Tablet is in great condition, no scratches or breaks in the screen. Resolution is excellent. The size of the device makes it very convenient as a "take-along-device." It certainly could function as a book reader using software like Kindle. Included with the tablet will be a generic charger. I recommend that you keep the device plugged in. The battery is old, and seems to discharge rapidly (a couple-3 hours from what I can tell. After using it recently I found it very good. It has an email app although there is no reason you couldn't install Gmail.