Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black)
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Part of the eBook revolution, Aluratek's Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black) offers up electronic reading at an affordable price. With an expansion slot that allows for up to 32GB of storage via SD card, you can carry around thousands of books everywhere you go - and the PRO is pre-loaded with 100 free eBooks to get you started!
The Libre PRO utilizes ePaper technology for an easy on the eyes, paper-like 5" display. Operations of this eReader include easy navigation between books and pages, bookmark or auto page turn, adjustable font and type size, and screen rotation support for landscape or portrait mode reading. Should you desire background music, the Libre doubles as an MP3 player.
When it's time to add to your library, just connect the eBook to any computer with an Internet connection and download from sites such as googlebooks.com and Gutenberg.org. Supported eBook formats include: PDF, TXT, FB2, EPUB, MOBI, PRC, and RTF. Picture formats include: BMP, JPG, GIF, and animated GIF.
Recharging the Libre is easy as well; just use the included AC/DC power charger or connect the eBook to the USB port on your computer using the included USB cable. You'll enjoy 24 hours of non-stop reading on a single charge, or up to 2 weeks of standby power.
- ePaper Technology
- Utilizing the latest in ePaper display technology, the Libre provides a crisp black and white 5" screen with the same appearance and readability of printed paper. With no backlight, reading on the Libre is like reading a book
- eBook Selection
- Download over one million free titles from eBooks sites like googlebooks.com and gutenberg.org
- Navigation and Screen Rotation
- The Libre features content search for easy navigation between books and pages, bookmark and auto page turn, adjustable font and type size, and screen rotation support for portrait or landscape mode
- SD Card Slot
- An SD card slot holds cards up to 32GB in capacity for carrying hundreds of books at once.
- Built-In MP3 Player
- Listen to your favorite music while reading with the built-in MP3 player (with background play support)
- Supported Formats
- Supported formats include PDF, TXT, FB2, EPUB, MOBI, PRC and RTF electronic book formats, BMP, JPG, GIF, and animated GIF picture formats, and MP3 music format
- Battery Life
- The internal lithium-ion polymer battery lasts for up to 24 hours of continuous use on a single charge, and 2 weeks on standby time. A battery level indicator and low level warning let you know when it's time to recharge
- Eco Friendly Reading
- eBooks help conserve the environment by saving trees and eliminating pollution associated with shipping books
- 100 Free Books Included
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The Libre comes with 100 free books. Free eBooks include:
20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, A Hundred Fables of LaFontaine, A Tale of Two Cities, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Aesop's Fables, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, At the Back of the North Wind, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Beowulf, Collected Works of Poe volume 1, Collected Works of Poe volume 2, Collected Works of Poe volume 3, Collected Works of Poe volume 4, Collected Works of Poe volume 5, Common Sense, Cyrano de Bergerac English, Don Quixote, Dracula, Emile, Father Goriot, Frankenstein, Gargantua and Pantagruel, Great Expectations, Green Mansions, Growth of the Soil, Gulliver's Travels, Hamlet, Heart of Darkness, Hedda Gabler, Household Tales, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, Ivanhoe, Jacob's Room, King Arthur and His Knights, Leaves of Grass, Les Miserables, Little Women, Madame Bovary, Martin Eden, Meditations, Metamorphosis, Middlemarch, Moby Dick, Mother, News from Nowhere, Oliver Twist, Plutarch's Lives, Pride and Prejudice, Pygmalion, Renascence and Other Poems, Robinson Crusoe, Romeo and Juliet, Siddhartha, Songs of Innocence and Experience, Swann's Way, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Aeneid of Virgil, The Age of Reason, The Arabian Nights, The Art of War, The Awakening and Other Short Stories, The Bible King James version, The Brothers Karamazov, The Call of the Wild, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Crock of Gold, The Curious Case of Benjamin, The Divine Comedy, The Grammar of English Grammars, The History of Tom Jones, The Iliad, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, The Mystery of the Sycamore, The Nibelungenlied, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Precipice, The Republic, The Scarlet Letter, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Secret Garden, The Sorrows of Young Werther, The Three Musketeers, The Time Machine, The Tragedy of the Korosko, The Trial, The Way of All Flesh, The Wind in the Willows, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Utopia, Walden, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights
| Format Support |
eBook formats: PDF, TXT, FB2, EPUB, MOBI, PRC and RTF Picture format: BMP, JPG, GIF, and animated GIF picture Music format: MP3 |
| Capacity | SD card slot - up to 32GB |
| Display | 5" (12.7cm) ePaper display |
| Battery Life | 24 hours (2 weeks standby time) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 10 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Durable (8)
- Lightweight (8)
- Long battery life (6)
- Simple controls (6)
Cons
Best Uses
- Travel (9)
- Commuting (7)
- Daily use (7)
- Home use (7)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Practical (7)
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Pros
- Durable
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
- Needs better mp3 controls
- Poor Sound Quality
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
Overall a decent ebook reader. While it's the first I've owned, I do have friends with the Sony reader and between the two, I like this one better. I prefer the button arrangement on this one and it does have a, albeit very limited, text search feature. The battery life is very good and I can usually read a complete 450+ page book on a single charge, and I'm a slow reader that takes 30-45 minutes to read a chapter. The memory card slot is VERY useful and allows you to keep several unique book libraries/collections and just switch them out easily (my friend's Sony doesn't have that). The mp3 player is very limited, however. It might be OK if you want to listen to music in the background while reading, but if you wanted to say listen to an audio book while following along in the text, forget it. The music navigation controls are too limited while reading. The screen is very readable and comparable to a real book and requires about the same lighting since there is no backlight. Occasionally, though, it will get a glare and have to be repositioned. It does NOT have the annoying flash that the Sony has. Don't bother using it for reference books, though, ebook readers only work good for books you read from start to finish. Overall, I'm pleased.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Convenient size
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
- Waiting for appointments
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
I bought one of these and made the mistake of showing it to my wife who promptly "adopted" it,
then I bought a second one for ME.
