Should i buy an ebookwise 1150?

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Originally Posted by Bluefrogs3

Thanks everybody !!!! I have now bought an EB 1150 and just can't wait till it is delivered.... Then the task of downloading my content to it!! Most of my stuff is in my Microsoft Reader on my pc also have a file of ebooks converted from pdf to .txt.... Any easy ways to convert to a format that the EB 1150 will except? I know there are a lot of tools and converters that will do this , but I'm not that tech. savy!! What will give me the fewest headaches to figure out?? Is there an "Easy Button" LOL.... Thanks for all your input!!!!

You need a total of 4 pieces of software to get this device going.

1) USB Driver found both at eBookWise and eTechnologies (the makers of the prodct)
2) ePublisher (used by most conversion tools here to create IMP files)
You can download both of those programs here DO NOT install the Librarian.

There are two tools I recommend. These are the ones I found the easiest to use and learn.

Since you have LIT use lit2sb also the
The other program is impserv
Both of these are found as stickies on this sub forum.

[Wordcrasher]

Originally Posted by madmaxmedia

I jumped in too! That Ebay seller is selling some refurbished units for $99 plus $13 shipping (that includes the 64MB card).

Let me know how you like yours, I will post back when I get mine too.

Oh guys, you have almost convinced me to buy one.
My Sony PSP is doing quite a good job, but of course the screen is small and I have to fiddle with those tiny keys to turn page, bookmark, etc.

[Wordcrasher]

Done !!
I ordered my eBookwise this evening. Now I'll sit near my mailbox waiting.....

[Bluefrogs3]

Hello Again Guys, I got my New EBW from the same guy on eBay!! I downloaded the USB Driver and used the personal content tool they have on eBookwize's web site just to get started!! Only bad thing is that it has a limit of 10MBs... Later I'll try some of these other methods!! I've got about 8 eBooks on it now + the preinstald ones...... Very Happy!!!! Thanks again for all your input!!!!!

[ficbot]

Once you have put the 10 mb of stuff onto the device, you can delete it off the server and upload other things.

[madmaxmedia]

I just got by unit today too. I haven't even begun to install software or convert books, but my first impression is that it's a very nice unit and will be great for reading.

It's nice and solid with good buttons, much better than I expected for the price- definitely something you look forward to picking up and reading, rather than feeling like a nice compromise unit because you couldn't afford a Sony 505. That was the biggest surprise for me, since I knew the basic specs and usability were very good. The backlight is great, just like my old Sony CLIE SJ20 PDA.

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but this is a fantastic product at the price point.

[derrell]

One of the things that I like most about the eti-2 is that it is designed with enough forethought that you can easily carry it around one handed without worrying about dropping it. I have some big ole paws and small shiny slippery things tend to get fumbled out of them.

I think that it would be worth their while for manufactures of an e-ink readers to consider creating a reader with this same shape and rubbery texture that is such an aid to keeping a hold on of the thing.

What I would like even better is to see a reader with this same sort of ergonomic shape and the display used by the One Laptop Per Child laptop. Color and sunlight readability in an inexpensive lcd display. According to their website pixelqi.com Dr. Jepsens company is in talks with manufactureres to provide their displays for companies build ereaders with.

[Bluefrogs3]

Originally Posted by ficbot

Once you have put the 10 mb of stuff onto the device, you can delete it off the server and upload other things.

That's great, but you are limited to under 2.0MB per book!! I have at least one book that I would like to put on that's 2.25MB !! Is there anyway to say make it a two part book and then download them seperatly? I think there is but I am not sure how to do it!! Any help!! Thanks in advance!!!

[ashkulz]

Use impserve or GEB Librarian instead of the ETI-2 servers.

[Wordcrasher]

My eBookwise arrived yesterday afternoon ! It's great !!
I already registered and downloaded the Webster dictionary.
For a non English native speaker as I am, having an online dictionary it's really a great help.

The resolution is lower that the one I was used to, with my PSP, but the ergonomic is great.
Adding ebooks using impserve is a slam dunk.

Thanks to averyone for the good advices !!

[Roberts324]

Originally Posted by ashkulz

Use impserve or GEB Librarian instead of the ETI-2 servers.

Congratulations, I noticed a lot of improvements on the last versions of impserve, indeed.

I just tried the web surfing functions and found some - minor but often encountered - problems with accented letters as are used in French and many other languages; here is a way to check this point :

From the "Welcome to Impserve" page on the EBW, go to my Lulu storefront (books I translate and publish) at www.lulu.com/robert_soubie. You will notice that words with accented characters in them are not correctly rendered; for instant, "inédit" comes out with a square root and a copyrigth sign in lieu of the "é".

Of course this has to be an encoding problem (UTF-8 vs ???).