Lightweight and comfortable, modern readers hold thousands of books, while maintaining the visual appeal and feel of a real paper page for your eyes. In this article we will tell you which e-book is better in price and features, and help you choose an e-reader based on your preferences.
10. Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight 3
Average price - 7 990 rubles
Specifications:
- 6 ″ e-book
- E-Ink Pearl HD, backlit
- touch input
- resolution 1448 × 1072
- 16 shades of gray
- Wifi
- memory cards are not supported
The front light, which changes color from cold blue to warm yellow, and the physical buttons for turning pages significantly improve the reading experience when using this reader.
Battery life depends on how intensively you use the backlight. According to the manufacturer, with a 10% backlight level and wireless off, you can get up to 1,500 page turning without recharging.
The Nook GlowLight interface is very simple. If you click on the screen, a menu and page slider will appear. You can go to the table of contents, change the font size, go to a specific page, search the book, add or refer to the main bookmarks. That's all.
pros: plastic, pleasant to the touch, uniform illumination, quickly opens even "heavy" files.
Minuses: It’s hard to find for sale in Russia, part of the memory (1.5 GB of 8 GB) is available only for books purchased at Barnes & Noble, and this is not the largest library of electronic books.
9. Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight Plus (2019)
The average price is 14,000 rubles
Specifications:
- e-book 7.8 ″
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- capacitive touch input
- resolution 1448 × 1072
- 16 shades of gray
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- memory cards are not supported
Another model from the brand Barnes & Noble in the ranking of e-books. It differs from the Nook GlowLight 3 colleague not only in support of memory cards, but also in IPX7 waterproof, so you can read it while lying in the bathroom or by the pool.
You can connect wireless or wired headphones to the Nook GlowLight Plus via Bluetooth and a standard 3.5 mm jack.
Like Nook GlowLight 3, the “plus” version has a backlight, the color of which changes from blue to yellow. You can change the color manually or have the device change it by timer. So this is perhaps the best reader for Android, if you like large and bright screens.
pros: mechanical page turning buttons, large screen, the battery lasts a month when reading up to 30 minutes a day, Wi-Fi turned off and a 10 percent backlight level.
Minuses: It’s hard to find for sale in Russia, users can access 6.4 GB of 8 GB of internal memory.
8. Kobo Aura H2O 2017
The average price is 18 990 rubles
Specifications:
- 6.8 ″ e-book
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- capacitive touch input
- resolution 1430 × 1080
- 16 shades of gray
- Wifi
- memory cards are not supported
The latest version of Kobo Aura H2O comes with HZO Protection technology. It is covered with an extremely thin layer of special material that protects the device from damage when immersed in water for an hour. This is twice as much depth and dive time compared to the 2014 version.
Many lovers of good e-books prefer Kobo Aura H2O for the screen size with a resolution of 1430 x 1080 pixels. In addition, the display does not glare when reading in bright sunlight.
Another feature that distinguishes the updated KoBo H2O model from the old version, as well as from other Kindle readers, is ComfortLight Pro technology. The device automatically increases the amount of blue light emitted by the screen when the sun shines brightly, and reduces it when night falls. This prevents eye fatigue while reading.
An important difference from the first version of Kobo Aura H2O was the rejection of support for microSD memory cards. Instead, the new version has increased internal memory. Now it is 8 GB.
pros: intuitive software, in reading mode 30 minutes a day (with Wi-Fi and ComfortLight Pro turned off), the device will last about 2 months.
Minuses: high price, no Russian menu and hyphenation of Russian words. However, this is "cured" by the CoolRider installation, a description of the step-by-step installation can be found on w3bsit3-dns.com in the topic "Discussion of Kobo Aura H2O".
7. Kobo Forma
The average price is 27 990 rubles
Specifications:
- e-book with b / w screen 8 ″
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- resolution 1920 × 1440
- Wifi
- memory cards are not supported
One of the largest models in the top e-books of 2019. It has an asymmetric form factor with physical paging buttons.
You can also orient this reader vertically or horizontally - an elegant trick that many competitors have not yet trained.
ComfortLight PRO technology allows you to adjust the comfortable brightness level and backlight color either manually or automatically.
This model is made waterproof according to the IPX8 standard, which means that if you drop it to a depth of 1 meter, it will continue to work for an hour.
pros: support for 11 fonts, the reader is very light and thin, it can work for a month on a single charge.
Minuses: When scrolling, the letters of the previous page are visible, when the backlight turns on, a lamp is visible on the side.
6. Tesla Viva
The average price is 4,990 rubles.
Specifications:
- e-book with b / w screen 6 ″
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- resolution 1024 × 758
- 16 shades of gray
- microSD, microSDHC memory cards
In our ranking review of the best e-books of 2019, there is an option and cheaper, but there is no highlighting in it. But in Tesla Viva - there is. At the same time, it works as fast as more expensive readers.
Support for 8 text formats will allow you to download and read your favorite book without “dancing with a tambourine” in search of a third-party program that supports the desired format.
pros: conveniently in the hand, simple and convenient operation and navigation, buttons for turning pages on the sides, capacious 1700 mAh battery.
Minuses: no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, only 6 font sizes.
5. ONYX BOOX Darwin 5
The average price is 10 190 rubles
Specifications:
- 6 ″ e-book
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- capacitive touch input
- resolution 1024 × 758
- 16 shades of gray
- Wifi
- microSD, microSDHC memory cards
Everything is good in this e-book - from backlighting to bundling. To begin with, the color of the backlight can be changed from cold blue to more pleasant yellow eye. A large range of brightness allows you to adjust the screen for reading both in bright sunlight and at night.
Unlike most models, Darwin 5 comes with a case. The necessary trifle, agree.
