Ectaco jetBook e-Book Reader - Red
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- 5 VGA Screen
- Support for e-Book contents in Albanian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Faeroese, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and other European languages
- Bookmarks and auto page turn functionality
- Adjustable font type and size
- Screen rotation support for both portrait & landscape modes
Lightweight and super-portable, ECTACO jetBook is the ultimate pocket library. Capable of storing thousands of books in the world's most popular languages, plus music and picture files, it is a universal mobile library for professional, business and leisure reading. With an easy to scan high-resolution 5-inch display and a viewing angle close to 180°, it is fully customizable. Even readers who have difficulty seeing print books will benefit from its adjustable text size and font face. And weighing in at only 7,5 ounces, this handy device fits perfectly into the palm of your hand. When reading, jetBook allows text to be searched and cross-referenced using bookmarks, which make it an excellent choice of, format for dictionaries and other reference books. Readers can begin reading as soon as they download a book without needing to visit a bookstore ever again. And ECTACO jetBook is eco-friendly too, because it doesn't consume the paper, ink, or other resources that are used to produce printed books. Moreover, e-books downloads are always less expensive than the same books on paper; with hundreds of thousand available online for free! Built-in MP3 player that supports background playback Supports. txt,. pdf and. jpg file formats SD card slot Internal Li-ion polymer rechargeable battery - over 20 hours use per charge Includes Power adapter; USB 2.0 cable; Storage Pouch; User's Manual; Bonus CD
Title: Ectaco jetBook e-Book Reader - Red
Manufacturer: Ectaco
Model: JB-5
Item Dimensions: 2 pounds
- Not as Advertised
- I bought this to read current books. It is well built and easy to use - BUT - if you want to read current Authors, it's very difficult to find these books in .txt or the old .pdf format that isn't the new Adobe Digital Ebook!!! Adobe Digital Ebook won't work with the Jetbook.
I also find the screen darker than More reviews
- Does not get enough credit
- I was looking for a handheld device that is easy to use, small to handle and fast to open up large files. Ability to ready PDF documents was an absolute must, but I didn't want to a complicated approach to getting my PDF's onto the device.
Why PDF is a must?
If you are like me, you need to read architecture docs, legal docs, design More reviews
- Surprisingly good
- I had previously owned 2 Irex Iliads ebook readers, but after both failed with broken screens decided to try something different. I didn't want to buy the sony reader or the amazon kindle because of drm issues so I decided to give this a try.
At first I thought I had made a mistake, as out of the box the screen is disappointingly small. However, I have More reviews
- Great product, but...
- The Jetbook ECTACO is a great product, one that's high on my wishlist (even if it has a very strange name and comes in one rather odd case color).
Nevertheless, this listing doesn't make sense to me...I can buy the non-backordered product directly from the manufacturer's web site for $350 + free shipping within the US, so why would I want More reviews

