MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > More E-Book Readers > Interead COOL-ER
Reload this Page Cool-er: light, trendy, inexpensive e-book reader

Notices

Reply
Page 3 of 24 12 3 4567 Last »
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-14-2009, 04:22 PM   #31
Moejoe
Banned
Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.Moejoe did not drink the Kool Aid.
 
Posts: 5,100
Karma: 72193
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: South of the Border
Device: Coffin
Quote:
Originally Posted by dynabook View Post
From Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/i...for-e-readers/

Looks like Vizplex and seems to be running FBReader.

Pricing about $250 USD.
Looks really nice, good price, ePub support. I hope they do well with this as I think I'd buy one of those if they were available and I was in the market for a reader.
Moejoe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:23 PM   #32
grooks
Wizard
grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.
 
grooks's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,326
Karma: 30250
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma
Quote:
Originally Posted by dynabook View Post
One of the photos in the gallery clearly shows "Loading FB Reader..."
--MH
Someone else has pointed that out in a different thread, although coolreader's website does not list it as a supported format. Maybe there will be more updated information before the launch.
grooks is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 05-14-2009, 04:26 PM   #33
wallcraft
reader
wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wallcraft's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,975
Karma: 5183568
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD
See also Cool-er: iPod moment for ebook readers in the Which one should I buy? forum.
wallcraft is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:26 PM   #34
DaleDe
Grand Sorcerer
DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DaleDe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DaleDe's Avatar
 
Posts: 11,470
Karma: 13095790
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Grass Valley, CA
Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by dynabook View Post
One of the photos in the gallery clearly shows "Loading FB Reader..."
--MH
Interesting. I wonder why they do not list any of the formats that FB Reader supports? Perhaps Endgadget had a prototype. The web site only mentions Adobe support.

Dale
DaleDe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:33 PM   #35
dynabook
Techno-geek
dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.dynabook ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 225
Karma: 1116651
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: PRS-T1 (Black), PRS-T3S (Black), Kobo Aura ONE
Their companion ebook site - coolerbooks.com -seems to allow choosing several different readers and restricts titles which will not work with the selected reader. The only format I have found is Adobe Digital Editions. I'm wondering if Adobe is backing this venture.
dynabook is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 05-14-2009, 04:40 PM   #36
grooks
Wizard
grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.
 
grooks's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,326
Karma: 30250
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma
I tried a few titles and have seen mobipocket and microsoft reader on that site. I'm going to guess Adobe will be the predominant format. May have to test more titles tonight to see if there is a pattern.
grooks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:44 PM   #37
pking36330
FT Parent PT Reader
pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.pking36330 can program the VCR without an owner's manual.
 
pking36330's Avatar
 
Posts: 322
Karma: 187838
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: South Alabama
Device: Shocked by how much I've read on an iPod Touch received as a gift!
Quote:
Originally Posted by dynabook View Post
Their companion ebook site - coolerbooks.com -seems to allow choosing several different readers and restricts titles which will not work with the selected reader. The only format I have found is Adobe Digital Editions. I'm wondering if Adobe is backing this venture.
If you look at the photo 6 of 25 on the engadget site article, the 'battery compartment' door on the back has the printed text:

"Contains Reader Mobile technology by
Adobe® Systems Incorporated"

I wonder if Adobe has a stake, or if Interead just licensed the Adobe ADE technology?
pking36330 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:48 PM   #38
porkupan
Fanatic
porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
porkupan's Avatar
 
Posts: 556
Karma: 1057213
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Eastern U.S.
Device: Sony Reader
Quote:
Originally Posted by pking36330 View Post
If you look at the photo 6 of 25 on the engadget site article, the 'battery compartment' door on the back has the printed text:

"Contains Reader Mobile technology by
Adobe® Systems Incorporated"

I wonder if Adobe has a stake, or if Interead just licensed the Adobe ADE technology?
It probably just means that Interead uses Adobe Mobile SDK, like many other ebook reader manufacturers (including Sony and Amazon).
porkupan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:49 PM   #39
Alexander Turcic
Fully Converged
Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alexander Turcic ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Alexander Turcic's Avatar
 
