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Old 12-02-2008, 12:40 PM   #31
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You can search by keyword jetbook on this forum to find more information about this model. I see that it is available on NewEgg for $289.99 now
I was lucky to get it for 179$ on Frys yesterday.
And I've browsed most of this site trying to compare jetBook to PRS-505, and noticed that there were forums devoted specifically to PRS-505 apps development, customized firmware etc.
I'm sure that jetBook is as hackable as 505 since it is Linux-based too, but I couldn't find a related forum neither on this site nor in Internet...
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Old 12-02-2008, 01:49 PM   #32
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As of yet, there is no dedicated Jetbook forum. I think part of the reason is that the moderators are planning a re-org of the forums and the other is that there are only a few of us yet who have Jetbooks.

I haven't done much in the way of hacking on my Jetbook. I will say that I have generally used PDFs to read newer books. I only read DRM free books, so what I normally do is obtain a .lit version of the book, convert it to html using Calibre's lit2oeb script and then use prince to convert the book to a pdf that is properly sized for the 5" screen of the reader. The whole thing takes maybe 5 minutes; less if there are no images that need to be adjusted (Prince seems to resize images for width of the page but not for the height (at least on the Mac)).

In Q1 2009, Ectaco is planning on releasing support for Mobi and ePub.

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Old 12-02-2008, 01:56 PM   #33
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I was lucky to get it for 179$ on Frys yesterday.
And I've browsed most of this site trying to compare jetBook to PRS-505, and noticed that there were forums devoted specifically to PRS-505 apps development, customized firmware etc.
I'm sure that jetBook is as hackable as 505 since it is Linux-based too, but I couldn't find a related forum neither on this site nor in Internet...
One reason may be that the Jetbook mostly reads .txt and FB2 formats.. and there is software for those formats rather than for the specific reader. I have not seen any hacks to the Jetbook... probably because it isn't as popular as some of the other ones discussed here.

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Old 12-02-2008, 04:33 PM   #34
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and then use prince to convert the book to a pdf that is properly sized for the 5" screen of the reader.
One of my concerns was ability to read PDF book without conversion. There are lots of PDF technical A5-sized (half Letter) books in our corp library, and I will need to find some way to read them. Probably update FoxIt version as Pilotbob suggests?
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Well, relatively large PDFs are going to be a problem for lots of the readers. A5 has a diagonal size of just over 10" so most of the common readers (except the Irex readers) are going to be kind of small.

One thing in the Jetbook's favor for PDFs is that since it is an LCD display, scrolling around a page is reasonably doable.

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Old 12-02-2008, 06:17 PM   #36
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A5 has a diagonal size of just over 10" so most of the common readers (except the Irex readers) are going to be kind of small.
jetBook has a 102 x 76mm (4 x 3 in) screen.
10 cm is approximately the size of a printed line in A5 book, so theoretically jetBook should be capable of displaying it (landscape). I'm sure that it will not be so easy in practice, will see once I receive it (and they still haven't even shipped it - 'same day shipping' didn't work with Frys)
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:10 AM   #38
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The JetBook reader (Graphite and White versions) is available for $179.99 with free shipping right now at Frys.com. Just picked up one, despite not finding too much information about this yet. Hopefully with firmware updates they will add more features.

Graphite version here -- http://shop3.frys.com/product/5777932
White version here -- http://shop3.frys.com/product/5784242

Wanted to share in case anyone else is interested.
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Old 02-27-2009, 06:30 AM   #39
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I still can't find any forum devoted to JetBook discussions. Firmware etc.
Could someone give me a link?
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I still can't find any forum devoted to JetBook discussions. Firmware etc.
Could someone give me a link?
There isn't yet one. But, we are always tweeking the sections.

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I still can't find any forum devoted to JetBook discussions. Firmware etc.
Could someone give me a link?
This is very detailed jetBook reviews with many pictures and video:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47377


It can be helpfull
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I and 89 jetBook fans voted for jetBook forum here:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47659
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