Review of Cooler ereader at MobileRead
By Paul Biba
mtravellerh, who is located in Luxembourg, has just received a Cooler ereader. Here is a snipped from the review. You can find the rest here:
My Cool-ER finally arrived today. It was safely tucked in a big Jiffy-Pack. The Cool-ER itself was in a small cardboard box. Not a lot of extras coming with the reader, I’m afraid. There is a headgear-adapter and a Mini-USB cable. Not even a manual in that box! …
ePub: This device was made for ePubs. They are fully justified and the book is rendered very fast. Page turning is faster than on the 505 and Cybook, nearly as fast as on the 700. The display seems to have a lot of contrast. Calling up the TOC takes two clicks, though. Direct access would be far better. I think the Cool-ER is not subject to the 300 kb-limit anymore. I will check that out later today and keep you posted. …
Finally: The Cool-ER is still a little rough around the edges, but the ePub engine is just great and the good speed is quite nice, too. Maybe the page turning could be done with the volume control if ya don’t listen to music (hint!) I am still playing with the device, so I will keep you updated!
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:18 pm
My first Cooler reader lasted 6 weeks before failing. The second lasted 4 weeks. “Customer service” has been useless. Stay away from this pointless piece of junk.