ECTACO's JetBook eBook Reader. I do believe this is the lightest model on the market to date. Here's what it says on ECTACO's website: "Lightweight and super-portable, ECTACO jetBook is the ultimate pocket library. Capable of storing thousands of books in the world’s most popular languages, plus music and picture files, it is a universal mobile library for professional, business and leisure reading. With an easy to scan high-resolution 5-inch display and a viewing angle close to 180°, it is fully customizable. Even readers who have difficulty seeing print books will benefit from its adjustable text size and font face. And weighing in at only 7,5 ounces, this handy device fits perfectly into the palm of your hand." It also plays MP3 files and is capable of holding "thousands of books," which beats the Kindle which holds only 200 titles. It has a built in dictionary and translator (Russian, Spanish, and Polish). Its USB cord and adapter come standard in the package. The JetBook sells for $349.95 at http://www.jetbook.net/ .


Here's Amazon's Kindle reader. It seems to be selling like hotcakes because I never see any in stock when I check the Amazon website. It weighs in at a healthy 10.3 ounces, and holds over 200 titles. Foreign newspapers are available for instant download. From the website: "The real Kindle is just 1/4 inch bigger than shown on the cover of Newsweek." The Kindle sells for $399.00.

And check out this cool article covers a subject close to my heart. For the last 2 semesters, I have been buying my college textbooks in digital format whenever possible. It saves wear and tear on my back and arms by saving me the need to drag a heavy backpack or from having to lug around my rolling backpack (which weighs over 20 pounds empty). Check out this article, and join the eBook revolution!
http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-electronics/20080324/AQM05124032008-1.html

Also, some noteworthy eBook news: The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) is holding it's annual conference. Here's the announcement from its website (http://www.idpf.org/digitalbook08/):

"The emerging global eBook market and the adoption of the EPUB digital publication standard will top the agenda at Digital Book 2008. This one-day conference is part of the IDPF’s acclaimed spring educational series. In prior years this event has been consistently sold-out as it presents the year’s best opportunities to network with global publishing and online technology leaders in the digital book world."

I'll be back soon with more news and information from the world of writing and epublishing.

Happy writing and eBook Reading!
Rosie