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Originally Posted by gilowyn
Okay, guessing is over - just ordered the JetBook. $180 incl shipping to Germany, let's see what customs will be (if any).
The weak dollar made that an easy choice now... and I'll see what else comes out in the future and when to upgrade.
THANKS for your help!
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Glad to help a little bit. It's frustrating to waffle around trying to figure out what to buy, and sometimes unrealistic expectations get made, despite reading lots of reviews.
Sometimes it's just good to throw down and get what works and is convenient. Besides, quality is not usually considered important with ebooks, and struggling to pick the "best" quality device is really a losing battle, since you'll probably be playing with epubs and similar files anyway. The best quality books, which are custom-made PDFs generally, are a bit of a wasted effort given the screen quality in general. Overall, ebook people settle for "viewable", which is comparable in quality and sophistication to a child's typical MS Word book report...usually a bit of a let-down if you appreciate even basic typesetting. I make my own 6" PDFs for my PRS-505, and refuse to bother with epub or lrf or anything else for that matter. It's a bit pointless overall, but it helps make ebooks a little more tolerable, and less like primitive webpages.
I think it's important to not have extremely high expectations for these devices, but I'm sure you will be able to get a lot of use and enjoyment out of your JetBook. I've been toying with the idea of getting one myself, even though I already have a reader device and I know CES is around the corner.