On Sale Now: $89.95 eBookwise 1150 backlit LCD touchscreen ebook reader!

nrapallo · 11-02-2009, 11:50 AM

I just noticed at www.fictionwise.com or www.ebookwise.com a huge (liquidation?) sale for the EBW1150 with internal 64MB memory. You can't miss the nice flash banner at the top of the screen.

If you ever thought about picking up this unit, what are you waiting for....

It's a very robust reader and is quite suitable for children who enjoy reading "the classics"....

More info about the eBookwise-1150 device can be found in our own wiki pages.

And just look at the free IMP ebooks library available from our very own mobileread.com uploaders.

Dr. Drib · 11-02-2009, 04:12 PM

This is, indeed, a good price, although I would add that the Reader is suitable not only for children but for adults.

This is a excellent Reader with a backlit screen. The technology may be older, but as nrapallo indicates, it's a very robust reader as well.

nrapallo is a very modest person, but many here acknowledge him as the resident expert on all things Ebookwise and Fictionwise, going back to the earlier incarnations of these fine Readers up to the present one.

Don

bookfanmd · 11-02-2009, 04:19 PM

I ordered one for my Dad for Christmas. He is very non-technical but it sounded easy enough for him to use. I'd like to have it filled with books when I give it to him. I know I can find some good classics here but is there any easy way to convert other formats to imp?

If anyone has any good recommendations of the books available here I'd love to hear them. He likes reading about wars, indian wars, frontier times, biographies, and history.

Thanks.

Sheila

imaredr · 11-02-2009, 04:30 PM

Just got an email and came here to see if this had already been posted. I still use mine from time to time and it is a great reader. I am going to pick one up since this has the upgraded memory and SMC cards are scarce. The ones I have probably won't last too much longer.

Ellen

nrapallo · 11-02-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bookfanmd

I ordered one for my Dad for Christmas. He is very non-technical but it sounded easy enough for him to use. I'd like to have it filled with books when I give it to him. I know I can find some good classics here but is there any easy way to convert other formats to imp?

Check out the sticky post Attention: All eBookwise newbies! for what to expect when dealing with this device.

Just to drop some names, it can use Impserve to transfer .imp ebooks to the hardware reader connected with the supplied usb cable. It can use Lit2sb to convert any older .lit ebook directly to .imp ebooks or Mobi2IMP to convert .prc/.mobi/.pdb (unencrypted) ebooks directly to .imp ebooks or PDFRead to convert .pdf/djvu/.cbr/.cbz directly to .imp formats.

All these are available free from Mobileread.com. Just check the IMP software wiki page for more software used with .imp ebooks!

Quote:

If anyone has any good recommendations of the books available here I'd love to hear them. He likes reading about wars, indian wars, frontier times, biographies, and history.

Thanks.

Sheila

Another source of EBW1150 .imp ebooks is www.munseys.com or Project Gutenberg (and PG Australia) using my freeware GuteBook program (see my sig below for a link!).

So you see, I don't think you'll regret this purchase, it's a great value...

bookfanmd · 11-02-2009, 10:14 PM

Thanks Nick. I appreciate the tips.

bookfanmd · 11-03-2009, 09:36 AM

I see there are two types of imp files. Half and full VGA or some have 1200 in the title. What is the difference and which one do I need for this device? Thanks.

nrapallo · 11-03-2009, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookfanmd

I see there are two types of imp files. Half and full VGA or some have 1200 in the title. What is the difference and which one do I need for this device? Thanks.

Yes, there are two .imp flavours; the one you need is the normal .imp ending as that one is for the eBookwise 1150 aka EBW1150. The other ones (available only here at mobileread.com) usually ending in _1200.imp are for the REB1200, a larger color version of the EBW1150.

The 16 grayscale Half-VGA (320x480) is the format for the EBW1150 .imp whereas the Full-VGA (480x640) cannot be used by the EBW1150 and is for the REB1200 (see my avatar pic

).

EBW1150 .imp screenshot:

REB1200 _1200.imp screenshot:

bookfanmd · 11-03-2009, 12:10 PM

Thanks for clearing that up Nick.

=X= · 11-04-2009, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nrapallo

I just noticed at www.fictionwise.com or www.ebookwise.com a huge (liquidation?) sale for the EBW1150 with internal 64MB memory.

Oh that's a good deal! Thanks Nick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

This is, indeed, a good price, although I would add that the Reader is suitable not only for children but for adults.

Hey who you callin' an adult!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookfanmd

I ordered one for my Dad for Christmas. He is very non-technical but it sounded easy enough for him to use.

Oh oh. While using the device is very easy and intuitive, in my opinion they have the best ergonomic design of all the readers.

But the getting IMP eBook format on the device is a whole different story. It's not as straight forward as most eReaders but once you've set it up it works just fine.

=X=

Sweetpea · 11-04-2009, 10:13 AM

I looked at it (again) and (again) found out I still can't buy it...

It was the first in line to replace my Ebookman way back when. But i couldn't buy it then and still can't buy it...

11-02-2009, 11:50 AM	#1
nrapallo GuteBook/Mobi2IMP Creator Posts: 2,958 Karma: 2530691 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: REB1200 EBW1150 Device: T1 NSTG iLiad_v2 NC Device: Asus_TF Next1 WPDN	On Sale Now: $89.95 eBookwise 1150 backlit LCD touchscreen ebook reader! I just noticed at www.fictionwise.com or www.ebookwise.com a huge (liquidation?) sale for the EBW1150 with internal 64MB memory. You can't miss the nice flash banner at the top of the screen. If you ever thought about picking up this unit, what are you waiting for.... It's a very robust reader and is quite suitable for children who enjoy reading "the classics".... More info about the eBookwise-1150 device can be found in our own wiki pages. And just look at the free IMP ebooks library available from our very own mobileread.com uploaders. Last edited by nrapallo; 11-02-2009 at 08:07 PM. Reason: typo

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11-02-2009, 04:12 PM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,344 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	This is, indeed, a good price, although I would add that the Reader is suitable not only for children but for adults. This is a excellent Reader with a backlit screen. The technology may be older, but as nrapallo indicates, it's a very robust reader as well. nrapallo is a very modest person, but many here acknowledge him as the resident expert on all things Ebookwise and Fictionwise, going back to the earlier incarnations of these fine Readers up to the present one. Don

11-02-2009, 04:19 PM	#3
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	I ordered one for my Dad for Christmas. He is very non-technical but it sounded easy enough for him to use. I'd like to have it filled with books when I give it to him. I know I can find some good classics here but is there any easy way to convert other formats to imp? If anyone has any good recommendations of the books available here I'd love to hear them. He likes reading about wars, indian wars, frontier times, biographies, and history. Thanks. Sheila

11-02-2009, 04:30 PM	#4
imaredr Collector Posts: 441 Karma: 1002238 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Device: Cybook	Just got an email and came here to see if this had already been posted. I still use mine from time to time and it is a great reader. I am going to pick one up since this has the upgraded memory and SMC cards are scarce. The ones I have probably won't last too much longer. Ellen

11-02-2009, 10:14 PM	#6
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	Thanks Nick. I appreciate the tips.

11-03-2009, 09:36 AM	#7
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	I see there are two types of imp files. Half and full VGA or some have 1200 in the title. What is the difference and which one do I need for this device? Thanks.

11-03-2009, 12:10 PM	#9
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	Thanks for clearing that up Nick.

11-04-2009, 10:13 AM	#11
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I looked at it (again) and (again) found out I still can't buy it... It was the first in line to replace my Ebookman way back when. But i couldn't buy it then and still can't buy it...

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