Today is World Book Day, and to celebrate, many are dressing their children up as their favourite characters for school, or simply putting some time aside to get stuck into a good read.
For those who want to upgrade their reading experience altogether, we’ve rounded up the best e-reader deals available right now. From Kindles to Kobos, all provide a lighter and more streamlined way to take the latest novels anywhere.
The standard Kindle is the most budget-friendly and does everything an e-reader was originally designed to do, with 300 ppi high-resolution display and 16GB of storage.
Kindle keeps its technology updated to ensure everything runs smoothly, so this version is the 2022 release, which is super-compact and would most likely do the job for those looking to simply make reading on the go easier.
It’s Kindle’s lightest and most compact device with a 6-inch display, so it ticks the boxes for taking on holiday or stashing away for some escapism on the commute.
Buy: £84.99
An upgrade on the standard Kindle, the Paperwhite has a bigger 6.8-inch display with thinner borders, making reading the focus of the screen.
It has the same 16GB of storage, 300ppi glare-free display and up to 10 weeks of battery life just like the standard Kindle, but the major draw is that’s waterproof.
Capable of withstanding splashes and even accidental immersions, the Kindle Paperwhite’s waterproof feature is particularly useful for reading by the pool or at the gym, and gives peace of mind when out and about in potentially wet environments.
Buy: £149.99
As an alternative to Kindle, tech and TV giant Rakuten created the Kobo Nia, an affordable, slim and lightweight e-reader that rivals the original Kindle with a similar display and adjustable font sizes.
It has dimmable brightness, a 6-inch screen and 8GB of storage, which is half the amount of the standard Kindle, but is more than enough for the everyday reader, with the capacity to fit up to 6000 e-books.
Buy: £94.99
To help kids enjoy reading, Kindle Kids offers focused reading time with no distractions from games, videos or other apps that would be found on a regular tablet. ‘Vocabulary Builder’ and ‘Word Wise’ functions help build reading skills, and there’s the option to use the OpenDyslexic font, which is optimised for readers with dyslexia.
It comes complete with a choice of fun cartoon covers and a two-year guarantee, so it’s protected from the start, and like all Kindles, the glare-free display is designed to read like printed paper.
The device includes a one-year Amazon Kids+ subscription, allowing children aged 3-12 to access over a thousand books – which is handy for getting them started, but do be aware that it will automatically renew unless cancelled within the first year.
Buy: £104.99
This is Kindle’s most sophisticated device, with a generous 10.2-inch 300 ppi Paperwhite display, and the ability to write notes.
The digital pen can be used to write comments while reading, to take notes on imported PDFs and documents, sketch or write to-do lists.
Handwritten notes can be converted to text and shared with contacts, and the Scribe offers months of reading and weeks of writing on just one charge.
The advanced Kindle does of course come at a price, and the unique features will set you back £329.99 for the 16GB version, £379.99 for 32GB or £409.99 for 64GB, so it is an investment.
Buy: £329.99
