Ebook reb 1100

The unit's 8MB of memory can store about 8, pages of text--about 20 novels' worth--as well as editions of periodicals such as Newsweek or the New York Times. The unit sports a headphone jack and a music button; however, RCA hasn't enabled any music or audio book features yet.

Buying books You can purchase and download books and periodicals to the REB using the internal The text is transferred to the e-book over a USB cable. Very strict copy-protection rules prevent you from reading the book on your PC or loaning the text to a friend; you can read it on only your e-book.

To make matters worse, the selection of titles available for the REB is limited to the top-selling novels and a smattering of nonfiction books; anyone interested in science or history or less popular novels will be quite disappointed.

The REB won't work with Word or other PC formats either, so you won't be able to review that big proposal or lengthy online documentation.

Overall, we found the unit pleasant to use. The screen's a bit small compared to the area of an average book, but the backlight and the easy paging add a lot to the reading experience.

It will take a much better book selection, a lower price, and an improved screen to make this attractive to the masses. The Good Backlit screen; nice design; long battery life. Incompatible with some digital texts; mediocre text quality; can't share books with others. This eBook, based on the Rocket eBook by NuvoMedia, is capable of displaying images, but the screen is only black-and-white not gray scale. The screen is dpi or x pixels on a 4.

The power supply accepts international voltages and detaches for easier transport. The backlight means you can read at night without disturbing your companions. Electronic features like find, lookup, and hyperlinks introduce the convenience and power of computers. People who have problems with their eyesight will find the customizable fonts to be a life-saver.

Just switch to the built-in large font or upload an even larger font TTF. By default, the eBook comes with Verdana 10 and 14, and you can upload fonts up to 28 point.