10-16-2009, 06:31 AM | #1 | |
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Libre ebook reader Pro (Jetbook) -$149 at Fry's
Title says it all. Currently the page shows $169, but it changes to $149 in your cart. This is good at stores as well.
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10-16-2009, 02:51 PM | #2 |
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I don't think they're the same....
Aluratek clearly states that they use ePaper technology while Ectaco uses TFT LCD technology although they look virtually identical.
I don't have one, but, I've been very tempted. |
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They say "exclusive e-paper LCD technology". As far as I can tell both this and the Jetbook are rebadged M218A's. Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-16-2009 at 03:02 PM. |
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There's a listing for one on eBay that sounds very much like the Jetbook.
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Oh it's definitely a Jetbook, just looks like the sellers know what they are selling.
Unless they replaced the 5in display, but I doubt it. |
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Very enticing. But I have a question.
I learned a couple of weeks ago that you can cut and paste anything on the internet onto a MS Word document, and then transfer the document onto your eBook reader. All of the readers that I have been looking at support DOC, so I assumed that that would take care of that issue. But looking at the Fry's webpage, it says "Supports PDF, TXT, FB2, EPUB, MOBI, PRC and RTF electronic book format ". I don't see DOC listed. So does that mean that this reader will not allow me to transfer what I have cut and pasted into Word onto the reader? |
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Thanks AO. How do I do that?
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RTF, rich text format, is available in most word processors I believe including Word for sure. I think you can edit it as much as you can a doc.
From the RTF wiki: Quote:
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Thanks Xerxes. I went to Wikipedia and read the material, which I sort of understand(!).
My question is fundamentally about what I type when I want to save a cut and paste as an .rtf file. When I use Word I enter a title without any extension. I have always assumed that the document is saved as a .doc. Correct? So to save it as an RTF, do I just type in "title.rtf"? Or do I do something else? |
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Right below where you type in the title of your filename, there is a line that should read "Save As Type". If you drop down that bar you should see the option Rich Text Format (*.rtf).
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Hey, I see that! That's great. Thanks Xerxes!
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