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A rundown of e-readers out now

As the back-to-school shopping season gets underway, e-readers like Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook are the must-have item for stores that are betting these devices will boost their bottom lines. Retailers from Best Buy to Target are promoting e-readers heavily as a new crop of digital natives comes of age. But which ones should you go for? Check out reviews on some of e-readers out there in stores. Left: The Kobo eReader Touch, an Amazon Kindle, an Aluratek Libre Air, and a Barnes & Noble Nook.
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As the back-to-school shopping season gets underway, e-readers like Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook are the must-have item for stores that are betting these devices will boost their bottom lines. Retailers from Best Buy to Target are promoting e-readers heavily as a new crop of digital natives comes of age.

But which ones should you go for? Check out reviews on some of e-readers out there in stores.

Left: The Kobo eReader Touch, an Amazon Kindle, an Aluratek Libre Air, and a Barnes & Noble Nook.
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