing books across devices (including smartphones via the PocketBook Reader app). With a memory card slot, the InkPad Lite model allows for easy expansion of the 8GB internal storage, creating an impressive library that can be accessed at any time.

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SaleBestseller No. 7 −7%

Bigme B751C Color Ebook Reader 7 Inch E-ink Paper Tablet for Notes Taking, Reading and Writing

Handwriting Experience: Global handwriting function supports handwritten notes on PDF or EPUB files with many apps like Kindle and oneNote. Bigme B751C Color Ereader is equipped with glass panel and capacitive pen to bring you a paper-like smooth writing experience on digital device.
Focus on Your Idea: With Kaleido 3 color eink screen, taking colorful notes on Bigme B751C color eink tablet with powerful tools like erase,lasso,highlight. Catch any idea and write it down when reading.
Bigme's Automatic Ghosting Elimination Algorithm Function: Less power consumption on refresh, but better comic reading, website browsing and video streaming experience.
Meeting Record to Enhance Your Effect on Work : Handwriting to Text and Voice to Text transcription keep your work at ease. And Polish or Summary the meeting records with one touch operation.
Expand with the Third Party Ecosystem: Android Open 11 System supports your various request like reading colorful comics with Libby. OCR function update to improve user expeience.

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Bestseller No. 8

COLORFUL & EYE-SAFE SCREEN – Era Color features the enhanced 7-inch E-Ink Kaleido 3 color screen with 50 % higher resolution in color compared to the previous generation. The screen displays 4096 colors while remaining completely eye-friendly & glare-free.
PERFECT LIGHTING – The adjustable SMARTlight allows you to personalize the screen’s brightness and color tone. With the automatic mode, it adapts to the time of day. You can choose a warm or cool screen tone that suits your mood.
IDEAL AUDIO EXPERIENCE – The built-in speaker brings your stories to life, providing an immersive audio experience. Connect to wireless headphones or speakers via Bluetooth and explore the Text-to-Speech function that transforms any text into natural-sounding speech.
WATERPROOF – Dive into e-books with IPX8 waterproof protection! Enjoy uninterrupted reading as this e-reader withstands immersion in fresh water up to 2 meters deep for up to 1 hour, without any worries or harmful consequences.
PERFECT FOR MANGA & COMICS – The color e-reader supports 21 book, 6 audio and 4 graphic formats (including CBR and CBZ comic book formats) without file conversion. From children's books and comics to manga, textbooks, non-fiction, and periodicals, immerse yourself in a captivating reading experience like never before. With 32 GB internal storage, you have ample space to store your entire library of favorites and new discoveries.

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Bestseller No. 9

𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 & 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 - Kobo Sage's 8" flush, high definition E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen offers deep contrast, super-clear readability, and faster page turns on an expansive display. The eye-catching glare free HD display with ComfortLight PRO allows for brightness and blue light control. Dark Mode offers a new way to reduce eyestrain
𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 - Designed from the ground up with a quad-core CPU and faster, dual band WiFi to deliver top performance in one elegant package. Sleek and lightweight, Kobo Sage feels perfect in your hands in landscape or portrait mode. Page-turn buttons keep the story moving with one hand. Ergonomically designed and fully waterproof*, Kobo Sage is with you from the conference table to the bath tub. Welcome to the lap of luxury
𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 - Kobo Sage works seamlessly with Kobo Stylus** (sold separately), to allow you to make handwritten notes in eBooks and PDFs***. Kobo Sage's built-in notebook feature keeps all of your notes at hand and can convert your writing to clean text. The possibilities are limitless
𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 - Share everything with Dropbox Support. Add your own eBooks and documents wirelessly, export notebooks you've made with Kobo Stylus**, and keep everything on-hand with cloud storage
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗢 - Kobo Audiobooks support with Bluetooth wireless technology lets you dive into a story when your hands are tied. Audiobooks available only in select countries. Bluetooth wireless headphones or speaker required

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Bestseller No. 10

Bigme S6 Color + Ereader 7.8'' E-Ink Screen ePaper Tablet 6G 128GB eBook Reader Support Google Play Notetaking Tablet with Stylus and Cover

Kaleido 3 E-ink display with Bigme's automatic ghosting elimination algorithm for better reading, website browsing and video streaming experience.
Smooth handwriting with smart pen without any delay. Bigme S6 Color + Ereader supports remote control like page up/down by the pen.And there supports more than 100 templates and we can add our own template. And global handwriting also supported for many apps like oneNote. We can make annotations on the Apps.
Reading experience are very good on Color E ink tablet and soft front light. Android open system supports to install comic apps. And it supports translation and notes when reading.
In meeting records app-- Offline Voice to Text transcription keeps your work at anywhere in anytime. And make composition and AI summarize the meeting records.
User guide in App center, a brief guide to show you how to use the bigme color ebook ereader effectively or if you have any using problem, freely to contact our sales-service for help.

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BUYING GUIDE

In the realm of digital reading, E-Ink eReaders have become the go-to choice for many bibliophiles. Mimicking the look of actual paper, E-Ink screens offer an eye-friendly alternative to the traditional backlit screens of smartphones and tablets. Whether you’re an avid reader or just someone looking to minimize screen glare, selecting the right E-Ink eReader can revolutionize your reading experience. Here’s how you can make an informed choice.

1. Screen Size:
Decide on the ideal screen size for your needs. While a 6-inch display is standard and comfortable for many, some readers prefer larger screens for PDFs, comics, or if they want larger text.

2. Resolution and PPI:
Higher resolution and pixels per inch (PPI) offer sharper text and clearer images. Look for devices with at least 300 PPI for a crisp reading experience.

3. Frontlight Quality:
Even though E-Ink screens are not backlit, many come with frontlights for nighttime reading. Ensure the light is evenly distributed and adjustable to avoid straining your eyes.

4. Battery Life:
One of the significant advantages of E-Ink eReaders is their prolonged battery life. A good eReader should last several weeks on a single charge, depending on usage.

5. Touchscreen vs. Buttons:
While touchscreens are common, some users prefer physical buttons for turning pages, especially if they read with one hand often.

6. Supported Formats:
Make sure the eReader supports a wide range of formats, such as EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and others. Some eReaders might be restricted to their ecosystem, limiting format compatibility.

7. Storage Capacity:
Depending on your reading habits, storage can be crucial. If you plan on storing a vast library or larger files like graphic novels, opt for devices with higher storage capacities or expandable memory.

8. Connectivity:
Most eReaders offer Wi-Fi connectivity, but some also come with 3G or 4G options, allowing you to download books on the go without needing a Wi-Fi network.

9. Ecosystem and Library Access:
Some eReaders are tied to specific ecosystems, like Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes & Noble’s Nook. Consider the range of books, subscription services, and whether the platform allows for borrowing eBooks from public libraries.

10. Customizability:
Features like adjustable fonts, sizes, line spacing, and margins can make reading more comfortable and tailored to your preferences.

11. Waterproofing:
If you enjoy reading by the pool, beach, or bath, look for eReaders with waterproof ratings.

12. Price and Warranty:
Lastly, balance the features you desire with your budget. Consider warranty periods and what they cover, ensuring you get the best value for your money.

In conclusion, an E-Ink eReader can be a game-changer for those who consume books voraciously or those seeking a dedicated reading device. With countless options in the market, this guide should steer you towards a device that aligns perfectly with your reading habits and requirements. Dive into the world of digital literature with the right eReader, and let the stories captivate you, page after digital page.

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