General purpose tablets (iPad, Nexus 7, etc) have pretty much squeezed the life out of traditional e-readers. But a dedicated e-reader at the right price can be a worthwhile addition to an overlanding kit. An e-reader can store scans of all sorts of maps, technical manuals, guide books, foreign language dictionaries, music, and other materials.
Here's one example: Geeks.com is selling the Aluratek Libre Pro e-reader for $30.
Libre Pro features:
5 inch (diagonal) LCD screen
slot for an SD card up to 32 GB in capacity.
support for file formats:
...eBook: EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, MOBI, PRC, RTF
...Audio: MP3
...Photo: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG
lithium battery that plays for 20 hours
You can't have everything for $30. For example,
The Libre Pro does not show movies.
The LCD screen has no illumination (i.e., no backlighting) so it depends on strong external illumination. (Works great in direct sunlight.)
The Libre Pro does not have a touch screen. You navigate using a 4 way cursor control, similar to that found on inexpensive cameras.
The Libre Pro has no WiFi radio. You move files to the e-reader by using your computer to copy files onto an SD card, and inserting the card into the Libre Pro.
Here are links that talk about the Libre Pro
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AEBK01FS
http://aluratek.com/libre-ebook-reader-pro-black
Here's one example: Geeks.com is selling the Aluratek Libre Pro e-reader for $30.
Libre Pro features:
5 inch (diagonal) LCD screen
slot for an SD card up to 32 GB in capacity.
support for file formats:
...eBook: EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, MOBI, PRC, RTF
...Audio: MP3
...Photo: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG
lithium battery that plays for 20 hours
You can't have everything for $30. For example,
The Libre Pro does not show movies.
The LCD screen has no illumination (i.e., no backlighting) so it depends on strong external illumination. (Works great in direct sunlight.)
The Libre Pro does not have a touch screen. You navigate using a 4 way cursor control, similar to that found on inexpensive cameras.
The Libre Pro has no WiFi radio. You move files to the e-reader by using your computer to copy files onto an SD card, and inserting the card into the Libre Pro.
Here are links that talk about the Libre Pro
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AEBK01FS
http://aluratek.com/libre-ebook-reader-pro-black