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The best travel-friendly e-readers don’t require you to lug around too much weight of paper books. If you’d like to buy a dedicated E Ink device to bring along on your journeys, we have the perfect roundup right here. These are the best portable e-paper displays and e-readers that you can get right now.

1. Poketbook Color 

Most e-readers and e-paper displays have only been able to display shades of black and white. However,nowadays, there are a amount of color E Ink tablets available in varying sizes. The cute and colorful Pocketbook Color is one of such devices.

You can pack the little 6-inch E Ink Kaleido e-reader in your luggage or your handbag. You’ll enjoy your retreat with the Pocketbook Color immensely as it can display mangas and graphic novels in 4k colors. Users can even adjust the color settings for each book and there’s a front light for night reading as well. Although you only get 16GB internally, the Pocketbook has an SD card slot to expand storage.

The Pocketbook e-reader runs Linux and you can install a few apps such as Dropbox, a chess game, or even a drawing app. It has Bluetooth and WiFi, in addition to audiobook and music playback via Bluetooth headphones. You can purchase the Pocketbook Color for $199.99.

2. Rakuten Kobo Nia

The Kobo Nia is compact and lightweight, featuring a 6-inch E INK Carta HD display.  Small e-readers that are around 6 inches in size are perfect travel buddies as they are about the same size as modern phones. That makes it really easy to tuck them into pockets or backpacks.

The Kobo Nia can last for weeks, it has a front light, and you can adjust the color temperature. You also get support for a wide variety of e-books as well as internet connectivity. The 8GB storage can hold thousands of titles so you won’t have a limited library. As a basic reading tablet that you can bring along on holiday, the Kobo Nia is a fine companion.

If you don’t need  waterproofing and a speaker function, the Rakuten Kobo Nia costs only $149.99, making it one of the cheapest options .

3. Onyx Boox Poke 3

If you’re willing to pay a little more, the Onyx Boox Poke 3 is just the right portable e-ink device. Just like the Kobo Nia, this one’s a dedicated e-reader as well. You get the same 6-inch E-Ink Carta HD touchscreen, front light, and color adjustment capability as the Nia.

Then you also get extra generous 32GB onboard storage. It also has Bluetooth so you can connect Bluetooth headphones or earbuds and listen to your favorite audiobooks. The Poke 3 runs Android 10 and you get complete access to the Google Play store.

You will also find that the Poke 3 looks much more stylish than the other options on our list. As for the price, the travel-sized Onyx Boox Poke 3 will cost you $189.99 ,but with a free case included .

4.Xiami Inkpalm 5 mini

Xiaomi is popular for its affordable phones in most places but sells a lot of other things as well, such as  E Ink tablets  Xiaomi Ereader .  Despite 6 inch display, there’s the new  Xiaomi InkPalm 5 Mini e-reader that is in its own size-wise. This device features 5-inch E Ink display making it even smaller than most smartphones of today. It runs Android 8.1 and has 32GB of internal memory.

Comparing with other e-readers, the InkPalm 5 Mini has not only  the one power button,but a volume buttons for sound controls, which you can also use them to turn the pages. Since the mini Xiaomi e-reader is shaped just like a phone and weighs only 115 grams, it is the most portable E Ink display for your journey. The Xiaomi InkPalm 5 Mini costs $179.99.