Kindle 3 is very jetBook like.

Originally Posted by greenapple

I've had a chance to use Kindle 3 for a day. I think it has a much better display than jetBook. Reading ebooks on it is very pleasurable. K3 screen has excellent contrast, and it has very configurable font display. On top of that it has a text-to-mp3 function, and an excellent dictionary to boot. Though I don't care about its wireless feature, it does have it.

What I don't like about it is that it only supports mobi/pdf/txt natively, and it doesn't have PDF reflow. Organising the ebooks is also pretty clumsy, and you can't access the books via folders.

All in all, I do feel Kindle 3 is a sexier and a better ebook reader.

Is the K3 a better display? It depends. It has a much better side view (picture 1). But it has a much worse glare problem (picture 2) than the Jetbook. Viewing them side-by-side and keeping the Jetbook at its best angle (picture 3), the Jetbook more than holds it own against the new Pearl screens. The contrast on the K3's Pearl screen does not yet match that of the Jetbook's LCD if the Jetbook is held at its best angle. For me the Pearl screen's contrast sets the bare minimum acceptable for a ereader.

As far as the fonts go, if you don't like reading with sans serif and don't care for the slab serif, the default serif can be replaced. There are several threads about font hacks. However, I've found that the Kindle does not play nice with common serif fonts like Garamond or Georgia which become too thin. So far I have yet to find a suitable replacement. In contrast, I really like the serif fonts now native on the Jetbook since Ectaco added the Adobe Mobile software, though sometimes ragged they may appear, again, depending on the angle.

You might have also mentioned that the Kindle does links whereas the JB doesn't.

[GhostHawk]

You make a very good point akira28.
Thanks for taking the time to set those pictures up.
Karma headed your way.

[Kris777]

Thank you for these pictures, akira28!