Best E-Readers Under $400 for Reading Comfort

Under $400, choose Kobo Clara BW for display quality or Kobo Libra Colour for reading comfort, with ecosystem support for both.

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#1
Libra Colour

Kobo

$259.99

Libra Colour

71.4/100
825 opinions

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254 positive0 neutral21 negative
#2
Ocean

Musnap

$259.00

Ocean

62.4/100
135 opinions

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24 positive0 neutral0 negative
#3
X3

XTEINK

$69.00

X3

68.7/100
284 opinions

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54 positive0 neutral3 negative
#4
Verse

PocketBook

$139.00

Verse

66.6/100
430 opinions

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123 positive0 neutral13 negative
#5
Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon

$199.99

Kindle Paperwhite

66.1/100
871 opinions

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229 positive0 neutral40 negative
#6
Verse Pro

PocketBook

$189.00

Verse Pro

65.8/100
278 opinions

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81 positive0 neutral11 negative
#7
Clara Colour

Kobo

$179.99

Clara Colour

71/100
565 opinions

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132 positive0 neutral22 negative
#8
Clara BW

Kobo

$159.99

Clara BW

72.1/100
410 opinions

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82 positive0 neutral13 negative
#9
Nook GlowLight 4

Barnes & Noble

$136.99

Nook GlowLight 4

57.8/100
71 opinions

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24 positive0 neutral2 negative
#10
Go 7 B/W

Onyx BOOX

$269.99

Go 7 B/W

66.2/100
336 opinions

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65 positive0 neutral12 negative
#11
Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition

Amazon

$249.99

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition

59.4/100
153 opinions

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32 positive0 neutral5 negative
#12
B6

Bigme

$189.00

B6

61.2/100
417 opinions

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77 positive0 neutral22 negative
#13
Kindle (Basic)

Amazon

$149.99

Kindle (Basic)

51.2/100
449 opinions

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60 positive0 neutral16 negative
#14
InkPad Color 3

PocketBook

$345.00

InkPad Color 3

57.2/100
119 opinions

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33 positive0 neutral7 negative
#15
InkPad 4

PocketBook

$299.00

InkPad 4

57.4/100
232 opinions

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22 positive0 neutral4 negative
#16
Palma 2 Pro

Onyx BOOX

$399.99

Palma 2 Pro

56.5/100
199 opinions

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17 positive0 neutral3 negative
#17
Kindle Colorsoft

Amazon

$289.99

Kindle Colorsoft

54.9/100
294 opinions

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63 positive0 neutral23 negative
#18
AiPaper Reader

VIWOODS

$279.99

AiPaper Reader

62.4/100
192 opinions

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33 positive0 neutral12 negative
#19
Neo

Musnap

$169.00

Neo

55.8/100
41 opinions

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5 positive0 neutral0 negative
#20
Krono

Durobo

$279.99

Krono

57.9/100
42 opinions

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8 positive0 neutral1 negative
#21
Go Color 7 Gen II

Onyx BOOX

$289.99

Go Color 7 Gen II

59.3/100
67 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#22
Kindle Kids

Amazon

$179.99

Kindle Kids

55.1/100
13 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#23
B6 Color

Bigme

$184.99

B6 Color

56.7/100
100 opinions

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16 positive0 neutral7 negative
#24
B751C S

Bigme

$284.99

B751C S

51.1/100
22 opinions

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6 positive0 neutral1 negative