jetBook Available at magellans.com

NatCh · 09-17-2008, 09:41 AM

I got my new copy of Magellan's Travel catalog yesterday, and what do I see flipping through it but a bright red ECTACO jetBook!

It's good to see reading devices cropping up in new places. This one isn't e-ink, but rather LCD, so it only gets ~20 hours on a charge, but there's a place for that tech. Of course, at $349, one wonders what would draw a buyer who knew about the e-Ink devices.

But it's good to see them getting more exposure.

Here's a link to the listing.

HarryT · 09-17-2008, 09:43 AM

I'm no fan of the JetBook (it has a rather restrictive choice of formats) but, as you rightly say, Nat, it is good to see eBook readers start to move out of niche retailers into the "mainstream".

JSWolf · 09-17-2008, 10:01 AM

But if the Jetbook is the first device people come upon, they may end up being turned off to the idea.

NatCh · 09-17-2008, 10:56 AM

Or they might do a websearch on it to find out more ... and end up here where they can find out much more info about many devices.

NatCh · 09-17-2008, 10:59 AM

Anybody looked at ECTACO's jetBook "comparison" page?

http://www.jetbook.net/comparison.php

It's rather amusing, actually, in a blatantly deceptive fashion, of course.

JSWolf · 09-17-2008, 11:06 AM

See the following on my going through the comparison and saying what really is wrong with it.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...266#post164266

HarryT · 09-17-2008, 12:12 PM

That comparison is just appalling

.

NatCh · 09-17-2008, 01:03 PM

I assume you mean ECTACO's comparison rather than JSWolf's, right HarryT?

HarryT · 09-17-2008, 01:24 PM

Er, yes

.

NatCh · 09-17-2008, 03:06 PM

Thought so.

astra · 09-18-2008, 05:01 AM

Gosh...Could Sony sue them for libel?

NatCh · 09-18-2008, 09:55 AM

That's not libel, it's Marketing!

Thanks for the straight-line, astra!

garthoid · 10-01-2008, 09:56 PM

I notice on the new newegg site for Canada they actually sell it. I wonder why they carry it and not some of the others.

JSWolf · 10-09-2008, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm no fan of the JetBook (it has a rather restrictive choice of formats) but, as you rightly say, Nat, it is good to see eBook readers start to move out of niche retailers into the "mainstream".

Well, Home Depot sells the 505 on their website. So yes, eBook readers are out there in some of the oddest places.

bwaldron · 10-09-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Well, Home Depot sells the 505 on their website.

Wow. That's one I never would have imagined.

But I guess I do a lot of my reading at home.

09-17-2008, 09:41 AM	#1
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	jetBook Available at magellans.com I got my new copy of Magellan's Travel catalog yesterday, and what do I see flipping through it but a bright red ECTACO jetBook! It's good to see reading devices cropping up in new places. This one isn't e-ink, but rather LCD, so it only gets ~20 hours on a charge, but there's a place for that tech. Of course, at $349, one wonders what would draw a buyer who knew about the e-Ink devices. But it's good to see them getting more exposure. Here's a link to the listing.

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09-17-2008, 09:43 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'm no fan of the JetBook (it has a rather restrictive choice of formats) but, as you rightly say, Nat, it is good to see eBook readers start to move out of niche retailers into the "mainstream".

09-17-2008, 10:01 AM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But if the Jetbook is the first device people come upon, they may end up being turned off to the idea.

09-17-2008, 10:56 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Or they might do a websearch on it to find out more ... and end up here where they can find out much more info about many devices.

09-17-2008, 10:59 AM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Anybody looked at ECTACO's jetBook "comparison" page? http://www.jetbook.net/comparison.php It's rather amusing, actually, in a blatantly deceptive fashion, of course.

09-17-2008, 11:06 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	See the following on my going through the comparison and saying what really is wrong with it. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...266#post164266

09-17-2008, 12:12 PM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That comparison is just appalling .

09-17-2008, 01:03 PM	#8
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I assume you mean ECTACO's comparison rather than JSWolf's, right HarryT?

09-17-2008, 01:24 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Er, yes .

09-17-2008, 03:06 PM	#10
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Thought so.

09-18-2008, 05:01 AM	#11
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Gosh...Could Sony sue them for libel?

09-18-2008, 09:55 AM	#12
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	That's not libel, it's Marketing! Thanks for the straight-line, astra!

10-01-2008, 09:56 PM	#13
garthoid Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 66 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: axim, bebook, BPDN	I notice on the new newegg site for Canada they actually sell it. I wonder why they carry it and not some of the others.