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"Excellent for a knowledgeable computer user" on by 74hodag
Pros: Can read many ebook formats
Cons: After a few years the page turning wheel wears out
Summary: I love my ebookman. You have to know what you are doing when it comes to moving files around on your computer but if you can do that it's great.
What I do is delete everything on it except the MobiPocket Reader and it's associated files.
All I use it for is an ebook reader. So, I don't need the other stuff.
You can download a free MobiPocket converter from mobipocket.com and convert any .txt, .doc, .pdf or .html file to the mobipocket format.
You can also use the free ABC Amber Lit converter to convert .lit files to html and then to mobipocket.
So, you can read virtually any ebook.
It doesn't have a built in battery so you have to buy your own. What I did was go to Radio Shack and buy a battery charger and 4 NMH batteries for it. Two are charging while I'm using the other two. These four batteries have lasted me almost two years now. Make sure you get the Radio Shack brand.
If you want a pda type machine don't get this. If you want a relatively inexpensive ebook reader get it. Once you get rid of the useless apps in the OS you have plenty of room for at least 15 ebooks.
Oh, and never buy a MMC of over 16MB. It doesn't handle them well.
Overall, as an ebook reader you can't beat it. -
"Was a great product two years ago" on
Pros: for $50 the Ebookman can't be beat. good for reading books in good light, great for hearing books in poor light. Will display excel spreadsheets, play games, has pda functions like, to-do, schedules, address book, calculator, converters, dictionaries, bib
Cons: too big for some shirt pockets and hard to read in dim light. batteries don't last long. like a palm there is no keyboard except the screen version and using the pen language is way too slow.
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"I think it is a great product" on
Pros: Good for reading books and while not the best at the other applications, it is still a good product
Cons: Not enough e-books
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"Good if available and cheap" on
Pros: -If you get one cheap (got mine for $50) it's a steal. -mp3 playback, with mmc expandability for up to a 256mb library. -huge screen, baclit, great for books, i personally finished several long novels on mine...
Cons: -monochrome screen, a con today, but back when ebookman came out, color meant 400-500 dollar pda... -mmc means ONLY mmc, had a mishap, bought an sd card, then found it supported only mmc... ouch -mediocre sync software, slow, and limited to only files ebo
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"GEAR OUT STANDING BUT BATTERY LIFE POOR!" on
Pros: GOOD PRICE & ALL THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF A PDA PDA OF A REAL PDA SHOULD BE!!
Cons: BATTERY LIFE
Franklin eBookman EBM-911 user reviews
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