We both feel that it is large enough to display a good sized block of text without being too bulky for easy carry and use.
The text is dark and sharp, and the background is easy on the eyes.
I particularly appreciate the fact that it handles multiple formats, and the SD card can be read and written in a computer with a card slot without any need to hook up the USB cable.
My wife appreciates being able to instantly rotate the page to landscape mode and back to portrait mode, which makes it easier to hold when reading for long periods of time.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Good Sound Quality
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
- No Backlight
Best Uses
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
I use this product for leisurly reading. Ilike it because it is small and fits in my purse. The only complaint that I have is that it is kind of dark and could use a backlight besides that the ebook is great!
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
I purchased the Libre online from B&H Photo and Video in New York. I've purchased many, many items from them, and have always found them to be the least expensive [...] online retailer EVER!Using the Libre I have converted numerous e-books into .pdf format and have had no problem whatsoever in reading any of them. Super intuitive and easy to understand interface allows even the 'Novice' computer user a "ready-to-use" ability to turn on the Libre and begin reading immediately out of the box.The Libre does everything I need it to do. The computer interface is easy to understand. I have yet to find anything that is not as good as (or better than) the more expensive models of other readers.
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
Cons
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
So far, I haven't hat any complain about this reader. It's small enough to carry wherever I want, and very easy to use. Mp3 player function works well too.
Pros
- Durable
- Lightweight
- Powerful
Cons
- Difficult Controls
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
Great little machine, worked without flaws right out of the box.
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
This is a VERY nice unit, at a VERY reasonable cost. It works well, is easy to use, and is very easy on the eyes (nevermind the controversy between E-Ink and E-Paper, or whatever). The only complaint I have is that I had expected the unit to have a backlight. This was probably because I have previously used a PDA (Ipaq) to read. So I have bought an LED headlamp (none of the 'booklights' would fit on the unit). The unit is lighter that a paperback, and the font is easy to read, with several size options. I miss my PDA, though, because it would be nice to play a game now and then ... perhaps a suggestion for the next version?
Wizard
Pros
- Durable
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
- Difficult Controls
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
This book reader was great to have on vacation. Very convenient when flying and on the beach.
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
Pros: I love the compact size, the flexibility of different formats, no problems with battery life (and I read a lot!), LCD screen is clear and quick to load.
I got my Libre Ebook Reader Pro for Christmas and was thrilled that it came pre-loaded with 100 classics on a 2gig card. I read for long stretches at a time and my eyes don't get tired at all. Haven't tried the MP3 player option in it yet. I also really like that there are three different ways to turn the page, this allows me to hold it with only one hand most times. The size and shape of it are great for in my purse or coat pocket.
There's really nothing that I dislike about the Libre Ebook Reader Pro itself. It does what it claims, plain and simple. I think I would make the case a harder case.
Pros
- Adequate Capabilities
- Attractive Design
- Clear Display
- Compact Size
- Easy To Use
- Long Battery Life
- Quality Construction
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (Black):
This is a great ebook reader, I carry it with me everywhere, small enough to fit in my coat pocket. It is not a full 5 stars because it is advertised also as an MP3 player, and in that role it is pretty dismal, as the sound randomly cuts in the stereo channels, as if the device did not have enough CPU to carry the load. I did not buy this device for the music, but for reading, so it does not bother me much, I'll keep my iPod... ;)
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Digital Book Cover
- Price: $17.99
Memory Cards
- Price: $7.85
Headphones
- Price: $26.44
What's in the Box
- 100 Free Preloaded eBooks
- USB Cable
- Power Charger
- Hand Strap
- Earphones
- Carrying Pouch
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty & Registration Card
- 1-Year Limited Warranty
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