Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White)
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Part of the eBook revolution, Aluratek's Libre eBook Reader PRO (White) offers up electronic reading at an affordable price. With room for up to 32GB of flash memory storage you can carry around thousands of books everywhere you go. The Libre also comes with a 2GB SD card that is pre-loaded with 100 free eBooks to get started.
The Libre utilizes epaper technology for an easy on the eyes, paper-like 5" display. Operations 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 a 2GB SD card that holds 100 free books. Free eBooks include:
20000 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 Robinhood, 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 (2GB card included w/ 100 free eBooks) |
| Display | 5" (12.7cm) ePaper display |
| Battery Life | 24 hours (2 weeks standby time) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 8 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
88%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Lightweight (8)
- Simple controls (5)
- Long battery life (4)
- Durable (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Daily use (6)
- Home use (6)
- Travel (6)
- Commuting (5)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Practical (4)
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Pros
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
Best Uses
- Daily Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
Holiday gift,that everybody enjoy.Easy to use, Nice design.
- Was this a gift?:
- Yes
Pros
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
Cons
- Short Battery Life
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
100 classics pre-loaded! Great ease of use, price, visibility, size... it's all good. No back light so it reads like a book - no problem!
I don't understand why it doesn't show up in all of the comparison sites. I would give it a top rating.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
- Portable
- Practical
Cons
- No Wifi
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Stationary Exercise
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
I picked up a Libre after purchasing one for my wife a couple months ago after I found myself appreciating hers. While it may not have Wifi or color or many other features on more expensive models, for the price it does everything we need it to do. It comes with a 2 GB SD card pre-loaded with a slew of books (older ones, free, but still nice if you like the classics) and it's easy to add new books to the reader. You can use some of the software products to maintain your library or you can just drag and drop the files on the to device after connecting it via USB or dropping the files on to the SD card.
It supports many of the common formats including epub, mobi, pdf, rtf, txt and probably others. It supports multiple font sizes and a landscape view as well which is handy depending on how you prefer to hold the reader.
The battery life has been good so far with one caveat; the unit I have does not seem to charge well when connected via USB to the computer. To actually charge the unit I have to plug it in to the wall. Not a big deal, but that's why I'm not giving this 5 stars.
Text is easy to read, the LCD screen (not e-ink) doesn't flash when you change pages and is legible in low light and bright light; the screen has minimal glare.
The Libre has a number of buttons and a slider on the side. It might have too many buttons but I've just found I use the few I need and just ignore the rest. Both the slider and the front buttons work for page turning; the rest are for other functions, bookmarks, menu, fonts, etc.
It has a built in MP3 player to provide background music while reading. I haven't used this feature yet so I can't comment on it.
My wife has historically had problems reading in a moving car which makes long trips really difficult since she is a bibliophile. However, with the Libre she can read in the car with no car-sickness; we think it's due to the larger font size. Your mileage may vary there, but it's another nice feature we enjoy about having the ereader.
All in all, it may not have the bells and whistles of the Kindle or the Nook but if you're looking for an entry-level ereader just to read books then it's a great purchase.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
Cons
- Difficult Controls
- Short Battery Life
Best Uses
- Commuting
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
I purchased this because I wouldn't pay the high cost of a Kindle, which by the way at the time of this writing has decreased their price drastically, so I'm really upset. I guess for a reader the Libre does the bare minimum and allows one to read pdf and text. The mp3 function didn't work for me. My suggestion is if you're in search of a portable reader... don't settle get the Kindle or Sony reader.
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
Handy little ebook reader.
easy to use
easy going on the eyes
can start reading stright away with preloaded titles
Battery life could be better
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Easy to carry
- Good Looking
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
Best Uses
- Commuting
- Daily Use
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
I had never realized how useful an eBook reader could be. After many hours searching for the right reader, I found that this one had the most to offer for the money. It is easy to use, and you do not have to shut it off, it has a timer that if you do not turn the page will shut it's self off, and when you turn it on again it is where you left off. Reading is very easy on the eyes and different font sizes helps out. Background music is a plus. I would recommend it to anyone who is a first time eBook reader.
Pros
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Daily Use
- Home Use
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
I'm reading my first book right now, and it works fine. I like the size and weight. I don't like the flashing light while reading. I've covered over it with a piece of electrical tape.
I'm not sure if you can delete information off the internal memory or not. It would be handy after finishing a book or looking at photos.
Pros
- Durable
- Easy Controls
- Lightweight
- Long Battery Life
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Use
- Travel
Comments about Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO (White):
Libre does the job very nicely for what I think is among the lowest prices you'll find. What it lacks: back lighting and touch screen. I do wish it had backlighting for night-reading. But from my experience, touch screens can go funky on you, breaking and leaving you unable to navigate. What it has: a couple different page flip options, both of which are nice (a back and forth button set -and- a thumb slider on left side). Intuitive navigation controls make it easy to bookmark places and jump in and out of different books. And unlike the iPad, it multi-tasks...letting you listen to your MP3's, while reading a book. Tasty. Most people looking for an ebook already know about the Gutenberg Project [@] But Libre includes a memory card already loaded with about 100 classics. I'm sold on the Libre. Why pay twice as much (or more) for a device with minimally better graphics?
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- Price: $13.99
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- Price: $6.29
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Headphones
- Price: $27.99
- GBP 17.87
What's in the Box
- 2GB SD Card with 100 Free eBooks
- USB Cable
- Power Charger
- Hand Strap
- Earphones
- Carrying Pouch
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty & Registration Card
- 1-Year Limited Warranty
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