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Consumer Reports Reviews E-book readers

Consumer Reports is the best place to come to find expert E-book reader reviews. We review different types of E-book readers. Our E-book reader reviews will help you decide what E-book reader is best for you.

Consumer Reports E-book reader reviews will provide you with recommended models based on the combination of price and performance. You can also subscribe for our E-book reader ratings where you will see our E-book reader reviews on Page turn, Readability, Viewable display size (in.), Touch screen, Responsiveness, Claimed battery life, File support, Versatility and Navigation. You will also see Consumer Reports take on each model of E-book readers that we review. This is a quick summary of what we think works well for this model, and possibly what doesn't.

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E-book reader Reviews from Consumer Reports

ratingsSony Reader PRS-T2 Reviews
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Sony Reader PRS-T2
Type: 6- to 7-inch display e-book readers
Summary: A 6-inch e-book reader with a monochrome Pearl E-ink display . It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses a touchscreen and buttons for navigation, a stylus is supplied but not required and has Wi-Fi for buying e-books.
 
 
The Sony Reader PRS-T2 E-book reader has the following features: HxWxD (in.), Weight, Warranty -- parts, Warranty -- labor, E-book store, Library loaning, Unsecured e-book formats, DRM e-book formats, Other document formats, Notes stay with e-book, Wi-Fi, Internal memory (GB), Photo formats, Removable memory type and Number of memory card slots.
ratingsEctaco jetBook Color Reviews
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Ectaco jetBook Color
Type: 8-inch or larger display e-book readers
Summary: A 9.7-inch e-book reader with a color Triton E Ink display . It comes with 4GB of memory. It uses a touchscreen and buttons for navigation, a stylus is supplied but not required and lacks wireless for buying e-books.
 
 
The Ectaco jetBook Color E-book reader has the following features: HxWxD (in.), Weight, Warranty -- parts, Warranty -- labor, E-book store, Library loaning, Unsecured e-book formats, DRM e-book formats, Other document formats, Internal memory (GB), Music formats, Photo formats, Text-to-speech, Removable memory type, Number of memory card slots and Headphone jack.
ratingsAluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB) Reviews
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Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB)
Type: 6- to 7-inch display e-book readers
Summary: A 7-inch e-book reader with a color LCD display with a built-in light. It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses touchscreen navigation and has Wi-Fi for buying e-books.
 
 
The Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB) E-book reader has the following features: HxWxD (in.), Weight, Warranty -- parts, Warranty -- labor, E-book store, Library loaning, Unsecured e-book formats, DRM e-book formats, Other document formats, Wi-Fi, Internal memory (GB), Music formats, Photo formats, Removable memory type, Number of memory card slots and Headphone jack.
ratingsAmazon Kindle Paperwhite 3G with Special Offers Reviews
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3G with Special Offers
Type: 6- to 7-inch display e-book readers
Summary: A 6-inch e-book reader with a monochrome Paperwhite display with a built-in light. It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses touchscreen navigation and has both cellular 3G and Wi-Fi for buying e-books.
 
 
The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3G with Special Offers E-book reader has the following features: HxWxD (in.), Weight, Warranty -- parts, Warranty -- labor, E-book store, Library loaning, Unsecured e-book formats, DRM e-book formats, Other document formats, Notes stay with e-book, Clippings stay with e-book, Wi-Fi, Cellular 3G, 3G carrier, Internal memory (GB), Photo formats, Removable memory type and Number of memory card slots.
ratingsAmazon Kindle with Special Offers Reviews
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Amazon Kindle with Special Offers
Type: 6- to 7-inch display e-book readers
Summary: A 6-inch e-book reader with a monochrome Pearl E-Ink display . It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses buttons for navigation and has Wi-Fi for buying e-books.
 
 
The Amazon Kindle with Special Offers E-book reader has the following features: HxWxD (in.), Weight, Warranty -- parts, Warranty -- labor, E-book store, Library loaning, Unsecured e-book formats, DRM e-book formats, Other document formats, Notes stay with e-book, Clippings stay with e-book, Wi-Fi, Internal memory (GB), Music formats, Photo formats, Removable memory type and Number of memory card slots.