Buying Guides

E-Reader Buying Guides

Not sure which e-reader to buy? Our use-case guides help you pick the right device for how you actually read.

Best E-Reader for PDFs (2026)

PDFs are where cheap e-readers go to die. Unlike an ebook, a PDF has a fixed page layout that will not reflow to fit a s

The best thing about taking notes on e-ink is that it feels like paper but behaves like a computer: your handwriting is

Manga is a genuinely tricky thing to read on e-ink. It is detailed black-and-white art meant to be seen at page size, it

Borrowing ebooks from your library is the best-kept secret in reading: thousands of titles, completely free, through app

A waterproof e-reader quietly removes one of reading's small anxieties: the fear of a splash in the bath, a rogue wave a

Colour e-ink has finally arrived as a real category in 2026, and the temptation is to assume it is simply better than bl

The good news about buying cheap is that entry-level e-readers are genuinely good now. A sharp 300 ppi screen and an adj

For students, an e-ink tablet is a genuinely useful thing: it puts textbooks, lecture PDFs and handwritten notes on one

A 10 inch e-reader exists to solve one problem that small readers cannot: showing a full page at full size. Textbooks, l

There are plenty of reasons to look past Amazon: you want to own open EPUB files, borrow easily from your library, avoid

An e-reader can be a wonderful gift for an older reader: text as large as they like, a light built into the page, and a