Comments on: E-book gizmos I’ve known: The Rothman version

By: exvaxman

exvaxman — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:35:17 +0000

The Franklin Ebookman was released far too early – the software was in what I would call an “Alpha” state – not ready to ship. By the end of life it was a fairly solid unit.

By: pond

pond — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:53:58 +0000

Wow, what a trek down memory lane! Thanks for giving us this one, David. You might have been able to open your own ebook-device museum one day, had you kept all them gizmos.

I find it most instructive how many of the old devices fail not for hardware reasons, but because of the evils of DRM. I sure hope the book publishers are watching the music labels’ decisions closely these days.

By: Maddy Plumm

Maddy Plumm — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:55:12 +0000

I use the Dell Axim 30 – have for years. Use both Reader and Mobipocket. Love it cause it fits in my pocket and goes everywhere I do.

My kids gave me a Kindle for my birthday. Love it. Prefer it to paper books. Much easier to hold. I love the fact that it’s not backlit and the battery lasts a long long time.

I will continue using both, however, will only use the PDA when I’m out and about and waiting in line.