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Kris777 · 03-11-2010, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doug38

I got this in a Chat exchange with the Libre tech support a few days ago: "you: I've had an Ectaco jetBook in the past. This is in the same 'case' but is the main difference in the display that the Libre has e-ink, or what?
Pete: The jetBook looks like the LIBRE but that's all. It's software and firmware are very different

Well, LIBRE looks like jetBook

and both units have the same screen but jetBook has dictionaries and jetbook-Lite has DRMed eReader support for B&N books and AA replaceable batteries.

petechan · 03-12-2010, 10:39 AM

I have the Libre.

Libre can do DRM epub books so that I can borrow the ebooks available from the public library sites. This is the main reason I bought it over the Jetbook/JBL. I do wish I could get dictionaries, would be helpful in learning a foreign language. I also wish the public libraries had a bigger selection. But so far I have borrowed two books and at least saved the money from buying them.

I have several pdfs on my Libre. With reflow on it reads like an ordinary text file albeit with many line breaks. Without reflow the entire document is formatted like the original and you move from section to section using the arrows. Frankly I prefer without. Never had freezing or had to do a reset with my Libre. And remember if you get Jetbook or Libre (but not JBL) you have an mp3 player, not great, but at least you can take a break from reading on with only one device.

Kris777 · 03-12-2010, 05:58 PM

Yes, preloaded dictionaries on jetBook and jetbook-Lite units very helpful.
Why Libre has no support for Epub books available from B&N website? Nook has Adobe DRM and read ePub books from B&N.

Nakor · 03-12-2010, 06:16 PM

B&N doesn't offer ePub... if they did, then the Libre would have no problems. They offer the eReader DRM'd PDB format, which Libre cannot handle.

doug38 · 03-12-2010, 10:40 PM

Does jetBook's dictionary define words which are thought by some to be 'bookish'? Or does it just work for the 500 or so (or 1000, if you like) of the most common words in the language? And can't Libre work with DRMed texts too?

Kris777 · 03-13-2010, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doug38

Does jetBook's dictionary define words which are thought by some to be 'bookish'? Or does it just work for the 500 or so (or 1000, if you like) of the most common words in the language? And can't Libre work with DRMed texts too?

I find 7-8 words from 10 when I read books so vacabulary is pretty deep
with many synonyms.

GA Russell · 03-13-2010, 01:43 PM

Doug, my experience differs from Kris's. It is rare that I find a word that I look up. Nearly all of my reading thus far has been limited to books that came with the jetBook Lite.

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03-12-2010, 10:39 AM	#32
petechan Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 148 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Aluratek libre	I have the Libre. Libre can do DRM epub books so that I can borrow the ebooks available from the public library sites. This is the main reason I bought it over the Jetbook/JBL. I do wish I could get dictionaries, would be helpful in learning a foreign language. I also wish the public libraries had a bigger selection. But so far I have borrowed two books and at least saved the money from buying them. I have several pdfs on my Libre. With reflow on it reads like an ordinary text file albeit with many line breaks. Without reflow the entire document is formatted like the original and you move from section to section using the arrows. Frankly I prefer without. Never had freezing or had to do a reset with my Libre. And remember if you get Jetbook or Libre (but not JBL) you have an mp3 player, not great, but at least you can take a break from reading on with only one device.

03-12-2010, 05:58 PM	#33
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	Yes, preloaded dictionaries on jetBook and jetbook-Lite units very helpful. Why Libre has no support for Epub books available from B&N website? Nook has Adobe DRM and read ePub books from B&N.

03-12-2010, 06:16 PM	#34
Nakor Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 511602 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: BC, Canada Device: Aluratek Libre	B&N doesn't offer ePub... if they did, then the Libre would have no problems. They offer the eReader DRM'd PDB format, which Libre cannot handle.

03-12-2010, 10:40 PM	#35
doug38 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Ectaco jetBook or Aluratek Libre	Does jetBook's dictionary define words which are thought by some to be 'bookish'? Or does it just work for the 500 or so (or 1000, if you like) of the most common words in the language? And can't Libre work with DRMed texts too?

03-13-2010, 01:43 PM	#37
GA Russell It's Argos vs. Bombers! Posts: 7,633 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Doug, my experience differs from Kris's. It is rare that I find a word that I look up. Nearly all of my reading thus far has been limited to books that came with the jetBook Lite.