ECTACO jetBook e-Book Reader

[250 Coupe]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Thanks... not sure how that helps me.

BOb

You wasn't looking for text files?

Michael

PS, I double checked and all of the titles are text with some also having an html file.

[250 Coupe]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Make sure that you don't directly open a text file in Book Designer. It makes a complete hash of all the paragraph breaks if you do so. I speak from experience!

I usually run it through word first to strip out the carrage (sp?) returns but yes, it can convert a properly formated book into one long paragraph.

I have some lit files that I run through Amber, converting them to fb2, open in bookdesigner and convert to rb for my Rocketbook.

Michael

[JSWolf]

250 Coupe why are you not running the latest Book Designer 5?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by 250 Coupe

You wasn't looking for text files?

Michael

PS, I double checked and all of the titles are text with some also having an html file.

Yes, but YOU having the CD doesn't help ME.

Or am I missing something?

BOb

[250 Coupe]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yes, but YOU having the CD doesn't help ME.

Or am I missing something?

BOb

I thought you had downloaded the D image,

"Well, not so much. I downloaded the SF CD image and all the books are in HTM.

Nice thought though.

BOb"

That would mean that we both have the same thing maybe except that I burned mine to a CD?

Michael

[250 Coupe]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

250 Coupe why are you not running the latest Book Designer 5?

Didn't know it was out.

Where to get if I don't read Russian?

Michael

[mikev]

I'm using this device approximately 1 month, and this post will try to summarize all the advantages and disadvantages of this device.

Advantages

1. Long time, the use of the device. When fully charged battery, I can use it 10 days. This does not mean that I read the book 10 days to 24 hours.
2. The convenience for me is the fact that when you turn off the unit-text on the screen remains in the place where I finished reading.
3. Quick and easy removal of read texts.

Inconvenience

1. Unable to load the texts of Russian books in Windows Vista, only Windows XP. Perhaps this is because the curve is very Windows Vista operating system, in which anything can happen.

[b0rsuk]

How is the screen quality compared to epaper ? Is it stable, or does it have 60Hz refresh rate ? What about ppi ? Resolution ? Is it as easy on the eyes as e-ink ?
How long does the jetbook last on a single charge ?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by b0rsuk

How is the screen quality compared to epaper ? Is it stable, or does it have 60Hz refresh rate ? What about ppi ? Resolution ? Is it as easy on the eyes as e-ink ?
How long does the jetbook last on a single charge ?

Read my review in the other thread for most of this info. But, quick answers.

The screen is very readable. The contrast isn't quite the same, but it was as easy to read as my Sony was. I didn't see any flicker at all. The PPI is on their web site spec, I don't recall what it was... higher than the eInk's if I recall. The battery lasts for 20hours of "on" time.

BOb

[Chuckwade87]

Originally Posted by Olympus

Reading the advertisement I conclude from the 20H battery life that this is NOT an e-ink device.
Both my "red flags" come up when I see a "russian" site to order something - I would never order tis device however I do like the Landscape/Portrait rotation option and the additional page-flipping buttons

.cz stands for the Czech Republic.
Go tell a Czech he is russian and see what happens
LOL.

I like the landscape/portrait rotate as well though....