Supported formats: Most digital books are available in a format called EPUB, but our picks can read a whole lot more. Storage: Digital books take up a surprisingly small amount of space - even the big ones! - so all the e-readers in this guide can hold hundreds of books, and some have expandable storage if you’d like them to hold larger files, like PDFs, photos, or audiobooks. We made sure the picks on our list had the highest possible battery life, so you aren’t stuck on a cliffhanger in the middle of a flight. You can easily go weeks without charging one if you read for an hour a day. E-readers let you adjust your book’s text size to your level of comfort, but screen size still counts.īattery life: E-readers are one of the most energy efficient gadgets because of their single-use purpose and black and white e-ink display. Our picks all have a six-inch (or larger) display, so the reading experience will be similar to holding a paperback. Screen size: You shouldn’t have to strain your eyes to read a book on a digital screen. The downside is that e-ink displays are only in black and white, which may be a deal breaker if your preferred genre has a lot of charts, graphs, or pictures. E-readers have an e-ink display, which is anti-reflective, and looks surprisingly like paper. Screen type: Most electronics, from smartphones to TVs, have an LCD screen which reflects light, and makes it hard to read in the sun. There are many factors to consider when choosing the best e-reader for you below are the most important ones, which we considered while we were researching this list. We looked through the entire e-reader market and found two alternatives with features the Kindle doesn’t have. While Amazon has cornered the market in recent years with their best-selling Amazon Kindle, they’re not your only option. Roughly the size of a paperback book or tablet - and much lighter than a hardcover tome - e-readers can hold hundreds of digital books at once, letting you carry a large library everywhere you go.

When it comes to reading, many people still prefer print, but e-readers are quickly becoming a device of choice, thanks to their portability, ease of use and multi-function capabilities. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.

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