This model works very smartly, assembled soundly, and if you do not have enough 8 GB of internal memory, you can read books from a memory card.
pros: convenient mechanical buttons on the sides of the screen, a capacious 3000 mAh battery, supports 9 text formats.
Minuses: no bluetooth.
4. ONYX BOOX MAX 2 Pro
The average price is 65 990 rubles
Specifications:
- e-book 13.3 ″
- E-ink carta
- touch input
- resolution 2200 × 1650
- 16 shades of gray
- built-in mp3 player
- 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- HDMI input
- microSD, microSDHC memory cards
This giant stands out among many electronic readers, both in screen size and price. And it serves one purpose: reading scientific articles and other materials in PDF format.
If you ever tried to read a PDF file on a Kindle or any other 6-inch screen, then agree with me: this is fun below average. After all, the text and pictures in it do not always fit on the screen.
Small e-readers are convenient and portable, and they are great for reading other formats, but just not for PDF.
Therefore, if you are a student with a lot of heavy reading textbooks or a professional who has to work on tons of technical documentation in PDF format, then you will definitely enjoy Onyx BOOX MAX 2 Pro. It displays PDF files in perfect shape and the right size, almost the same as on real A4 paper.
Due to the presence of an HDMI input, this device can be used instead of a PC display or other video source, which is very convenient for those who quickly get tired of their eyes from the monitor.
pros: battery with a capacity of 4100 mAh, the kit includes a case, support for 16 book formats, compatibility with various Android applications, a double touchscreen that allows you to control the device with both your fingers and the stylus (included).
Minuses: high price, heavy (550 gr), no backlight, Google Play is not available (for it to appear, you need to add the device to exceptions on the Google website and enable Play in the settings of the book itself).
3. Digma e63S
The average price is 3,992 rubles
Specifications:
- e-book with b / w screen 6 ″
- E-ink carta
- resolution 800 × 600
- 16 shades of gray
- microSD, microSDHC memory cards
This is the cheapest e-book in our ranking. Compared to the luxurious models from Amazon and Barnes & Noble, it looks “pale”, as it is devoid of backlight and has a low screen resolution.
But if you need a simple interface from an electronic reader, a long battery life and support for many formats, then Digma e63S is in no way inferior to more expensive models. It supports 9 text formats (including fb2, PDF, TXT, DOC and PalmDOC), and 4 graphic. And even if the built-in memory is only 4 GB, but there is support for memory cards.
pros: large screen, paging buttons are located on both sides, non-marking plastic, convenient font setting, works quickly.
Minuses: no backlight, no wifi.
2. PocketBook 740 Pro
The average price is 17,490 rubles
Specifications:
- e-book 7.8 ″
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- capacitive touch input
- resolution 1872 × 1404
- 16 shades of gray
- built-in mp3 player
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- memory cards are not supported
If you are considering which e-book is better in 2019, then PocketBook already has an answer - the 740 Pro model.
It has a large screen with backlight and automatic rotation, allows you to connect wireless headphones and listen to audio texts or music. And all this for a price lower than that of a comparable competitor - Kobo Forma.
pros: 14 supported text formats, 16 GB of internal memory, IPX8 waterproof, 1900 mAh capacious battery.
Minuses: not.
1. Amazon Kindle PaperWhite 2018 8Gb
Average price - 8 790 rubles
Specifications:
- 6 ″ e-book
- E-Ink Carta, Backlit
- capacitive touch input
- resolution 1440 × 1080
- 16 shades of gray
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- memory cards are not supported
Released in 2018, the model is still one of the best e-books in 2019.
The most notable improvement in the Kindle Paperwhite, unlike the Basic version, is its superior resolution. You can visualize the difference in the sharpness of the text displayed in Paperwhite and Basic, as between a modern magazine and an old textbook.
Paperwhite has a glare-free screen for reading in bright conditions, as well as four built-in LEDs. They shine evenly on the page, not on the eyes, as most screens on smartphones and tablets do. This prevents eye strain even after several hours of reading. When the lighting environment changes, you can manually adjust the brightness of the screen by choosing one of 24 levels.
If you use the device 30 minutes a day with the wireless turned off, its battery will last 6 weeks. This is 2 weeks or more than 30 percent more than in the base version.
One of the most convenient features of PaperWhite 2018 is the ability to send books via mail. To do this, you need to register an account on Amazon to receive mail of the form @ kindle.com. And then send the necessary e-book to this mail. The reader downloads it via Wi-Fi.
pros: quick work, you can add third-party fonts to the system, waterproof according to IPX8 standard, can be connected to wireless headphones.
Minuses: No hotkeys to turn off the backlight and Wi-Fi.
How to choose an e-book
Price is not the only parameter that you should look at when choosing an electronic reader. Below we list the features that a good e-book reader should have.
- Backlight In inexpensive models within 3-4 thousand rubles it is usually not, but more expensive readers have a backlight that can be adjusted from barely noticeable to bright as a flashlight. At the lowest settings, you can read in the dark while your partner is sleeping peacefully nearby.
- Screen size. The e-book industry has settled on 6-inch screens as the optimal size for reading text written in electronic ink. But there are exceptions, for example, the Kobo Aura H2O model presented in our top e-books.
- Water resistant. If you enjoy reading in the bathroom, by the pool, or on the beach, consider buying a waterproof e-book reader.
- The right kind of wireless connection. Most devices offer Wi-Fi as a basic wireless connection, but 3G readers are less common and more expensive. But you will not depend on the availability of available Wi-Fi points, if you need to download a book during the trip.
- Internal storage capacity - varies from 4 to 8 GB. This allows you to store from 1000 to 6 thousand books of different sizes on one device, without using a memory card.
