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| Review of the eBookwise 1150 Portable Ebook Reading Device
This is a quick review of the rebranded ET2 - 1150 ebook reader. I am no photographer, so forgive me if the photos are a bit rough. The ET2 - 1150 was originally sold by Gemstar but retail sales ended in 2003 when Gemstar closed its online store. These unsold devices were languishing in a warehouse. Enter ebook retailer Fictionwise.com. They have rescued these ebook readers and rebranded them under their own eBookwise.com name with a dedicated ebook store, which is easy to use and buy from, for support. I ordered my 1150 on a Sunday night at the eBookwise website. On Thursday my new 1150 was delivered. Everything was in good order except the stylus for the tap screen was missing. My e-mail the next day about the stylus was answered very promptly and a new stylus is to be sent to me. Update: Stylus arrived by FedEx 2nd day express! :) The manual recommends charging the reader for only 2 hours before using so I did that while reading though the printed Quick Start Guide [PDF] and downloading the USB driver for my Macintosh computer. After 2 hours of charging I went about registering my device by following the instructions in the Quick Start Guide. With a little fiddling I figured it out in about 10 minutes. Good my device is registered! More...Page 2 |  | ||||||||||
| eBookwise - 1150 The screen is back lit and the background does not look greenish when turned on and seen with the naked eye. PDA included for scale. | |||||||||||
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| 1150 ebook reader plus carrying pouch, A/C plus, phone cord. Not shown: USB cable and the Quick Start Manual (oops I forgot them) :) | |||||||||||
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