A portable electronic book designed to receive data from a removably insertable media and provide that data to a user in a graphical or audio format. The portable electronic book includes a housing that has mounted therein display screens and audio output devices that function to provide data to a user. The portable electronic book further includes conventional computer electronics that function to receive data from a data source in a first language and subsequently translate that data into a second language and provide the data to a user either independently or in conjunction in a text or audio format. The portable electronic book also includes an output device for interfacing with peripheral devices such as a printer. Releasable secured within the housing is a power source such as a lithium ion battery.