Pros: MUCH cheaper than a Kindle and there is no need to buy ebooks just from Am*zon with this. And no need to email your own ebooks to Am*zon for them to convert to a readable format and send back to you. (See other thoughts for free, easy to use, ebook converters that you can install on your own PC. Takes literally seconds to convert your ebooks to whatever format you choose) You can transfer ebooks from your PC to the Jetbook with a simple drop and drag. Most formats display well on the Jetbook, tho PDF is a little iffy. Again, see converters below if you want to change a book from PDF. Charging battery to full by AC adaptor (wall plug) takes an hour or less, even when I've run the battery so low it's got one bar left. (Charging by USB port cable on PC takes longer, is still fast) I've grabbed textbooks online for my daughter-in-law (college) and saved her a HUGE amount of dollars. She uses her Jetbook for a lot of study work. Has half gig capacity. Can add a 2 gig micro card.

Cons: I've found ONLY VERY MINOR CONS: Make sure that the Jetbook is turned OFF when you plug into wall to recharge. If it's on, it does not charge and you will have to RESET it for it to work correctly. Ditto for charging by PC.; turn OFF before plugging in. (To add books to it, tho, make sure Jetbook is ON when plugging into PC) It would be nice to be able to charge while still reading, so that is still a con for me. Freezes up or acts glitchy occaisionally (four times in 10 months for me, so not a big deal) Stick a bobby pin or fork tine in the little RESET hole on the back. Voila, problem solved. Note: It does take a long minute after reset when you turn it back on, for it to allow you to surf through your settings and books. Just use a minute's worth of patience. Battery life is NOT 20 hours. More like 10 hours for me, but recharge IS fast. Even 7-10 hours is more than enough reading time for me and I'm a voracious reader.

Overall Review: I've had this little gem for 10 months now; don't know how I ever lived without one. I have hundreds of books on mine. I love it so much that I bought one for my someone else and when a cousin saw me using mine, she made her hubby get one for her, ASAP. He's also now a happy regular at Newegg, as well. FREE EBOOK CONVERTERS: Use Amber Lit Converter to convert .lit files to text or rtf or pdf, html and more. All can be read on the Ectaco Jetbook, tho I prefer RTF format. If you want to convert a PDF to text, use the SomePDF to Text converter. For a 2 gig micro card, I recommend Kingston. It won the reader's choice award and Newegg frequently has it on sale; free shipping. I've not tried the MP3 player on the Jetbook, as I put my audio books on my little MP3 player. A 2 GIG card will certainly allow those who don't own an MP3 player, the room, if you want to listen to one on your Jetbook. Earphones are included. I HIGHLY recommend the Jetbook as THEE ereader to buy!

Pros: It's pretty. It LOOKS like a great device. Bought on sale. (They should have paid ME to take it) Glad I didn't pay full price for this glitchy, sticky, finicky ereader wannabe.

Cons: Takes as much as 2 minutes to start! Does not use a regular usb charger. It has a PROPRIETARY USB CHARGER. I have to play with charger in plug for it to start working. Very touchy. If it breaks, you are S0L.You have to order another from them. Will not list your books in your homemade genre folders in "your library". (You have to scroll through screens to the SD card setting and when the ereader sometimes recognizes the card, then you can access your books neatly organized. (I've tried different brands and sizes of cards. Same for all.) Touchscreen is atrocious and must be hit in EXACTLY the right 3 pixel area to work. Even then, it OFTEN turns page backwards instead. Tapping and tapping at a setting to access it is endless. Worst of all, after approximately 90 minutes of reading it freezes up. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. The battery drains during non use and NO, I did not leave it on sleep setting. In the OFF position, after a couple weeks, numerous times I've found it totally dead.

Overall Review: If you are already stuck with one, don't put more than 20 books on SD card at a time. It'll just freeze up. (It'll freeze up anyway, but not nearly as often. Maybe just a couple times a day, instead) I keep internet function off. Can 't even imagine how sticky it'd be with that on. I use my Ectaco Jetbook reader every day. Simplest, least problematic. Minor freezeups once in a while. Reset is your friend. Not so with Pandigital. Takes several minutes to regain functionality after a reset and resets are constant.

Pros: Great ereader, no frills. Sale-under $50. Easy on the eyes, drop and drag books onto your micro SD card, insert and voila. I gave my sister a 2 gig micro SD card in an adaptor, already formatted with folders full of bestsellers (Contemp, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery,Non-Fic, etc...). Showed her the ereader's basic controls and she can't live w/o it now. She would not even let me return it for lack of updating ability because it works fine without the next 2 available updates. (It's on version 18)

Cons: This one won't update. I'm no novice. Have updated 5 other ereaders, various brands + complexity. This one is no go. Read mobile forums, others with same problem. Also...may have the Ectaco quirk; do NOT put parenthesis () in folder/ book title names. May or may not recognize them. Parenthesis in a book title may cause the whole folder and its other books not to show up on ereader. Don't bother with loading photos or using MP3 player. Not worth the wait, the sound, or battery usage. But it's PERFECT for fast, comfortable READING.

