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faintdreams ([personal profile] faintdreams) wrote in [community profile] ebooks2009-07-14 01:12 pm

Wired Cool-er e-reader review. In summary they hate it

Full review here: http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_cooler

Snippet below.

WIRED Candy colors. Initial cost of admission cheaper than competitors. Support for open formats. Battery life is good for a fortnight.

TIRED Flimsy buttons. Plasticky-construction. Overpriced e-book store. Tacky user interfaced. No auto-sleep mode. No WiFi. No access to newspapers, blogs or magazines.


I don't know about you but I do not view wi-fi on an dedicated e-reader as a deal-breaker. Ditto blogs / newspapers

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[personal profile] amalthia 2009-07-15 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
I think my only complaint based on the MobileRead review is that it doesn't support RTF well. Having said that, it has support for epub (good support) and for mobi...that's a BIG step in the right direction!