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Originally Posted by livingenzyme
Um, getting 3 before you even got your hands on one? What if you decide that you don't like it? Each person has his own preferences. I think I like the jbl so much is because I don't care for insignificant things like font styles, wifi, and mp3. All I wanted to do was be able to read lots of books without the hassle of carrying them around. Some people, on the other hand, can't live without being able to read in certain specific font styles.
Iunno, sounded kinda risky to me to get 3 before you even tried it out first.
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Well both my dad and my son are using the Nokia 770 that I gave them with FBReader as the primary ebook software. My dad has problems remembering how to open up his books in FBReader and my son could be using the Nokia 770 for things other than reading books when he is supposed to be reading. lol After reading and watching reviews of the jetBook Lite I KNOW it will be easier for my dad to use than FBReader and since it DOESN'T have extra "frills" like mp3 I know my son can only use it for reading. As to specific font styles, one can't generally choose the font style of their paper book, so that's not an issue. Anyway, the only way they were going to get a dedicated ebook reader was if it were under $100 and I purchased it as a gift.
Also, as has been mentioned, eBay is your friend. I'm confident that I could not only get back what I paid for the three of these if I didn't find them to my liking, but I would make a profit at that. Getting them for under $100 shipped means they could be sold on eBay for $100 BEFORE a shipping and handling charge and turn a small profit. I see it as a slight risk that I couldn't turn a profit on these if need be. That's the problem with America right now. Too many in government want to eliminate risk and bail everybody out. If those brave souls who founded Jamestown had never taken risks I doubt that there would have been a Newegg to purchase a sub $100 ebook reader from anyway. However, I have faith in the reviews and discussions of mobilread members and don't think you'll find these listed at auction.