Overall Review: Product is identical to Ectaco Jetbook. Licensed by Aluratek from Ectaco, but Aluratek developed better software for it. I may order 1 at this price as a backup for Jetbook. Don't need bells or whistles, internet, or touch screen. I'm a voracious reader and only care that the pages turn fast and that I can see the print. Also, don't overcharge battery. It's TOUCHY! Knocked my first ereader down to about 2 hours battery that way. The replacement for that one lasts about 10 hours. NEVER did get the approximately 20 hours reading time advertised.

Pros: Update much improves this reader. URL:http://www.jetbookmini.com/update/ (See CONS for finding a recognizable SD card.) When attaching Jetbook (with working SD card inserted) to PC, hit power option that shows up, re-attach to PC, hit SD card option, NOT internal memory and it should finally recognize SD card and then it will go to update screen. Takes some playing around, but it's worth it. Page finder and battery life seem much improved after update. Clock holds correct time after update. And with SD card finally recognized, I can carry all the books I want on it instead of just 3 on internal memory. One star off for SD card problems.NOTE:I tried mini and micro, even tho it specifies regular size only, in an attempt to get it working. Also tried half gig, one gig regular size, PNY, HP, A-Data brands that did not work, tho and those sizes and brands SHOULD.

Cons: Agregiously hit or miss as far as SD cards to add space for books. Also, can't update w/o an SD card inserted. Out of 8 cards total of different sizes, brands, it recognized ONLY a Kingston brand 4 gig regular size which cannot be used (2 gig max), but the fact that it recognized that one gave me hope, so I tried Kingston..Out of 2 of the identical 2 gig Kingston regular size, it only recognized one when inserted. VERY touchy with the SD cards and Kingston seems to be the key, at least for my Jetbook! (No, I don't work for Kingston)

Overall Review: I'd given up on this reader some time ago when 7 different SD cards would not work. Gave it one more chance with a Kingston card and it actually recognized it, so I went on from there. Love this reader now that it's usable, but am worried that when this particular Kingston 2 gig card fails, I might not find another that the Jetbook will accept..

Pros: Giving 1 egg for the PROS: Easily re-programs buttons/screen orientation with 2 clicks so you can read comfortably with either hand. I switch back and forth constantly. LOVE that feature. Small, lightweight, font sizes are great for all vision needs.

Cons: Would not accept ANY size, any brand SD card.Tried SEVEN different cards and it does not recognize them.Went out and purchased 2 more cards, still zilch. Every card works in either my PC, my other book readers, my camera and my phones... Had to delete all books that came on device to make room to add mine. Able to fit no more than 2-3 books total on internal hardrive. Useless for travel for me as I am a voracious reader. I keep hundreds of books on my other readers. Tried resetting, tried loading from 3 different PCs. This is a dealbreaker as far as I'm concerned. Immediately noticed that battery cover would never fit back on snuggly once batteries installed. Slight ridge from ill-fitting cover becomes mountain size after hours of poking into your hand. 90 hours reading time? Bull! Each battery set lasted no more than 3 days worth of reading. Maybe 12 hrs total? Tried regular and rechargeable.I used this 9 days to give it a chance. Kept re-trying SD cards to no avail.

Overall Review: Frequently returned me to page one after ON/OFF and is a hassel to return to page I was reading. Cumbersome page finder program. Changing font size screws up page numbers and prevents finding page you were on when that happens. And it happened a lot. Due to broken ankle, did not get home to grab this after delivery until the return period was already over or it would have been RMA'd immediately. Carrying no more than 3 small size books total on an ereader is ridiculous. Have not bothered using since original 9 day trial. Wasted $90. Love my regular Jetbook and wanted something with better battery life. This ain't it!

Pros: Ordered on 4th, it was shipped on 5th, received on 6th and shipping was FREE. Great price ($13.99) for 8 gigs. Transfer of files pretty quick, especially compared to some other flash drives I've used that have taken more than twice the transfer time. Has an option to set it so there's no need to mess with "safely remove hardware", if that's your preference. Alternative option is to set for higher quality performance. I always prefer retractable flash, like this one; no need to worry about lost caps.

Cons: Loaded with "extra" programs and program offers that I deleted. They take up space I want for storage of MY stuff. (Deletion quick and simple, but always annoys me. Others may like, want, value these programs).

Overall Review: I've used SanDisk for years. Always reliable product in my experience and it's my favorite brand of flash drive. Sturdy and hasn't lost or corrupted any files on me yet. ***Can't believe that New Egg shipped this free, overnight. Thought it'd take at least a week to receive under free shipping terms. Lovin' me some New Egg!