What Are the Best E-Book Reader Brands in the US - August 2019

Which Are the Best E-Book Reader Brands?

We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 20 E-book readers and found that the best E-book reader brand is Kobo. Kobo E-book readers have received an average review score of 95% based on 504 reviews.

The 2nd best brand is Amazon with an average review score of 94% (746 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Pocketbook with an average review score of 78% (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	81% 10 reviews
	82% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	90% 1 review
	73% 4 reviews	88% 3 reviews
	93% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	40% 1 review
	83% 4 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	100% 3 reviews
	69% 4 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	87% 3 reviews	100% 3 reviews
	67% 1 review	88% 2 reviews	77% 1 review	81% 2 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	83% 3 reviews
			83% 4 reviews		90% 1 review
	66% 1 review	75% 2 reviews		77% 2 reviews
	66% 4 reviews		35% 1 review
			85% 4 reviews		80% 1 review
	100% 3 reviews	100% 1 review	100% 1 review
	83% 2 reviews	90% 3 reviews
	97% 1 review		90% 2 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	63% 3 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	100% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	79% 85 reviews	78% 87 reviews	64% 13 reviews	82% 8 reviews	61% 5 reviews
Average	80% 139 reviews	86% 131 reviews	72% 31 reviews	84% 15 reviews	77% 7 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	3
	1	4
		4
	2	2
	2	1
		3
	1	2
	3
	1	2
			3
			1		2
	1	1
			2
	1	1
		2
		1			1
		2
					2
	2
Other Expert Sites	12	18	3	1
Total	33	48	9	1	5