Amazon Kindle e-reader: 3 premium alternatives

For those who’re simply moving into the e-readers, look no additional than Amazon’s $100 Kindle or $140 Kindle Paperwhite—each are glorious e-book readers with quite a bit to supply.

Nonetheless, for those who’re on the lookout for one thing just a little further out of your e-book reader, there’s an honest and rising collection of non-Kindle, non-Amazon gadgets that provide options and efficiency the Kindle household can’t match.

Right here’s a trio of distinctive, nicely-outfitted Kindle options to contemplate.

Kobo Libra 2

It’s bought buttons! Buttons! Whereas Amazon’s early Kindles got here normal with page-turn buttons—somewhat than making you faucet the display to flip the web page—you’ll should pony up for the $250 Kindle Oasis to nab such a characteristic at the moment.

The Kobo Libra 2, then again, sports activities page-turn buttons and prices an inexpensive $190. Plus, it options quadruple the storage of the baseline Oasis whereas evenly matching nearly each different spec—together with being waterproof.

For those who discover your present e-book reader to only be a smidge too massive for comfy one-hand studying, look no additional than the phone-shaped Onyx Boox Palma.

At $280, that is an funding, to make sure. However that is no bizarre e-book reader. Apart from adopting the identical kind issue as fashionable smartphones, it additionally borrows some very smartphone-ish options as properly.

To wit: It runs Android, which suggests you’ll be able to load full-fledged telephone apps on it. It’s additionally bought a whopping 128 GB of storage, which needs to be sufficient for extra books than you’ll ever be capable of learn in a lifetime.

It’s additionally bought a monstrously quick (for an e-book reader) processor and a built-in digital camera for doc scanning.

Coloration E Ink has come a good distance over time.

Living proof: the PocketBook InkPad Color 3, a $330 e-book reader with a giant, stunning 7.8-inch display able to displaying 4,096 colours.

It’s additionally bought 32 GB of storage—greater than sufficient for almost everybody—and is secure to make use of by (or in!) the pool or bathtub.

Better of all, the battery lasts as much as a month earlier than needing to be recharged. For those who’re into comics or simply wanting so as to add just a little colour to your e-reading expertise, examine this one out.