Posts: 18,171
Karma: 14021202
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Switzerland
Device: Too many to count here.
Quote:
Originally Posted by pking36330 View Post
I wonder if Adobe has a stake, or if Interead just licensed the Adobe ADE technology?
Most likely the second. More and more e-book vendors are licensing Adobe Reader Mobile SDK. See also here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46342
Alexander Turcic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 04:55 PM   #40
porkupan
Fanatic
porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.porkupan ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
porkupan's Avatar
 
Posts: 556
Karma: 1057213
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: North Eastern U.S.
Device: Sony Reader
However it is still very unclear, where did they get the library of 750,000 titles...
porkupan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 05:00 PM   #41
grooks
Wizard
grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.grooks can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.
 
grooks's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,326
Karma: 30250
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma
Quote:
Originally Posted by porkupan View Post
However it is still very unclear, where did they get the library of 750,000 titles...
Think you hinted at it in another post that it may not be 750,000 unique titles. I suspect if a single title is offered in 5 formats they are counting that as 5 books.
grooks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 05:11 PM   #42
Robertb
Astak Director, Bus. Devl
Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Robertb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Robertb's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,560
Karma: 2500000
Join Date: Apr 2008
Device: Astak Pocket PRO
Made by Netronix BUT
Dear All:

It is an early version of the Astak Mentor Lite, built by Netronix, debuting next month BUT with no Netronix Software... it is their own and not as good. Suspect that this device also uses what is known in the panel business as a "B Grade Panel", cheap but fuzzy with lower resolution. A "B Grade" is a panel that was rejected by the factory as not good enough. Also will not have Adobe Digital Editions on it. There are numerous other differences, all of which are minuses and not additions.

Fictionwise has 100,000 eBook titles, Ingram Digital has about 130,000 titles, Overdrive has about 150,000 titles. THAT is essentially it for Digital Content unless you include the old classics from Google at 500,000. So, I think you are already seeing a bit of a sham regarding titles they claim.

If this is $250 (doubtful) and you can get a Mentor Lite WITH A-grade panel and Adobe Digital Editions and Netronix Software for $289... I would be careful about this one.
Robertb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 05:28 PM   #43
wallcraft
reader
wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wallcraft's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,975
Karma: 5183568
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD
Teleread references a FT.com article (Cool-er e-reader takes on the Kindle) which provides slightly more believable ebook figures:
Quote:
The result is the Cool-er and Coolerbooks.com, an online store for the US with 260,000 paid-for titles at launch from all the major publishers, compared to around 250,000 on Amazon. Around 60,000 titles will be available in the UK and Europe initially.
However, browsing Coolerbooks.com, with all ebook formats selected, does not give me the impression that they have 260K titles.
wallcraft is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 05:34 PM   #44
wallcraft
reader
wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wallcraft's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,975
Karma: 5183568
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robertb View Post
Also will not have Adobe Digital Editions on it.
It does have Adobe Digital Editions, so perhaps they bought their own licence for the SDK.
wallcraft is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 05:35 PM   #45
sirbruce
Provocateur
sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
sirbruce's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,859
Karma: 505847
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Columbus, OH
Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS
Amazon has over 280,000 titles on Kindle currently, so they're deliberately using the lower figure in order to look better.
sirbruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 3 of 24 12 3 4567 Last »

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Inexpensive Reader Tinks Which one should I buy? 19 08-06-2010 06:36 AM
Book light for pocket reader? mfp Sony Reader 12 04-17-2010 02:28 AM
Sony Reader Book Cover With Light for 34.99 bossfan2000 Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 4 12-11-2009 11:09 AM
Cool-er e-book reader on CNET (Video Review) Kris777 Interead COOL-ER 0 06-06-2009 04:55 AM
Accessories Cool tip for the Medge illuminator light Dragoro Amazon Kindle 6 02-20-2009 02:11 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:31 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.