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Originally Posted by phenomshel
Robert, I too am looking at the EZ Reader, but I must admit I've been more seriously considering buying from BeBook even though I am in the United States, because of the poor design and functionality of the sites that the EZ Reader is for sale at. This sounds nitpicky, I know, but if I'm not confident of where I'm sending my money, I'm not buying from there, see what I mean?
Also, every site I have seen the EZ Reader at does not mention the formats it reads. I'm almost certain it would be the same as the BeBook's formats, but without that in writing I can't be positive, and unless I am positive it reads the formats I need it to read, I'm not going to order it.
Also, at CES the colors were unveiled..when will those actually be available for order?
Thanks,
Shel
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Dear Shel:
On next Monday, February 2, 2009, Astak will have a PayPal option up on our
www.mobiebook.com website that the entire world can use. I apologize for our stupidity on not getting this done sooner... but we are still new at this.
I know you and others have brought this up and I appreciate the comments. I try to run Astak from a friendly and open standpoint. We are not a huge name in the world (but have been in business since 1992). Sony and Amazon dwarf us. We just have a better product, are trying to go open format as much as possible, and are not fond of DRM. People will NOT buy the EZ Reader or Mentor lines because I am friendly... but our willingness to work fairly and decently with people is our edge. We take your ideas and try to build with your wants in mind. In short: we try to sell what YOU want and not what we have come out with. Because of this, we think our products are better designed, more user friendly, and have the features people want. Witness the new EZ Reader PRO which is in a class by itself. Solving the Canada payment problem quickly is our way.
Formats supported by the EZ Reader are: pdf, doc, jpg/bmp, txt, mp3, pdb, html, lit, and prc. This should be exact to BeBook but let me know.
Also: Astak IS coming out with accessories!! We are finally tackling the issue of lighting for the screen, finally coming out with several new top-shelf leather cases (always with magnetic clasp), and developing a solar charger. It will take about 2 months or so to see them... but they will be up on our website when we have them. Other ideas are planned as well. I am also trying to slide our accessories and our devices more towards the women market. Women buy about 40% of all eBooks and I want units and accessories that show a more feminine and jazzy styling for women. New device colors are a good start; but I would like to go beyond this. We are working on that!
Robert B