Top 8 Best E-readers in Malaysia 2025

Until now, the war of words between choosing between a physical book or an E-reader is still going on. But, of course, nothing in this world can replace the delightful experience and feelings of turning the pages on a real book. Besides, one can’t deny an e-reader can never give bookworms the woody and smoky smells of a book.

Furthermore, there’s one advantage a physical book cannot offer — no more lugging tons of books while you are travelling as an E-reader, a handy device that carries thousands of books. Plus, for book collectors, it saves so much time from finding a book. Thus, it’s really worth investing in an E-reader.

Here’s the compiled list of Malaysia’s best E-readers in 2025.

1. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation is the latest Kindle E-reader. You can hold thousands of e-books around with the 8GB. It’s like carrying a library with you. With its updated screen — built-in light and 16-level grayscale, you will feel yourself reading a real book.

Price: RM339

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase 

2. Rakuten Kobo Libra 2

You will have the best e-book reading experience with the 7″ HD E Ink touchscreen with ComfortLight PRO. What’s more, you can read your books either lying on the couch or sitting on the chair as it is equipped with Auto-Landscape mode and page-turn buttons. What’s even better, it has a dictionary that comes with 26 languages.

Price: RM889

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase 

3. Onyx Boox Poke 3

Shout out to book worms. If you want to have the same experience with turning real book pages, Onyx Boox Poke 3 is your ultimate choice. This is because it is equipped with a high-performance 8-core processor and has 2 GB of RAM. Plus, the MOON Light 2 backlight technology allows you to read in the dark without hurting your eyes.

Price: RM1088.00

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase 

4. Xiaomi MiReader E-Book Reade

Xiaomi MiReader E-Book Reader is equipped with Bluetooth 5.1, WIFI, and a 1,800 mAh battery. Also, this E-reader supports TXT, EPUB, PDF, DOC and XLS files. What’s more, you can have an excellent reading experience with this E-reader as the E-ink screen does not hurt your eyes.

Price: RM512.39

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase 

5. PocketBook Touch Lux 5 E-reader

PocketBook Touch Lux 5 E-reader supports 20 E-book formats which means other than E-books, you can enjoy comics, manga, magazines and newspapers with this E-reader. What’s more, it supports ABBYY Lingvo dictionaries that combined 24 languages. All in all, PocketBook Touch Lux 5 E-reader is worth to invest.

Price: RM519.00

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase

6. Tolino Vision 2 E-reader

With Tolino Vision 2 E-reader, you can have a gateway and enjoy all your books everywhere. This E-reader is easy to operate so you can buy one for your children to norish their reading habits. Plus, no worries about hurting your children eyes as it is equipped with the E-ink screen.

Price: RM289

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase

7. Hisense Q5 E-reader

Hisense Q5 E-reader is run by an Octa-core UNISOC Tiger T610 processor. You wouldn’t believe how smooth it operates. Plus, you can download all the E-book apps and dictionaries as they support all Android apps. Not to mention, you can use it as a smartphone.

Price: RM1399.99

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase 

8. Boyue Likebook Mars

Boyue Likebook Mars makes your E-reading delightful with its Octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM. One of the most powerful E-reader you will ever see. What’s more, it supports Andriod apps so you download any E-book apps like Scribd, Play Books, Amazon Kindle, Wattpad, and more.

Price: RM1795.54

*Prices may vary at the time of purchase 

An E-reader is one of the greatest inventions as it maximizes your flexibility reading needs like saving space and night-time reading. Plus, you can learn new words and search for their meanings in seconds and you only need to charge it twice a month. So, it is 100% worth investing. 

Here are the simple E-reader shopping guidelines:

1. Screen size and resolution

This is the key factor while choosing the right E-reader for you as it will completely affect your reading experiments. So, consider these three features — sharpness, contrast, and light before buying one. 

2. Memory size

The minimum memory size of one E-reader is 4GB and it can go up to 64GB. So, it can hold up to thousands of books. For instance, 8GB of storage can store more or less 6,000 books. 

3. Other features

Some E-readers support Android apps while others do not. What’s more, you can consider how many rams one E-reader supports so you can have a smoother and better E-reading experience. 

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