diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index f6c11f9d30..5f3aab142e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ from calibre.devices.teclast.driver import TECLAST_K3, NEWSMY, IPAPYRUS, \
         SOVOS, PICO
 from calibre.devices.sne.driver import SNE
 from calibre.devices.misc import PALMPRE, AVANT, SWEEX, PDNOVEL, KOGAN, \
-        GEMEI, VELOCITYMICRO, PDNOVEL_KOBO, Q600
+        GEMEI, VELOCITYMICRO, PDNOVEL_KOBO, Q600, LUMIREAD
 from calibre.devices.folder_device.driver import FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG
 from calibre.devices.kobo.driver import KOBO
 
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ plugins += [
     GEMEI,
     VELOCITYMICRO,
     PDNOVEL_KOBO,
+    LUMIREAD,
     ITUNES,
 ]
 plugins += [x for x in list(locals().values()) if isinstance(x, type) and \
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/misc.py b/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
index d95c8e4036..e27aee4393 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
@@ -174,3 +174,33 @@ class GEMEI(USBMS):
     EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = 'eBooks'
     SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = True
 
+class LUMIREAD(USBMS):
+    name           = 'Acer Lumiread Device Interface'
+    gui_name       = 'Lumiread'
+    description    = _('Communicate with the Acer Lumiread')
+    author         = 'Kovid Goyal'
+    supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
+
+    # Ordered list of supported formats
+    FORMATS     = ['epub', 'pdf', 'mobi', 'chm', 'txt', 'doc', 'docx', 'rtf']
+
+    VENDOR_ID   = [0x1025]
+    PRODUCT_ID  = [0x048d]
+    BCD         = [0x323]
+
+    EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = EBOOK_DIR_CARD_A = 'books'
+    SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = True
+
+    THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT = 200
+
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
+        if metadata.thumbnail and metadata.thumbnail[-1]:
+            cfilepath = filepath.replace('/', os.sep)
+            cfilepath = cfilepath.replace(os.sep+'books'+os.sep,
+                    os.sep+'covers'+os.sep, 1)
+            pdir = os.path.dirname(cfilepath)
+            if not os.exists(pdir):
+                os.makedirs(pdir)
+            with open(cfilepath+'.jpg', 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(metadata.thumbnail[-1])
+