New Jetbook!

booklover6 · 04-11-2011, 12:52 PM

Just wanted to share my excitement. Got a brand new Jetbook (red) from an Amazon seller for $89.00! It arrived today and it looks great. Its charging up now, hopefully tonight I will get to play with it. I am happy to have the lighter thinner internal battery Jetbook, it even came with a case!

Poppaea · 04-11-2011, 01:18 PM

Congratulations!! This is great. I take it the price is good? Red is a nice color, too and the cover coming with it is a nice incentive.

How big is the screen? 6 or 5 inches?

Latinandgreek · 04-11-2011, 01:27 PM

Congratulations on your new Jetbook, I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!

booklover6 · 04-11-2011, 01:58 PM

The price is great! Its normally $179, though sometimes that goes on sale. the screen is 5". I considered a Sony 350 but when I saw this, for such a good price, I grabbed it, since I am already familiar with the product. (I wanted something smaller, thinner, lighter, than my Kindle, to carry when I go out). I like that it uses SD cards too.

Poppaea · 04-11-2011, 02:11 PM

Do you have a special book to start reading with it? Someone here once got a new reader and started reading "The passage" on it as he said it would be so fitting

I thought it was sweet to save up a special book to break your new reader in.

Come to think of it, why didn't I do it???? Hm.

booklover6 · 04-11-2011, 02:20 PM

Nah....I have all the Anne McCaffrey Pern books on an SD card, working my way through the series, so I'll just plug that in and keep reading! I won't even update the firmware until or unless I need the DRM accessibility.

Poppaea · 04-11-2011, 02:27 PM

Just had a look at Amazon for them, as I am not familiar with the Jetbooks. They are 100$ now but it says something about batteries. Is this a different device as yours?

booklover6 · 04-11-2011, 03:36 PM

This is the one I got. It is not the Lite, which takes AA batteries. This is an extremely good price. I think once this seller sells out, they won't have any more. Sheer speculation on my part.

Looks like they have white available, also.

booklover6 · 04-11-2011, 10:27 PM

Ok here's the catch....all the books are in Russian! I don't care, I don't want them anyway and deleted them all.

cromag · 04-12-2011, 08:17 PM

Honestly, I've never read the books that came with my JBL, and probably won't ever. At a quick glance they all looked like they were freely available, anyway.

Catlady · 04-12-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

Ok here's the catch....all the books are in Russian! I don't care, I don't want them anyway and deleted them all.

Well, if you change your mind and decide you do want them, you can download them here in various languages, including English.

booklover6 · 04-12-2011, 08:32 PM

Thanks, that is very useful to know.

GA Russell · 04-12-2011, 08:42 PM

I spent the first two months of my JBL ownership reading nothing except what came with the device. A couple were books I had wanted to read for years!

Latinandgreek · 04-12-2011, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

I spent the first two months of my JBL ownership reading nothing except what came with the device. A couple were books I had wanted to read for years!

I love that

Kris777 · 04-13-2011, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

Just wanted to share my excitement. Got a brand new Jetbook (red) from an Amazon seller for $89.00! It arrived today and it looks great. Its charging up now, hopefully tonight I will get to play with it. I am happy to have the lighter thinner internal battery Jetbook, it even came with a case!

Welcome to the club, booklover6! I hope you will enjoy your jetBook.
$89 is very good price. I remember I paid about $200 on sale for the same unit...

04-11-2011, 12:52 PM	#1
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	New Jetbook! Just wanted to share my excitement. Got a brand new Jetbook (red) from an Amazon seller for $89.00! It arrived today and it looks great. Its charging up now, hopefully tonight I will get to play with it. I am happy to have the lighter thinner internal battery Jetbook, it even came with a case!

04-11-2011, 03:36 PM	#8
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	This is the one I got. It is not the Lite, which takes AA batteries. This is an extremely good price. I think once this seller sells out, they won't have any more. Sheer speculation on my part. Looks like they have white available, also. Last edited by booklover6; 04-11-2011 at 03:38 PM.

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04-11-2011, 01:18 PM	#2
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Congratulations!! This is great. I take it the price is good? Red is a nice color, too and the cover coming with it is a nice incentive. How big is the screen? 6 or 5 inches?

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Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Congratulations on your new Jetbook, I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!

04-11-2011, 01:58 PM	#4
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	The price is great! Its normally $179, though sometimes that goes on sale. the screen is 5". I considered a Sony 350 but when I saw this, for such a good price, I grabbed it, since I am already familiar with the product. (I wanted something smaller, thinner, lighter, than my Kindle, to carry when I go out). I like that it uses SD cards too.

04-11-2011, 02:11 PM	#5
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Do you have a special book to start reading with it? Someone here once got a new reader and started reading "The passage" on it as he said it would be so fitting I thought it was sweet to save up a special book to break your new reader in. Come to think of it, why didn't I do it???? Hm.

04-11-2011, 02:20 PM	#6
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Nah....I have all the Anne McCaffrey Pern books on an SD card, working my way through the series, so I'll just plug that in and keep reading! I won't even update the firmware until or unless I need the DRM accessibility.

04-11-2011, 02:27 PM	#7
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Just had a look at Amazon for them, as I am not familiar with the Jetbooks. They are 100$ now but it says something about batteries. Is this a different device as yours?

04-11-2011, 10:27 PM	#9
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Ok here's the catch....all the books are in Russian! I don't care, I don't want them anyway and deleted them all.

04-12-2011, 08:17 PM	#10
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,078 Karma: 459735575 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Honestly, I've never read the books that came with my JBL, and probably won't ever. At a quick glance they all looked like they were freely available, anyway.

04-12-2011, 08:32 PM	#12
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Thanks, that is very useful to know.

04-12-2011, 08:42 PM	#13
GA Russell Argos win Grey Cup! Posts: 7,678 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I spent the first two months of my JBL ownership reading nothing except what came with the device. A couple were books I had wanted to read for years!