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Old 07-14-2009, 05:00 PM   #16
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Does it support both DRM'd Mobi and DRM'd ePub?

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Welcome to MR. The Mobi rendering engine on the Cool-ER clearly is not Mobipocket's. There is no DRM support for Mobi. Sorry if I didn't make that clear (it was too obvious to me, I guess)
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Old 07-14-2009, 05:48 PM   #17
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My Cool-er arrived this week, too. I had put my Cool-er write-up on the old Cool-er thread.

Yes, I've downloaded the Elonex reader's manual and put it on my Cool-er! The Elonex manual isn't quite the same - the menu button is marked as a different one, and the + and - keys do font sizes for the Elonex reader, apparently.
Also on the Elonex site is a zip folder of 100 free books, which I have also downloaded. I don't think they are the same one hundred as on the Sony Reader CD, but I shall compare with that one later (the Sony isn't mine).

I have managed to crash my Cool-er a couple of times already by
1) trying out locked .prc files, and
2) pressing the + and - keys whilst trying to find out how to access other parts of menus, eg the pen/pencil/erase part of the number pad pop-up in Sudoku! The Sudoku is odd!

The page turn speed appears to be about the same as the Sony from a brief trial earlier.

I'm still very happy with it and I'm sure I'll find out more as I go along.
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Old 07-14-2009, 07:11 PM   #18
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But I hate that gigantic logo/tag line on the back (and front, too). I would be embarrassed holding that up in public.
Same here. The firmware look very decent for a 1.0 release, and without this horrible logo the design would actually be OK too. I wonder where they fished out their marketing guy.
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:40 PM   #19
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Looks like the best overall software suite on e-ink devices at this time?

Thanks for the review mtravellerh.
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:40 PM   #20
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The logo on the back should not be an issue as the Cool-er should be in a cover. And speaking of covers, where is the cover for the Cool-er?
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Old 07-14-2009, 10:31 PM   #21
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The logo on the back should not be an issue as the Cool-er should be in a cover. And speaking of covers, where is the cover for the Cool-er?
I was wondering about that myself, Jon. I tried my Cybook cover, but no dice.
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Old 07-15-2009, 02:26 AM   #22
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What is your feeling about the ease of turning pages? One of the things I didn't like about my Cybook (same hw manufacturer) was that it sometimes takes multiple clicks to turn pages.
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Old 07-15-2009, 03:33 AM   #23
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Do you know if the Cool-er's .epub support can handle custom entities like headers & footers as per Jellby's DorianGray.epub here.
It's using ADE's SDK, right? If that's so, I doubt it supports anything not already supported by ADE in the desktop.
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Old 07-15-2009, 03:33 AM   #24
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What is your feeling about the ease of turning pages? One of the things I didn't like about my Cybook (same hw manufacturer) was that it sometimes takes multiple clicks to turn pages.
This works a lot faster. Navigating is faster, too (of course, folders are a great help)

Jellby's Dorian Gray: Of course, the internet links do not work. There seems to be some overlay, too!

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Old 07-15-2009, 09:59 AM   #25
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My Cool-ER finally arrived today......
Great review, I wanted to check one of these out but needed a review first, I think I'll pick one up later in the year to complement my SmartQ7.

I just checked the Cool-er Wiki page and it's still showing PDF as the only supported format.
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Old 07-15-2009, 11:12 AM   #26
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Great review, I wanted to check one of these out but needed a review first, I think I'll pick one up later in the year to complement my SmartQ7.

I just checked the Cool-er Wiki page and it's still showing PDF as the only supported format.
Tell you what: The PDF format is (quite obviously) not supported really well!
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Without a cover, don't purchase the Cool-er. It's a big risk.

What are the exact dimensions of the Cool-er so we can see what other device it matches to try to find a cover for it?
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Old 07-15-2009, 11:29 AM   #28
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Without a cover, don't purchase the Cool-er. It's a big risk.

What are the exact dimensions of the Cool-er so we can see what other device it matches to try to find a cover for it?
My daughter (she's an interior designer and an upholsterer) is making a cover for me.

Height (mm) 183.00
Width (mm) 117.74
Depth (mm) 10.89

Cybook:

188 x 118 x 8.5 mm (close enough)

Maybe an M-cover would work? Just a tiny bit too high!

This one could work anyway! I'll get mine this weekend and use a washcloth in the meantime.

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Old 07-15-2009, 11:55 AM   #29
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At least a DVD-steel box would work as well as a cover. Some foam in the interior and it should be kept safe.
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My mother made one for my Cybook
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