Delstar OpenBook at Walgreens - Page 11

JSWolf · 03-16-2010, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Another possibility for your needs might be the Aluratek Libre. It has a 4-greyscale, non-backlit LCD display. The LCD has a mirror like coating that allows it to reflect light really well, so it performs great in direct sunlight and takes a lot less artificial light to be readable than the e-Ink screens. The LCD is fast on page turns. It sounds a lot like the OpenBook but without backlighting or color. See the images below. I bought my Libre a few days ago at Frys for $139. It sounds like it has a bit more functionality than the OpenBook as it can jump to specific page numbers, can view ADE DRM ePubs and PDFs. It also has a TOC function for ADE PDFs only, but not the other formats. It also has a search function for some of the formats and it does display linked images.

The first two images show the text blurry due to using a flatbed scanner rather than a digital camera. The other three images were taken with a camera. The first four images show an ePub book that I bought from the sony Store, deDRMed, and modified in Calibre to make the margins look better. The last photo shows a Mobi book.

It is very similar to the Jetbook Lite (JBL), so check out that forum for more details.

My OpenBook should arrive tomorrow so I will do a comparison of the two.

...

WOW! That ADE page number on the right side is WAY WAY WAY too large. That would leave the Aluratek Libre out of the running given how bad it is.

Scott_T · 03-16-2010, 02:39 PM

Got mine, did a little video of me playing with it and it'll be on youtube soon...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xz5N_mkeCA

we need to start a bug list on the wiki page I think.
no italics
right hand margin bug
usb port is blocked when its in the case
power button doesnt do anything when the power cord is in

ltucci1924 · 03-16-2010, 02:44 PM

Katelyn HI: Thanks for the review. How would you compair the OB to the 1150
They are both backlite and the same price and you now have both of them. Would the 1150 being out much longer be a better unit to buy? I had the jbl for a day but sent it back because of no backlite. I have been useing the palm tungsten t3 as a ebook reader for a long time. I just dont seem to find any ebook readers worth buying over my t3 at this time. I really need that backlite. Thanks

bryanzs · 03-16-2010, 02:51 PM

Good news, everybody!

A reply from Delstar:

Quote:

firmware upgrade will be posted on our website by tonight, no later than tomorrow. There is also going to be an instructional video on the entire upgrade process

Highroller · 03-16-2010, 02:51 PM

Yeah if it strips all formatting out of html and epub its a DEFINATE deal breaker for me...Why are the ebook makers having so much trouble making an updated ebookwise 1150. I mean I would be happy with the 1150 if it just took a big SD card vice smartmedia. There may be some but I haven't seen ANY readers with the markup and search features the 1150 has.

Highroller · 03-16-2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryanzs

Good news, everybody!

A reply from Delstar:

Well if they fix the obvious goofs that fast then that looks promising.

) Then again we don't know yet what they actually fixed in this fireware update yet...but its a good sign they are even doing firmware updates...

Katelyn · 03-16-2010, 03:28 PM

I am on the phone with Delstar now. The gentleman I spoke with said the update should be posted by morning at the very latest - they anticipate it will be posted today and he also made a video to help users that will be posted.

The upgrade should address the PDF and a text issue. My rotate button doesn't always work and it will address that as well. He also believes the upgrade will correct the formatting issues. He just checked a book he downloaded from Gutenberg and it had correcting formatting on his device for bold, underlining etc.

He is interested in assisting in any way he can and asked for the link to this forum. I'm sending him a link so you should expect to see him here to help!

Vienna01 · 03-16-2010, 03:46 PM

To begin- I have a Sony 500 that has been upgraded to support EPUB format. It does so very well. The Sony is the benchmark against which I will judge the Delstar Openbook on the features they say they support. I use Calibre to convert non-EPUB books.

I ordered the OPENBOOK from Walgreens late at night March 9th.
I received it today, March 16th at noon EDT.I was charged shipping and state sales tax. I charged the order to one of my credit cards.

The packing was good. It should protect it in shipping. There was a clear plastic screen protector over the screen. A green tab is pulled to remove the protector.

I have NOT performed any tests sufficiently to comment on the features & faults.

I was happy that the Walgreens invoice was very clear."This product can be returned at a store". Moreover the invoice has boilerplate that states "If the receipt lists no exceptions, you may follow our standard return policy which offers two simple methods for returning your product." The 2 methods listed are mail it back and take it to store.
Elsewhere on the invoice it says you can return non-prescription products in original condition with receipt within 30 days of order date.

SO I THINK THAT COVERS THE RETURN POLICY. 30 days after date ordered. GOOD!

Unless they start to issue fixes, all the limitations folks are talking about are deal breakers for me. ALSO: I need to find out how it FEELS reading actual books. I understood that it didn't support any DRM formats [including library loans] before I ordered it. No problem there.

