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wallcraft · 10-18-2009, 12:38 PM

This is an interesting device. The bulge for the batteries is its most unusual feature, but might be ok - we need hands-on reports to tell.

The addition of B&N eReader DRM support is a big deal, since the lack of DRM has always been the most significant downside for the jetBook. This presumably means that the existing jetBooks will get access to B&N ebooks as well.

I wonder if B&N will sell this in their stores, at ~$150 (before discounts) it is pushing into the area of occasional book buyers. Essentially, anyone who going into a B&N store a few times a year is a potential buyer.

10-18-2009, 12:38 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	This is an interesting device. The bulge for the batteries is its most unusual feature, but might be ok - we need hands-on reports to tell. The addition of B&N eReader DRM support is a big deal, since the lack of DRM has always been the most significant downside for the jetBook. This presumably means that the existing jetBooks will get access to B&N ebooks as well. I wonder if B&N will sell this in their stores, at ~$150 (before discounts) it is pushing into the area of occasional book buyers. Essentially, anyone who going into a B&N store a few times a year is a potential buyer.