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e-Book Mobility Tools - Readers

If you want to take it with you, here are the best mobile e-book readers on the market today. You may already have one - in which case, check out the software/file formats to see what is compatible with what.

Palm HandHelds
The family of Palm Handheld Devices include the Palm™ Tngsten T2. The Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 handheld packs power into one of Palm's most compact handhelds. And, the Tungsten T2 handheld has MP3 and video playback, photo software, built-in voice recorder -- color! (Retails for $399 - lower priced models available too.) Tons of software and a growing collection of ebooks. Adobe has just release an PDF reader for Palm devices too. Get More Info.

Handspring Treo
The award-winning Handspring Treo is the first infinitely expandable handheld computer. It's fully Palm OS compatible (which means Palm OS ebooks are compatible too). Handspring Treo: Is the Treo communicator - A Palm OS organizer? YES! - A phone? YES! - Can it do email? YES! - Can you surf the web with it? YES! - Can you do SMS messaging? YES! -- Treo is really neat, so check it out!

Pocket PC
HP iPAQ H5555 Pocket PC is an example of the various handheld devices that are newly released using a Windows CE operating system. Intended to be a fully featured, pocket-sized computer capable of surfing the Web, sending and receiving email, and playing audio and video. Prices range from $299 to $899 depending upon features. There are many ebooks available for Pocket PC's, with more all the time. And with the Mobipocket software, there is a terrific selection. Get more information on HP Pocket PC

Franklin e-Bookman
eBookMan™ is a brand new eBook Reading Device. According to Franklin.com, the developer, you can read (or listen) to thousands of your favorite titles, enjoy your favorite music, and carry all of your important personal data wherever you go!
eBookman has a large, 16 level grayscale display that shows 87% more information than today's popular handheld devices. It can record your voice, take notes in your natural handwriting, or perform a multitude of organizer tasks. The MultiMediaCard slot allows you to add more memory - up to 64 MB at a time. Their unique Open and Secure platform and free SDK are an open invitation to future development, which will provide you with even more titles and content to choose from. And even though you get more, you won't have to pay more; eBookman is available in three models, with prices to suit any budget and lifestyle. More information.

Symbian OS
Symbian OS is an advanced, open, standard operating system licensed by the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers and is already available in the Ericsson R380, R380e and R380 World Smartphones, the Nokia 9200 Communicator series and Psion's PDAs, and soon in the Nokia 7650.

Rocket/REB1100
Portable device -- Carry up to a dozen ebooks in one little piece of hardware! It also contains a backlight -- Read at night, on the train or in bed, without disturbing others. Built-in Webster's dictionary -- No more scrambling for the dictionary; now you can look up words as you read. Search function -- Lets you turn instantly to the section that interests you. Highlighting and note taking -- Highlight important sections and make notes, just like you would with a traditional book. Find out more.

hiebook
Enjoy eBooks anytime, anywhere. With the hiebook™ you can take your library of titles with you. The backlit LCD display allows you to enjoy titles complete with graphics even in the dark! You can even create your own content and carry it with you. With OEB compatibility, you can be sure titles will look great, just as the publisher intended. Supports audio too. Click here to find out more.

e-Book Mobility Tools - File Formats

The details vary slightly depending on reader, but the process to get an ebook from the web to a mobile e-book reader is essentially two steps:

download the e-book to your computer in the folder your reader SW is expecting it, and
transfer the e-book from your PC to the portable reading device.

Here are a list of the most popular File formats and the devices they work with.

Adobe Acrobat (PDF) for MacIntosh and PCs and some Palm OS
Windows Executable (EXE) for PCs
Palm DOC (PDB) for Palm compatible devices
Palm Isilo (PDB) for Palm compatible devices
Microsoft Reader (LIT) for PC and PocketPC devices
Franklin eBookman (FUB) for Franklin eBookMan devices
Hiebook (KML) for Hiebook devices
Mobipocket (PRC) (currently available for Palm OS, PocketPC (Windows CE), Symbian OS, and Franklin eBookman devices) This is the most universally useable format -free download- a PC version is now also available. If you are ready to take the plunge - this one is our recommendation.
Rocket (RB) for Rocket and REB/1100

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