Because the Delstar folks told another forum member about fixes today, I think it is not useful for me to comment on its ability to render books properly now. I plan to use the reader to read mostly EPUB format books. But I do expect it to handle PDF fomats at least as well as Sony.

I do not care about features for rendering MP3, JPGs etc-I just care about how it handles ebooks.

kennyc · 03-16-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryanzs

Good news, everybody!

A reply from Delstar:

Wow, that's very encouraging! Did they say anything about the changes included?

ltucci1924 · 03-16-2010, 04:24 PM

Well because of the upgrade tomorrow and further ones and the great price I just had to order one.
Look at this price
94.99 aarp with no card info just say you are a member
6.80 pa tax
10.00 off basket10
total 91.79
free shipping
can return to any walgreen store with open package dont need to ship it back.
upgrade will be on the walgreen web site.
I am hopeing that with a few upgrades this will be a real good ebook reader and the backlite and upgrades and return to any store sold it for me.
OH I ordered this by calling walgreen.

causticmuse · 03-16-2010, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ltucci1924

Well because of the upgrade tomorrow and further ones and the great price I just had to order one.
Look at this price
94.99 aarp with no card info just say you are a member
6.80 pa tax
10.00 off basket10
total 91.79
free shipping
can return to any walgreen store with open package dont need to ship it back.
upgrade will be on the walgreen web site.
I am hopeing that with a few upgrades this will be a real good ebook reader and the backlite and upgrades and return to any store sold it for me.
OH I ordered this by calling walgreen.

I think the only discount you missed was the 5% cashback (possibly 10% with the March double cashback promo if Discover counts Walgreens.com as a drugstore) from going through Discover Card's Shopdiscover portal or the 4% cashback from Ebates.com.

fullmoon1981 · 03-16-2010, 04:32 PM

Hello Everyone

I'm a new member of this forum and I have a question for those who already received the E-reader. Would you guys recommend this for a 10 year old boy?

Thank you

Delstar Info · 03-16-2010, 04:37 PM

Hello,
My name is Freddy and i am a Tech. Support Specialist with Delstar and i am here to help you guys with whatever you need. As you probably already know, we are releasing the first of a few to come Firmware upgrades. This upgrade is going to solve a lot of issues that you may be having. To begin with it is going to enable the reader to fully accept and read PDF and WORD files. It will also correct some other minor issues you may be experiencing. The main thing to keep in mind is that I will take whatever feedback and information that I receive from you all to further develop our firmware upgrades to solve your problems. I will do my best to solve all your issues. Your input and feedback is crucial to the further development of our product. I hope to help you all as much as i possibly can. All future shipments will have all necessary updates already updated.

Thank you

Freddy M.
Delstar

kennyc · 03-16-2010, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delstar Info

Hello,
My name is Freddy and i am a Tech. Support Specialist with Delstar and i am here to help you guys with whatever you need. As you probably already know, we are releasing the first of a few to come Firmware upgrades. This upgrade is going to solve a lot of issues that you may be having. To begin with it is going to enable the reader to fully accept and read PDF and WORD files. It will also correct some other minor issues you may be experiencing. The main thing to keep in mind is that I will take whatever feedback and information that I receive from you all to further develop our firmware upgrades to solve your problems. I will do my best to solve all your issues. Your input and feedback is crucial to the further development of our product. I hope to help you all as much as i possibly can. All future shipments will have all necessary updates already updated.

Thank you

Freddy M.
Delstar

Wow! Thank you for popping in here!

pilotbob · 03-16-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delstar Info

I will do my best to solve all your issues. Your input and feedback is crucial to the further development of our product. I hope to help you all as much as i possibly can. All future shipments will have all necessary updates already updated.

Freddy M.
Delstar

Welcome so much to our little slice of heaven. It is great to see you here to represent your product and help people out.

I wish all of the eBook Reader vendors were as approachable.

I guess my question would be to make any reader a truly viable device for the growing ebook market it needs to support DRM. As much as most of us here hate it... we know it is a fact of life at this time.

So, do you have any plans to implement support for any of the popular DRM schemes? Of course Adobe DRM over ePub files seems to be the most popular on most devices these days.

BOb

03-16-2010, 02:39 PM	#152
Scott_T Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 876 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-500, Reb1100(dead)	Got mine, did a little video of me playing with it and it'll be on youtube soon... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xz5N_mkeCA we need to start a bug list on the wiki page I think. no italics right hand margin bug usb port is blocked when its in the case power button doesnt do anything when the power cord is in Last edited by Scott_T; 03-16-2010 at 02:57 PM.

