Electronic paper (or e-paper) is a collective name for display technologies that offer paper-like performance - high display clarity and sunlight readability, and all that with very low power consumption (usually ePaper displays do not require any power while the image is not changing).
ePaper displays are found in many devices, and most people will associate ePaper displays with e-readers such as Amazon's Kindle. electronic readers are also available from many other vendors.
Amazon's Kindle Kids Edition is a standard Kindle device tailored for kids. It features a 6" 167 PPI E Ink display with front lighting. The device comes with one year of unlimited FreeTime (which includes a subscription for thousands of popular titles), a 2-year guarantee and a colorful case.
The Amazon Kindle Kids Edition will ship on October 30 for $109.99.
The Kobo Libra H20 is a high-end waterproof e-reader that features a 7" 1680x1264 (300 PPI) E Ink Carta Display, 8 GB of storage and adjustable color temperature front lighting.
The Kobo Libra H20 will launch by the end of 2019 for $169.99.
Amazon's 2019 edition (3rd-Gen) of its flagship e-reader, the Kindle Oasis adds an adjustable front-light light temperature (or warmth as Amazon calls it). The Oasis offers a 7" 300 PPI E Ink display, 8/32 GB of storage, 12 LEDs front light and comes in either Graphite or Champagne Gold colors.
The Kindle Oasis 2019 (3rd-Gen) will ship on July 24 starting at $249.99 (8GB, with special offers).
Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus is the company's 2019 e-reader that features a large 7.8" E Ink display, front lighting (B&N's glowlight tech) and has 8GB of memory and is water proof.
The NOOK GlowLight Plus will start shipping by the end of May 2019 for $199.99.
Xiaomi's iReader A6 is an E Ink e-reader that features a 6" 1448x1072 (300 PPI) Carta HD display, color-shifting front lighting, a 1Ghz IMX6 Solo Lite chipset and 8GB of internal memory. The linux-based A6 is waterproof supports several e-book formats, including MOBI, PDF, EPUB and more.
The iReader A6 is now on sale in China for ¥998 (around $145 USD).
Amazon's All-new 2019 Kindle features built-in front-light, a 6" glare-free 167 PPI E Ink display and 4GB of storage.
The Kindle 2019, which will start shipping on April 10 costs $89.99 (with special offers, Amazon's ad-supported platform) or $109.99 without any ads.
Onyx's BOOX Nova Pro (a smaller edition of the BOOX Note Pro) is an e-reader/tablet device that sports a 7.8" 1872x1404 Mobius Carta E Ink display, Wacom stylus, a 1.6 Ghz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and Android 6.
The BOOX Nova Pro will ship in early 2019, and will be sold via the Onyx Boox Amazon store.
Kobo's Forma is a large-sized premium e-reader that features a 8-inch 1440x1920 (300 PPI) E Ink Carta display, 8 GB of storage and an LED front light. The Forma is waterproof (IPX8).
The Format will launch on October 16 for $280.
The Likebook Mars is a high-spec e-reader/tablet that features a 7.8" 1404x1872 (300 PPI) E Ink display, an octa-core RK3368 chipset, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage, microSD and a modified Android OS.
The Likebook Mars is now shipping for $239 (note: affiliate link to Amazon.com).
The Kobo Clara HD is an e-reader that features a 300 dpi 6" touchscreen E Ink display, front light, 8GB of storage and Wi-Fi.
The Calara HD will start shipping in June 2018 for $129.
