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Originally Posted by shezzy
Hello,
I've been interested in buying a e-ink type reader and was going to purchase the cybook before finding out about the new astak devices. I have a few questions still tho, will any of the astak devices be able to do rss feeds like the cybook can? i really like that feature and wasnt sure if astak was incorporating it into their ereaders. also im not clear on the difference between the mentor and the litebook that ive been reading thru posts on this forum. thanks again and i cant wait till the 9.7'' release =)
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The RSS synchronization should work with any mobi reader, provided you use their Windows desktop software. Reading RSS feeds is actually a feature of the desktop software and/or format, rather than the Cybook. The desktop software converts the feeds into a normal Mobi ebook. The Cybook site notes for the RSS feature include: "Only available on PC with MobipocketTM desktop software." So, yes they should work just fine (if you have windows)!
As to the difference between the two versions of the Astak reader, from what I understand, Mobi does not allow their software to be used on any device that also supports other protected formats. This would seem to apply specifically to devices labeled ebook readers, as their software is available for PCs, PDAs, smartphones and such that have always had support for other protected formats. As such, Astak cannot include mobi software if they also include eReader or Digital Editions (if it supports any Adobe DRM protection).
So, the LiteBook will have Mobi and be able to read the unprotected formats (HTM, RTF, text, and maybe unprotected PDFs?). The actual Mentor will have eReader and all the other formats except Mobi. I do wonder if the Mentor will include software (other than Mobi's own?) with the ability to read unprotected mobi ebooks, which might give you the ability to read the RSS feeds from the mobi desktop software.
Am I missing anything?
Jack