Other good e-book readers
Below you will find some of the e-readers we like, but not necessarily as much as our preferred ones.
Kindle Scribe 2024 priced at $400: If you want to double as a digital notebook but also want to stay in the Kindle ecosystem, the scribe (8/10, wired review) is a great choice. It has a 10.2-inch (300 ppi) paper display with adjustable heating lights and automatic headlight adjustments. The included premium pen also has a soft pointed eraser (which mimics the eraser of the No. 2 pencil). Using the active canvas and expandable margins, you can also mark ebooks and write notes in the side panel.
Nook Glowlight 4 Plus priced at $180:4 Plus is the only waterproof corner in the lineup, with a maximum screen of 7.8 inches, as well as 32 GB of storage. It also has a physical page turn button and a headphone jack to listen to audiobooks (but you can also connect wireless earbuds via Bluetooth). But this is usually slower than my Kindle and tends to freeze. While e-books in large libraries are cheap or even free, it’s not as good as Kindle Unlimited. The process of finding books from a circular library is also frustrating. You need to download Adobe Digital Editions or Android file transfer before physically connecting the device to your computer and then transferring the files.
Kindle Colorsoft costs $280: The Kindle Colorsoft (7/10, wired review) is Amazon’s first Kindle with a color screen. It has a screen with an oxide backplane, which Amazon says can provide better contrast and image quality as well as custom paint and nitride LEDs for brightness and color accuracy. But the color image on the screen is limited to 150 ppi, while the black and white screen is 300 ppi, and the reading experience is still a bit blurry compared to the latest paper white people. It also takes longer to process color images. Currently, it is standard features for other color e-readers, such as page flip buttons and stylus support. no Bad The Kindle and Color do enrich the entire e-reading experience, but we recommend waiting for discounts at Amazon sales events.
Kobo Clara color, priced at $160: Kobo’s Clara color seems to be disappearing from retail stores, so there is likely a successor (or Kobo is just cutting it). It’s a pity, because I really like it, especially compared to the Kindle Colorsoft. It’s more affordable, but you can still see a full-color cover or graphic novel, and you can highlight the colors as well. In testing, I found that some books are not easy on the eyes, such as blue and yellow color schemes Curious Georgebut this is a small one in an otherwise seamless reading experience. The Clara lacks a page turn button, but the 6-inch screen size is comfortable for one-handed use. It has 16 gigabytes of storage instead of 32 gigabytes, but still has about 12,000 books. There is speed integration and Bluetooth support. It is also waterproof, made of recyclable materials and can be repaired.
Nook 9-inch Lenovo Tablet for $130: If you are primarily reading recipes or other color-intensive materials and want a dedicated reader, you may want to consider this affordable tablet from Nook and Lenovo, which has a built-in Nook App (6/10, wired review). Like the tablets mentioned above, you will lose the interference-free nature of the E-ink screen and e-reader. You can at least turn off notifications in some apps, I recommend that you do it for the Nook app. It comes with an older version of Android and is not built for heavy work like video or photo editing.
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