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The trouble with vaporwear is that we are denied accurate, critical information about it. There are some things we can know about this one though, in case it emerges from the ether:

One of the most important things about any book reader is what DRM and format it can render. It's probably fair to assume that Ectaco will use similar firmware to the JBL--not guaranteed, of course, but it gives us something we can speculate about with real experience.

I don't have a Jetbook but the reports I've seen suggest that the JBL is having trouble rendering secure eReader books. Is this true?

Certainly the advantage of a book reader that supports eReader formated books includes supporting existing libraries, some of them rather large. I've seen the new eReader app on the iPad and the formatting is better than on handheld devices. There has been some criticism of the eReader format in the past but the example of the iPad app shows there is nothing inherently wrong with that format as long as the Ectaco firmware works. Next question: can we get a good enough selection of books in eReader format? .

Can someone who has experience with the JBL firmware fill in here? Also, how reliable is Barnes and Noble as a source of eReader formated books? Does anyone want to venture a guess about the chances Fictionwise, eReader.com, etc., will survive?

I'm attracted to the possibility of this Pocketbook 360-like interface though, because I do have a good sized eReader library that I'd like to be able to use and the interface is a significant advance.