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Kindle Unlimited readers buying a first device

$110

Amazon

Kindle Paperwhite (12th gen)
Best overall reader

Daily reading in bed, bath, and commute

$160

Kobo

Kobo Clara BW
Best open reader

Library borrowers and EPUB hoarders

$130

Kobo

Kobo Libra Colour
Best color reader

One-handed reading with highlights and light markup

$220

reMarkable

reMarkable Paper Pro
Best paper tablet

Designers, students, and writers who want a notebook

$629

Supernote

Supernote Nomad
Best small notebook

Personal knowledge bases written by hand

$400

Students who need color textbooks and apps

$500

Onyx Boox

Boox Palma 2
Best pocket device

People who refuse to read novels on OLED

$280

Hisense

Hisense A10
Best e-ink phone

E-ink daily driver with an escape hatch

$590

Core Devices

Pebble 2 Duo
Best e-paper watch

Notifications and time, all day, outdoors

$200

Dasung

Dasung Paperlike 253
Best e-paper monitor

Writers and programmers at a desk

$1,600

Also in the catalog

Kindle comics, magazines, and children’s books

$280

Kindle readers who mark up books and PDFs

$430

Color on a budget, especially library users

$150

Sideloaders with chaotic libraries

$200

Onyx Boox

Boox Go 7

People with books in more than one store

$250

Pocket Android color with a SIM

$330

reMarkable

reMarkable 2

Longhand drafts and meeting notes

$299

Travel notebooks and everyday capture

$449

Researchers and writers replacing paper pads

$650

Onyx Boox

Boox Go 10.3

Daytime PDF work on a budget

$380

Note-takers curious about Boox alternatives

$500

Hisense

Hisense A9

A grayscale daily driver

$350

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