Best affordable eReaders
Here’s a ranking of the best affordable eReaders. To give you a quick overview, we’ve added the most important information about each product. This page always stays fresh and updates automatically.
1. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2024 (12th gen)
The fastest Kindle - The Paperwhite's new 7-inch display has a higher contrast and now scrolls 25% faster.
Ideal for travelling - The ultra-thin design and the larger, anti-glare screen make it possible to read texts anytime and anywhere.
Immerse yourself in your books - Reading on your Kindle is free from social media, notifications and other distractions like apps.
Enough battery for even your longest novels - A single USB-C charge lasts up to 12 weeks.
Reads in any light - Adjust the colour temperature from white to amber to read comfortably in the dark or in bright sunlight.
Waterproof for worry-free reading - Your stories are always with you, even in the bath, by the pool or anywhere else.
With a huge selection - you have access to millions of titles in the Kindle Store, and with a Kindle Unlimited membership, even more content is available to you.
2. PocketBook Verse Pro
If you want to listen to audiobooks and use the text-to-speech function on your e-reader, or if you want IPX8 water protection, then the PocketBook Verse Pro is the ideal device for you. The e-reader has a 15.24 cm (6 inch) E-Ink Carta screen with an HD resolution of 1072 × 1448 and 300 DPI. The display lighting can be individually adjusted in terms of light intensity and colour with the adaptive SMARTlight. Thanks to Bluetooth, the e-reader can be connected to wireless headphones. So you can relax while listening to audiobooks or have your current e-book read to you via the text-to-speech function - and you can even do this safely in the bathtub, because the PocketBook Verse Pro is waterproof to IPX8 standard.
3. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2024 (12th Gen)
The Paperwhite's next-generation 7-inch display, weeks of battery life and auto-adjusting front light will take your breath away - just like a good book. The e-reader's anti-glare display is free from distracting apps and optimises battery life so you can focus on the story. A single charge via USB-C lasts for up to 12 weeks of reading time. The Paperwhite Signature Edition also supports wireless charging. The Paperwhite Signature Edition has an automatically adjustable front light. Read in the brightest sunlight or late at night, and the screen automatically adjusts from white to yellow. You can also adjust the text size and thickness to suit your needs. The thin, lightweight design goes with you everywhere. Read by the pool, in the bath or anywhere else. Finding new books has never been easier with the Kindle. The Kindle Store gives you access to an unrivalled collection of content, including millions of books and Kindle-exclusive titles you won't find anywhere else.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2024 (12th Gen)
7", 32 GB, without advertising
4. Onyx Boox Go 7
The Boox Go 7 is a sleek 7-inch monochrome ePaper reader designed for focused reading and seamless note-taking in an extremely portable format. With its high-resolution Carta 1300 display, which offers sharp contrast and a paper-like feel, it provides a distraction-free reading experience enhanced by ergonomic page-turn buttons and adjustable front lighting. Weighing just 195 grams, it fits effortlessly into any lifestyle, whether commuting or relaxing outdoors. Users can annotate books, capture thoughts, and organize ideas with the integrated notes app and the Boox InkSense stylus, while Android compatibility, generous 64 GB storage, support for 26 digital formats, and cloud synchronization offer flexibility and convenience for reading, writing, and listening anytime and anywhere.
5. Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition 2024
Kindle Colorsoft Signature with 32 GB
Experience the ultimate reading pleasure with the Kindle Paperwhite Generation 12. With its glare-free 7-inch E-Ink display and high resolution of 300 ppi, you can read just like on real paper, even in bright sunlight. Thanks to the integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi features, you can enjoy your favorite books and audiobooks anywhere. Immerse yourself in the world of books and be enchanted by the limitless library that is always just a tap away.
Features:
- Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition (1st Generation)
- Display with 300 ppi and no glare
- Wireless charging capability
- Integrated front light sensor (automatic adjustment)
- IPX8 water protection suitable for reading at the beach, by the pool, or in the bathtub
- With adjustable display light, you can read anytime and anywhere - indoors or outdoors, day or night, even in bright sunlight
- Connect headphones or speakers via Bluetooth
- Up to eight weeks of reading on a single charge with half an hour of reading time per day with Wi-Fi off and brightness level 13
- Full charge in just 2.5 hours with the included USB cable
- Includes Wi-Fi
- Supported formats: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP after conversion; Audible audio format (AAX).
