Mfr/Brand: Ectaco / jetBook
Your jetBook Library of 1,000 Classics will be new, not used.
Summary
This 1GB Micro SD Card holds 1,000 of the top English classic books. Now you can read your jetBook, jetBook LITE, or jetBook mini for years--without ever adding another book.
Why Buy
If you like the Classics, you'll love what's on this SD card. Your supply of great literary works will last you several years, even if you are a frequent reader.
Perfect for:
Helping kids get a proper literary background.
Adults wanting to renew or improve their familiarity with the great works.
Anyone who wants something more substantial and rewarding than most of the new works available.
Anyone who doesn't want to mess with downloading books, but does want something good to read.
Language: English.
Readers
The jetBook comes in various configurations.
Common features in the series:
Adjustable font type and size.
Auto page turn functionality.
Bookmarks.
Foreign language support for e-Book contents in Russian, Polish, English, Spanish, and other languages.
MP3 player (built-in, no external device needed) that supports background playback.
Screen rotation support for portrait and landscape modes.
SD card slot.
Formats
The jetBook and jetBook Lite allow you to read files in these popular formats:
ePub, Mobi, PRC, RTF, .txt, .pdf, .fb2, .jpg, .gif, .png, and .bmp.
The jetBook Mini allows you to read files in these popular formats:
LIT, MOBI, EPUB, HTML, PRC, RTF, PDB, and PDF.
More e-books and reference documents are in the PDF format than in all of the Amazon Kindle's formats combined.
The Amazon Kindle doesn't read PDFs, meaning you can't use it to read the vast majority of the free stuff that's out there.
Vs Comp
When price-comparing, don't forget that there's no subscription fee with the jetBook.
Feature
jetBook / jetBookLITE
Sony eBook
Amazon Kindle
Accessories
Car adapter.
External speaker.
Light (night reading).
Safety strap.
Silicone sleeve.
Travel kit with power plugs for different countries.
USB cable (included).
Leather case.
SD cards (1GB/2GB) w/ libraries.
Light (night reading).
Power adapter.
Light (night reading).
Power adapter.
Autopage turning
8 different convenient settings for automatic page turning with Off function.
None.
None.
Battery life
11,500 pages turned on a single charge.
7,500 pages turned on a single charge.
7,500 pages turned on a single charge.
Bookmarks
Unlimited number of bookmarks for further reference. Page resume function for easy access of last read page, "Jump to page #" function and "Word search" function.
No "Jump to page #" function. No "Word search" function.
"Jump to page #" only. No word search in a book.
Charging options
Replace the AA batteries.
4 hours from supplied power adapter. Does not charge from PC.
4 hours from supplied power adapter. Does not charge from PC.
Find in text function
Language sensitive regular and T9 search plus numeric search.
None.
English, only.
Fonts
2 built in fonts (Arial and Verdana) in 6 available sizes from small 12 pt to huge 32 pt, page justification or left side alignment.
1 font in 3 sizes, no page justification.
1 font in 6 sizes, no page justification.
Formats supported
gif
jpg
mp3
pdf
txt
BBeB (Sony format),
pdf
txt
AA
AZW (Kindle format)
mobi
mp3
prc
txt
Interface
Large interface buttons in English, Russian or Polish. All messages, function support, and built-in manuals available in English, Polish and Russian. More languages to come soon.
English interface only.
English interface only.
Language learning tool
Yes
No
No
Language support
Supports and auto detects English, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Finnish Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Serbian, Albanian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and other European languages.
Supports English only. Other languages possible support only after hacking the OS. Once OS is hacked, warranty is void.
English only. No support for other languages.
Memory, external
Up to 2G SD card holds about 10,000 books, audio books and pictures.
Expensive Memory Stick or miniSD (adaptor (sold separately) required).
Up to 4GB SD card.
Memory, internal
128M with 112M available for up to 1,000 books.
Only 160 titles fit internal memory.
180M available for 200 books.
Page turn
Immediate page turn (screen update) without any flash or artifacts.
1-1.5 sec page turning time ( screen update) through black and white "splash" on the screen. After 40-50 pages of reading, eyes get tired due to this effect. Number of artifacts from the previous page left on the next page, causing "dirty" marks.
1-1.5 sec page turning time ( screen update) through black and white "splash" on the screen. After 40-50 pages of reading, eyes get tired due to this effect. Number of artifacts from the previous page left on the next page, causing "dirty" marks.
Page turning keys
3 sets of keys for various settings.
3 sets of keys for various settings.
2 sets of keys. Keys are bulky and often get pressed accidentally.
Screen rotation
Yes. 90 degree.
Yes. 90 degree.
None.
Titles
Unlimited. 30 popular Websites hold at least 500,000 FREE access books and audiobooks.
70,000 from Sony site. Mostly paid titles from $1 to $30 per download.
110,000 books at Amazon store. Cost from $1 to $30 per download.
Many of our customers need to use Purchase Orders. We are happy to have such customers.
To purchase using a PO number:
Proceed through checkout, as if using a credit card.
For Bill To, enter the e-mail address of your Accounts Payable Department (or someone in it).
At the payment method dropdown, select "Purchase Order" and proceed through checkout.
Vendor Information
If you need a physical address for us so you can create your Purchase Order:
Mindconnection, LLC
4806 Wedd St
Merriam, KS 66203-5414
Note: As an Earth-friendly company, we don't do faxes. We don't need to see your PO, so don't worry about sending it.
Terms. Our terms are Net 0, with the discount provided in the regular price. Your invoice is delivered immediately when you place your order, so just process it for payment and you're all set. If you need more time, the rates below apply