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crich70 · 08-01-2011, 02:57 AM

What about the Franklin Ebookman? I used to use one of them and it was strictly for reading ebooks or at least there weren't many apps available for it that I could find. Mobipocket stopped supporting it and books past a certain point therefore couldn't be read on it but it existed long before the Kindle. Of course it use a different display and was a battery hog (4hrs charge tops) but it was a dedicated ebook reader. (1999-2002)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_eBookMan

08-01-2011, 02:57 AM	#33
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	What about the Franklin Ebookman? I used to use one of them and it was strictly for reading ebooks or at least there weren't many apps available for it that I could find. Mobipocket stopped supporting it and books past a certain point therefore couldn't be read on it but it existed long before the Kindle. Of course it use a different display and was a battery hog (4hrs charge tops) but it was a dedicated ebook reader. (1999-2002) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_eBookMan Last edited by crich70; 08-01-2011 at 03:06 AM.