03-16-2010, 03:46 PM	#158
Vienna01 Old Dog Learns New Tricks Posts: 123 Karma: 142 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: Sony PRS-500,PocketBook 301, Sony 650	Received Delstar Today- Excellent Return Policy-Reasonable Shipping Time To begin- I have a Sony 500 that has been upgraded to support EPUB format. It does so very well. The Sony is the benchmark against which I will judge the Delstar Openbook on the features they say they support. I use Calibre to convert non-EPUB books. I ordered the OPENBOOK from Walgreens late at night March 9th. I received it today, March 16th at noon EDT.I was charged shipping and state sales tax. I charged the order to one of my credit cards. The packing was good. It should protect it in shipping. There was a clear plastic screen protector over the screen. A green tab is pulled to remove the protector. I have NOT performed any tests sufficiently to comment on the features & faults. I was happy that the Walgreens invoice was very clear."This product can be returned at a store". Moreover the invoice has boilerplate that states "If the receipt lists no exceptions, you may follow our standard return policy which offers two simple methods for returning your product." The 2 methods listed are mail it back and take it to store. Elsewhere on the invoice it says you can return non-prescription products in original condition with receipt within 30 days of order date. SO I THINK THAT COVERS THE RETURN POLICY. 30 days after date ordered. GOOD! Unless they start to issue fixes, all the limitations folks are talking about are deal breakers for me. ALSO: I need to find out how it FEELS reading actual books. I understood that it didn't support any DRM formats [including library loans] before I ordered it. No problem there. Because the Delstar folks told another forum member about fixes today, I think it is not useful for me to comment on its ability to render books properly now. I plan to use the reader to read mostly EPUB format books. But I do expect it to handle PDF fomats at least as well as Sony. I do not care about features for rendering MP3, JPGs etc-I just care about how it handles ebooks.

03-16-2010, 04:24 PM	#160
ltucci1924 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 90 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SOUTH PHILA PA Device: JETBOOK MINI RB	just ordered Well because of the upgrade tomorrow and further ones and the great price I just had to order one. Look at this price 94.99 aarp with no card info just say you are a member 6.80 pa tax 10.00 off basket10 total 91.79 free shipping can return to any walgreen store with open package dont need to ship it back. upgrade will be on the walgreen web site. I am hopeing that with a few upgrades this will be a real good ebook reader and the backlite and upgrades and return to any store sold it for me. OH I ordered this by calling walgreen.

03-16-2010, 04:37 PM	#163
Delstar Info Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 150 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Delstar OpenBook & BookSmart	Here to help.... Hello, My name is Freddy and i am a Tech. Support Specialist with Delstar and i am here to help you guys with whatever you need. As you probably already know, we are releasing the first of a few to come Firmware upgrades. This upgrade is going to solve a lot of issues that you may be having. To begin with it is going to enable the reader to fully accept and read PDF and WORD files. It will also correct some other minor issues you may be experiencing. The main thing to keep in mind is that I will take whatever feedback and information that I receive from you all to further develop our firmware upgrades to solve your problems. I will do my best to solve all your issues. Your input and feedback is crucial to the further development of our product. I hope to help you all as much as i possibly can. All future shipments will have all necessary updates already updated. Thank you Freddy M. Delstar

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ltucci1924 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 90 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SOUTH PHILA PA Device: JETBOOK MINI RB	Katelyn HI: Thanks for the review. How would you compair the OB to the 1150 They are both backlite and the same price and you now have both of them. Would the 1150 being out much longer be a better unit to buy? I had the jbl for a day but sent it back because of no backlite. I have been useing the palm tungsten t3 as a ebook reader for a long time. I just dont seem to find any ebook readers worth buying over my t3 at this time. I really need that backlite. Thanks

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Highroller Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 338 Join Date: Nov 2004 Device: Ebookwise 1150, Jetbook Lite, Slick Er-701	Yeah if it strips all formatting out of html and epub its a DEFINATE deal breaker for me...Why are the ebook makers having so much trouble making an updated ebookwise 1150. I mean I would be happy with the 1150 if it just took a big SD card vice smartmedia. There may be some but I haven't seen ANY readers with the markup and search features the 1150 has.

03-16-2010, 03:28 PM	#157
Katelyn Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 342 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Device: Pocketbook 360, Iphone 3g, Sony 505, REB1200, GEB1150	I am on the phone with Delstar now. The gentleman I spoke with said the update should be posted by morning at the very latest - they anticipate it will be posted today and he also made a video to help users that will be posted. The upgrade should address the PDF and a text issue. My rotate button doesn't always work and it will address that as well. He also believes the upgrade will correct the formatting issues. He just checked a book he downloaded from Gutenberg and it had correcting formatting on his device for bold, underlining etc. He is interested in assisting in any way he can and asked for the link to this forum. I'm sending him a link so you should expect to see him here to help!

03-16-2010, 04:32 PM	#162
fullmoon1981 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 2	Hello Everyone I'm a new member of this forum and I have a question for those who already received the E-reader. Would you guys recommend this for a 10 year old boy? Thank you

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