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Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB)

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$138.99

Summary: A 7-inch e-book reader with a color LCD display with a built-in light. It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses touchscreen navigation and has Wi-Fi for buying e-books.

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Type: 6- to 7-inch display e-book readers

About - Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB)
The Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB) is a 7-inch e-book reader with a color LCD display with a built-in light. It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses touchscreen navigation. It has 802.11g Wi-Fi for buying ebooks and surfing the web. It comes with a MicroSD memory card slot. The LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB) measures 8.0 inches high by 4.8 inches wide by 0.5 inches thick and weighs 11.9 ounces. It comes with a 12-month warranty on parts and labor.

About - Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB)

The Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB) is a 7-inch e-book reader with a color LCD display with a built-in light. It comes with 2GB of memory. It uses touchscreen navigation. It has 802.11g Wi-Fi for buying ebooks and surfing the web. It comes with a MicroSD memory card slot.

The LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB) measures 8.0 inches high by 4.8 inches wide by 0.5 inches thick and weighs 11.9 ounces. It comes with a 12-month warranty on parts and labor.

Features & Specs - Aluratek LIBRE Touch (AEBK08FB)
E-book store Lists e-book stores that the e-reader can access and directly buy e-books from. E-book store	Kobo
DRM e-book formats Lists e-book formats with DRM (Digital Rights Management) the e-reader supports. Those formats are Adobe PDF, Amazon (AZW), EPUB, and Mobipocket (MOBI, PRC). DRM e-book formats	EPUB, PDF
Unsecured e-book formats Lists e-book formats with no DRM (Digital Rights Management) the e-reader supports. Those formats are Adobe PDF, Audible Enhanced (AAX), Audible (AA), BBeB Book (LRF, LRS, LRX), EPUB, FictionBook (FB2), Microsoft Reader (LIT), Mobipocket unprotected books (MOBI, PRC), and Rocket e-book (rb). Unsecured e-book formats	EPUB, FB2, PDF
Library loaning Indicates if the reader can read any of the e-book formats available from public libraries. They are typically DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected EPUB, Adobe PDF, and Mobipocket formats. Library loaning	Yes
Other document formats Lists other e-book and document types the e-reader supports. Those formats are rich text format (RTF), text (TXT), Word 2003 and previous (DOC) and Word 2007 (DOCX). Other document formats	TXT, RM/RMVB, AVI, MKV, MPG, MP4, 3GP, DAT, MOV, FLV
3G carrier This is the cell phone service provider that enables the 3G capabilities of those e-readers that have it. Check in your area to see if you get 3G coverage from the e-reader's cellular service provider or you may get very slow e-book download times or no over the air download capabilities at all. 3G carrier	NA
Wi-Fi Cell-phone data networks--even those designated as "3G broadband" --are much slower than the broadband Internet connections many people have at home. Some e-readers have a built-in Wi-Fi radio that allows them faster e-book download times and Internet access via home networks and Wi-Fi hotspots. Wi-Fi- is the name for a medium-range (150 feet) wireless connectivity standard, officially known as IEEE 802.11. Wi-Fi enables secure networking of many electronic devices. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz radio-frequency band, and provides data throughput of about 5 Mbps. 802.11a operates above 5 GHz, and has about five times the throughput, over a somewhat smaller radius. 802.11g combines the speed of 802.11a with the range of 802.11b, so is preferred for most users. 802.11n is the newest version of the standard, released as a draft in mid-2007 and ratified in 2010. It provides data throughput of 25-60Mbps. Wi-Fi	Yes
Internal memory (GB) Also called onboard or built-in memory. The amount of internal memory to store e-books, music and photos that comes with the e-reader. Some e-readers have additional memory slots into which removable media such as Secure Digital and Memory Stick cards can be inserted to expand storage capacity. Internal memory (GB)	2
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General Information
Manufacturer	Aluratek, Inc
Manufacturer Website Address	www.aluratek.com
Product Line	LIBRE
Product Model	AEBK08FB
Product Name	LIBRE Digital Text Reader
Product Type	Digital Text Reader

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