My ECO Reader arrived on Friday, it took four days, but I blame that on Australia Post.
I’m impressed with the screen; it really does look like a page of a book and is very readable, which is what it’s all about. I can read all day without straining my eyes. I downloaded some free
books from Gutenberg.org in Epub format and found that I couldn’t get the text size right; it was either too small or too large for my aged eyes. (Sorry if this sounds like Goldilocks and the three bears). Then I tried it in Txt and found I could get it just right. You can download from Gutenberg in Txt, HTML, Epub and PRC and a couple of others that I’ve never heard of. They have all the latest (at least some) of the out of copyright free
books.
The downside is that the page turning seems slow, about two to three seconds and I would prefer a larger screen instead of 6”. Also the price, at AU$449 is rather expensive, so I won’t be buying ECO Reader‘s for Christmas presents. Maybe next Christmas if the price comes down.
The USB 1.1 won’t work properly on my pc, so I use the SD Card, which is no problem and probably faster.
Apart from the slow speed and high price I’m very happy with it and will recommend it to anyone wishing to buy one. Kindles do not interest me. Much too expensive to maintain. Even their free books have a download fee. There are plenty of free
classics out there for ereaders like ECO Reader/Hanlin V3 etc. The free
books will just keep coming.
Yes, I like the ECO Reader and I’m glad I bought one. Everybody, go and buy one.
Cheers Seanno
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.“ Arthur C. Clarke