Well, despite some obvious limitations in the device (but then again, I think that is true for all of the eBook readers out there right now), I decided to get the JetBook. Here is the basic list of reasons.
1. It looks to be set up to work equally well from any computer, regardless of the OS. This means where ever I am, as long as I have an internet connected computer with a usb port, I can get new content for my reader.
2. At least at the moment, they are the only dedicated reader that does not support a DRM'd format. The only DRM'd format I would be willing to use is eReader, but they don't have a dedicated device.. hence this.
3. They do support .fb2 and there seems to be reports that they are planning on supporting epub and html in the near future. Since I figured out how to cleanly convert html files to .fb2, I can buy non DRM'd books, convert them to html and then to .fb2 (its not as complicated as it sounds
).
Also, if I can ever figure out how to do it in a way that works properly, I can convert the html to .pdfs that are properly sized for my screen.
4. The 5" screen seems just large enough for me. I have been reading on my iPod Touch and found the 3.5" screen just a bit on the small side. At 5", it will have close to twice the screen real estate as the iPod Touch and that ought to be perfect. On the flip side, it will hopefully be small enough to fit into a shirt pocket (only time will tell there).
5. While its battery will drain faster than an eInk based unit, it should still last me several days between charges; that should be more than enough for most purposes.
Anyway, once I get the unit and had a week or two to play with it, I will post my personal review of it
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Bill