The best e-readers of 2026
The top 3 according to 29 votes from people: Kobo Elipsa 2E · Kobo Libra Colour · Kobo Clara Colour. (Updated Sep 16, 2026.)
Kindle, Kobo, Boox and reMarkable: the e-readers that tested best in 2026 according to TechRadar and NBC Select's hands-on guides.
Top 10
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1
Kobo Elipsa 2E
Big-screen Kobo for reading and note taking.
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2
Kobo Libra Colour
Colour E Ink, page-turn buttons and stylus support.
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3
Kobo Clara Colour
Small colour e-reader for comics and covers.
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4
Amazon Kindle Scribe (3rd generation)
Large Kindle you can also write on.
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5
Kobo Clara BW
Affordable, compact and great with library books.
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6
Onyx Boox Palma 2
Phone-sized E Ink device for reading on the go.
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7
Onyx Boox Go 7
Android e-reader that runs Kindle, Kobo and Libby apps.
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8
ViWoods AiPaper
E Ink notebook with AI features.
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9
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024)
The best choice for most readers: 7-inch screen, waterproof, warm light.
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10
reMarkable Paper Pure
Paper-like tablet focused on writing and PDFs.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (2)
Kindle Scribe at the top of an e-reader list? It's a notebook first. For plain reading the Paperwhite is still the one to get.
Disagree, if you read PDFs and textbooks the big screen is a game changer