Inkbook, ~~Pocketbok~~ (Sorry, Pocketbook is Swiss so not EU), Tolino. Inkbook can sideload most Android apps so it doesn't lock you into any particular ecosystem. I have one myself (Focus Plus) It's fairly basic but ok. Above all it works with the app my local library uses. It's the only European reader I've tried so can't really comment on the others.
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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Tolino is part of Kobo which is a Canadian company. Which itself is part of Rakuten, a Japanese company.
What's the point of a Google Android product build in the EU?
Tech products like an eReader are almost always made in China anyway. Buying a real book would be without American BigTech and Chinese manufacturer
Fair enough, but different people have different needs and preferences. I appreciate being able to read daily papers from all over the world and prefer an e-papers screen over backlit alternatives. There are also books that have gone out of print or are only published electronically. And being able to load thousands of books onto a device weighing a few hg Is a huge plus especially if you travel.
InkBook's OS is based on Android but it's not stock Android so you don't need to link the device to any Google account or such. My library uses Android apps for book lending and newspaper and magazine access digitally so personally my options for library loans is a reader that can sideload Android apps or nothing at all.
I have been running german Tolinos for several years now and they seem like what you are searching for. Quite cheap. They are doing what they should. You can buy books from your local bookshop or even lend them from your local library. And that little Flip remote is one of the best things I bought in the last year
Just as a sidenote: Tolino are rebranded Kobos (you can actually switch by editing a config file). And Kobo is a Canadian company. Which is part od Rakuten, a Japanese company.