What Are the Best E-Book Reader Brands in the US - July 2020

Which Are the Best E-Book Reader Brands?

We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 10 E-book readers and found that the best E-book reader brand is Amazon. Amazon E-book readers have received an average review score of 95% based on 741 reviews.

The 2nd best brand is Kobo with an average review score of 92% (501 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Pocketbook with an average review score of 73% (81 reviews).

Which E-Book Reader Brands Do Experts Rate Highest?

Now let's consider only the E-book reader reviews given by expert review sites. The table below compares the average review score given to each of the top E-book reader brands by each of the expert review sites. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green. We then average this table up to determine the overall best brand according to experts.

Average Review Score	Kobo	Amazon	Pocketbook	Tolino	Inkbook
	72% 9 reviews	76% 9 reviews
	77% 6 reviews	88% 3 reviews
	78% 5 reviews	83% 3 reviews
	73% 6 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	96% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews	40% 1 review
	68% 4 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	84% 5 reviews	100% 2 reviews
	96% 5 reviews	100% 1 review	100% 1 review
	69% 3 reviews	65% 1 review		78% 3 reviews
	69% 5 reviews	90% 1 review	35% 1 review
	76% 5 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	83% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	74% 5 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	70% 2 reviews	88% 2 reviews	77% 1 review	81% 2 reviews
	82% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	90% 1 review
	80% 5 reviews	80% 1 review
	80% 5 reviews	88% 1 review
	90% 4 reviews	100% 2 reviews
	100% 3 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	78% 4 reviews	92% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	80% 104 reviews	78% 85 reviews	69% 26 reviews	83% 10 reviews	68% 8 reviews
Average	80% 198 reviews	86% 131 reviews	64% 31 reviews	83% 16 reviews	68% 8 reviews

Which E-Book Reader Brands Have Recieved the Most Industry Awards?

Expert review sites issue industry awards to the very best E-book readers. Below we add up the total number of industry awards issued by each review site to each brand.

Number of Awards	Kobo	Amazon	Pocketbook	Tolino	Inkbook
	4	2
	3	2
	3	2
	1	4
	3	1
	3	1
	4
	2	2
			1		2
	3
	1	2
	2	1
	1	2
			3
	2
					2
			2
		2
		2
		2
Other Expert Sites	9	21	3	1	1
Total	41	46	9	1	5