6. tolino Shine
The Tolino Shine has a high-contrast and high-resolution E Ink black-and-white display, which ensures pleasant and relaxed reading. Enjoy your favourite audio books via Bluetooth headphones or speakers and immerse yourself in exciting stories. The smartLight illumination automatically adapts to the surroundings so that you can relax and read at any time. With its light and handy design, the Tolino Shine fits effortlessly into any bag and offers simple and convenient operation via the 6-inch touchscreen. The Tolino Shine offers weeks of reading fun thanks to its impressive battery life and generous 16 GB internal memory for up to 12,000 eBooks or 75 audiobooks. With its waterproof design, you can use the Tolino Shine in the bath or by the pool and immerse yourself in your favourite stories. Buy your eBooks and audiobooks from your favourite bookseller and enjoy the full range of all available Tolino booksellers. With Tolino cloud synchronisation, you can always keep track of your current reading status, no matter which device you are reading on.
7. tolino Vision Color
Tolino Vision Colour. The Tolino Vision Color's 7-inch colour display with up to 4,096 colours brings your favourite content to life and displays even black and white content in high contrast. With the new Tolino Stylus, you can make handwritten notes directly on the screen or highlight important passages of text. Enjoy audio books wirelessly via Bluetooth headphones or speakers and immerse yourself in your favourite stories. The scroll buttons make it easy to turn the pages forwards and backwards, while the automatic display rotation allows flexible reading in portrait and landscape format. The smartLight function automatically adjusts the lighting to your surroundings, from cool white light in the morning to warm white light in the evening. With a generous 32 GB of internal memory, the Tolino Vision Colour offers space for up to 24,000 eBooks or 150 audio books. The waterproof Tolino Vision Color enables carefree reading in the bathtub or by the pool and offers a battery life that lasts for weeks.
8. Kobo Clara BW
Enjoy the simple pleasures of reading with the Kobo Clara BW, featuring a glare-free E Ink Carta 1300 HD screen and fully waterproof design. With 16 GB of storage, you have more than enough space to carry your entire library wherever you go. Take advantage of the dark mode or ComfortLight PRO to adjust the brightness and reduce blue light exposure. Made with recycled plastic and plastic that would otherwise end up in the oceans, the Kobo Clara BW is a better way to elevate your reading experience. A single charge of the eReader lasts up to 53 days, based on 30 minutes of reading per day at 10% brightness of the front light with WiFi and Bluetooth technology turned off.
9. tolino Shine Colour
Experience a whole new dimension of reading with the tolino shine colour!
With its innovative 6-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 display, this device offers a resolution of 1448 x 1072 pixels and 300 ppi for black and white content and 150 ppi for colour content. Immerse yourself in the world of books and enjoy razor-sharp text and vivid images.
The capacitive touchscreen enables easy operation with multi-touch functions such as tapping, scrolling or zooming. With its compact dimensions of 112 x 160 x 9.1 mm and a weight of just 173 g, the tolino shine colour fits comfortably in the hand.
Thanks to the integrated smartLight illumination, the colour temperature automatically adjusts to the time of day, while the IPX8 coating protects the device from water - perfect for relaxed reading evenings in the bath or on the beach.
The powerful lithium polymer battery with a capacity of 1,500 mAh ensures weeks of battery life so you can immerse yourself in your favourite stories for hours. With an internal memory of 16 GB, the tolino shine colour offers space for up to 12,000 eBooks or 75 audiobooks, supplemented by additional cloud storage options.
Thanks to Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.0, you are always well connected and can access your library on the go. The tolino shine colour supports a variety of eBook formats, including EPUB, MOBI, PDF and more.
With extras such as the Hall sensor for protective cases with standby function, family sharing and free software updates, the tolino shine colour offers an all-round convincing reading experience. What are you waiting for? Immerse yourself in the world of reading with the tolino shine colour!
10. PocketBook Era
The PocketBook Era features a 17.8 cm (7 inch) E Ink Carta 1200 display with a resolution of 1264×1680 pixels and 300 dpi. This enhances the contrast of the image and makes individual e-book pages sharper. The response time of the touchscreen is also improved. The SMARTlight function, which allows for the adjustment of brightness and color temperature, enables comfortable reading in all lighting conditions.
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