Saraiva announces Lev, digital player to compete with Kindle and Kobo – Globo.com

Saraiva bookstore chain launched today (5), its first digital reader, Lev. With HD touch screen 6 inch e-reader hits the market with the starting price at $ 299 to compete with Kindle and Kobo and indulge once in e-books market. The weight of 190 g explains the name of the device that manages to be lighter than the Kindle Paperwhite.

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Lev is quite portable. With a six-inch screen, it measures 12 cm in width, 16.6 cm in height and has a thickness of only 0.9 cm. Its internal memory is able to store on average 4000 titles, which can be bought by Saraiva own virtual store. The catalog available to the user is the country’s largest English language, with over 30,000 works, plus 450 000 in foreign languages.

The display of the handset, touch, and antiglare HD is with an ideal system both for reading in bright conditions – as well as in dark places. The Lev is compatible with PDF files and has entry for microSD cards to further increase your storage space for files.

In the traditional model, which costs $ 299 Saraiva launched Lev Frontlight with one, ie, with lighting on the screen. Aimed at those who like to read before bed, is a little higher price, at $ 479, but is on sale later this month, and therefore are leaving for just $ 399.

Two other interesting details: the purchased content in Lev is also available on PC, tablet or smartphone through Saraiva Reader application, and the reader of e-books have colored capes to protect it being sold separately for R $ 59. yet on a launch promotion, he has ten digital books included four bestsellers to download a dictionary Saraiva, one year warranty and double points in SaraivaPlus plan.