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It's wonderful that the JBL reads Ereader DRM files. What's _NOT_ so wonderful is that you have to enter the unlock information everytime you open a book for the first time. This is extremely annoying.

Every other device that reads Ereader DRM files asks you for the unlock code for a book and when you open subsequent book requiring the same unlock information, it uses the information saved from the previous book so you don't have to reenter the information over and over again as you open new books.

This behavior is unacceptable and needs to be addressed ASAP in a firmware update.

Thank you,
Panagiotis

PS If this is to be implemented, what time frame would we be looking for this to appear? If it is not going to be soon, I am going to have to return the device during the return period. For me, the device is unusable as it currently is.]]> http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25846.page http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25846.page GMT http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25847.page http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25847.page GMT

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ROBERT J. SAWYER, Science Fiction Writer
Author FLASHFORWARD, basis for the TV series
http://sfwriter.com * sawyer@sfwriter.com

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Apologize for the inconvenience, we will concern Your complaint developing next updates.


Best Regards,

Pavel - technical support

Ectaco INC,

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Best Regards,

Pavel - technical support

Ectaco INC,

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ROBERT J. SAWYER, Science Fiction Writer
Author FLASHFORWARD, basis for the TV series
http://sfwriter.com * sawyer@sfwriter.com

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I am using Firmware 0.14m Patch 15.

What is the timeframe for the next firmware update. If it is going to be more than a week and a half, I need to return this while I still can do so within 30 days.

Thank you,
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As someone who has over 700 PDB files with DRM on them, it's a huge annoyance and will take far more than 30 minutes for me to unlock them all.

I received my jetBook Lite less than a week ago. If I'm unable to get the unlock function resolved (so that info is only added once) and the missing words/sentences issues resolved, I too will have to return my reader. With nearly all of my books impacted by these items, the downsides far outweigh the early positive impression I have of the JBL.]]> http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25964.page http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25964.page GMT
I received my jetBook Lite less than a week ago. If I'm unable to get the unlock function resolved (so that info is only added once) and the missing words/sentences issues resolved, I too will have to return my reader. With nearly all of my books impacted by these items, the downsides far outweigh the early positive impression I have of the JBL.[/quote]

Yikes! - Yeah, I don't have anywhere near 700 DRM locked books.. 30 or so maybe.. (and just bought 7 more.) I've got a lot of homemade pdb books that aren't locked..

If you do that - return it, are you going to buy another reader? Just curious. What other reader out there does these pdb format books and works like that? The nook maybe? Anybody know?]]> http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25965.page http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25965.page GMT
Yikes! - Yeah, I don't have anywhere near 700 DRM locked books.. 30 or so maybe.. (and just bought 7 more.) I've got a lot of homemade pdb books that aren't locked..

If you do that - return it, are you going to buy another reader? Just curious. What other reader out there does these pdb format books and works like that? The nook maybe? Anybody know?[/quote]

I've got more than 4600 DRMed pdbs and that will take a LOT more than 30 Minutes.


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That versatility is one of the main reasons I like the pdb format - I can read it anywhere on anything. The DRM itself is also one of the attractive features. It's just my name and credit card number. That means I don't have to rely on a central licensing site (that might disappear tomorrow!) to unlock a book - once I download it, I load it where I want, type in the info and off I go. For publishers, this method is also good at anti-piracy - who's going to give their credit card number to anyone else? It also helps that it is such a mature, well featured, and stable format.

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I've been reading eBooks from fictionwise.com since the days of my iPaq (close to a decade now). I've been regretting the fact that most purchased over the years were DRM locked and was celebrating the fact that the JBL was advertizing that they could read the books. Up until recently, I've been reading most of my books on my iPhone.

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I'm told the Nook can read the files and would certainly hope so as they purchased the source site (and eReader.com) a while back. Unfortunately I'm in Canada so I'll have to wait until the Nook is made available here or my next trip south of the border to get one. In the meantime, it would mean going back to my iPhone to read my books.

I'm definitely willing to wait if the JBL team is working on fixing these issues, but if they're not then I'll be forced to return the books. Since I'm quickly becoming a fan of the JBL reader, I'd really hate to have to return it.]]> http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25969.page http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25969.page GMT
Yeah, I know the palm can - been using my E2 to read books ever since I got it. One of the reason I didn't go with any of the "phone" devices as a new reader was that I wanted something with a bigger screen. I almost went with the nook, but then found this JBL and liked it's cost and that it has just basic set of features (no G3).

Just visted the Foxit eSlick forum - looks like it is undergoing a lot of similar firmware updates too...

My take on these ereaders - it's like the early days of personal computers. Back when there wasn't much standardization... and pretty much nothing worked on multiple systems..]]> http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25971.page http://www.ectaco.com/posts/preList/18460/25971.page GMT
After that, the device read pdbs well (keeping in mind the refresh time) as well as pdfs which it was originally designed to read - and handles better than any other device.

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