New JetBook Lite owner in FL

causticmuse · 12-28-2009, 06:50 PM

Hey everyone!

After lurking around these forums for information about the two readers being promoted by Fictionwise this holiday season, I bit the bullet and ordered myself a JetBook Lite last week during the 15% bonus ebook credit promotion on top of the $50 credit that is still going on. I've had it since Christmas Eve and just updated the firmware and loaded a bunch of novels, crochet patterns, workout manuals, cookbooks, recipes, and game FAQs on a 4 GB SD card.

It's taken me a while to make the jump since I've been reading Mobi and secure eReader files on my Palm Treo 650 for years, but I'm loving the larger screen real estate and reduced eye strain. And, for the first time, I have a viable pocket size PDF reader.

I looked at the Kindle 2 but I don't care about OTA book purchasing and already own 200+ titles in the unsupported secure eReader PDB format, so that was out. The Nook, pretty as it is, is still too great a financial investment for me at this point. I needed a reader that could handle DRM-eReader and PDFs for the most part, so that brought me to Mobileread for some owner reviews of the JetBook/JB Lite and the Foxit eSlick.

So thanks to all of the helpful members of this forum for all of the candid information about each of these readers. I'm very happy with my decision (can't beat $76 for a multiformat ebook reader and another $75 in ebook credit

), and look forward to participating in the community here.

MickeyC · 12-29-2009, 05:10 AM

Hi causticmuse and welcome to MobileRead. Like you, I read books on my iPaq for years but, once I got my hands on an eInk reader, I never looked back. They are much better on battery life and a lot easier on the eyes.

LuBiB · 12-29-2009, 02:03 PM

heyyy! welcome to mobileread! there are a lot of really interesting people here who know about the jetBook so if you ever have any questions just make a post

causticmuse · 12-29-2009, 04:43 PM

Thanks for the welcome cassidyM and LuBiB!

12-28-2009, 06:50 PM	#1
causticmuse Binge Reader Posts: 63 Karma: 172 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Treo 650, JetBook Lite, Asus eeePC 900a (Linux), Palm Pre	New JetBook Lite owner in FL Hey everyone! After lurking around these forums for information about the two readers being promoted by Fictionwise this holiday season, I bit the bullet and ordered myself a JetBook Lite last week during the 15% bonus ebook credit promotion on top of the $50 credit that is still going on. I've had it since Christmas Eve and just updated the firmware and loaded a bunch of novels, crochet patterns, workout manuals, cookbooks, recipes, and game FAQs on a 4 GB SD card. It's taken me a while to make the jump since I've been reading Mobi and secure eReader files on my Palm Treo 650 for years, but I'm loving the larger screen real estate and reduced eye strain. And, for the first time, I have a viable pocket size PDF reader. I looked at the Kindle 2 but I don't care about OTA book purchasing and already own 200+ titles in the unsupported secure eReader PDB format, so that was out. The Nook, pretty as it is, is still too great a financial investment for me at this point. I needed a reader that could handle DRM-eReader and PDFs for the most part, so that brought me to Mobileread for some owner reviews of the JetBook/JB Lite and the Foxit eSlick. So thanks to all of the helpful members of this forum for all of the candid information about each of these readers. I'm very happy with my decision (can't beat $76 for a multiformat ebook reader and another $75 in ebook credit ), and look forward to participating in the community here.

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12-29-2009, 05:10 AM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi causticmuse and welcome to MobileRead. Like you, I read books on my iPaq for years but, once I got my hands on an eInk reader, I never looked back. They are much better on battery life and a lot easier on the eyes.

12-29-2009, 02:03 PM	#3
LuBiB Banned Posts: 349 Karma: 1018593 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Device: jetBook, iPhone, JETBOOK COLOR!!	heyyy! welcome to mobileread! there are a lot of really interesting people here who know about the jetBook so if you ever have any questions just make a post

12-29-2009, 04:43 PM	#4
causticmuse Binge Reader Posts: 63 Karma: 172 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Treo 650, JetBook Lite, Asus eeePC 900a (Linux), Palm Pre	Thanks for the welcome cassidyM and LuBiB!

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