And so when your inner rhythm, set by the city bustle, comes into line with the leisurely amplitude of the park, it's time to add a bit of comfort. Recently, JetBook has become my constant companion. Now it's hard to imagine how I managed without it before. Tell you how it was? Like most of us. For travel and vacation, I bought paperback books; for home reading, hardcover editions. Often I ended up buying a 'pig in a poke.' After reading a few pages, looking into the middle and end of the book hoping there was some intrigue, bitter disappointment set in. I felt sorry for the wasted time and money, don't take it for mercantilism (a reading person will surely understand).
It was different if you came across a capital-letter book! Then the main thing is not to miss your station, and on vacation, to check your watch more often so as not to be late for a pre-planned event. You'd devour it in a few days, but also suffer a bit. I remember moments when it was time to get off the train, you close the book, and poorly glued pages fall out. You frantically try to gather them, jump out of the car before the doors close, to the amusement of other passengers. How many unflattering epithets you mentally send at that moment to the stingy publisher who skimped on glue, to the lady who stepped on a fallen page, to the conductor hurrying to close the door.
And haven't you ever, settled at home in your favorite armchair, spilled a coffee stain on a page of a book dear to your heart? Oh yes, yes... I believe it, all at once.
With the appearance of JetBook in my life, such everyday absurdities disappeared forever. Only the pure enjoyment of reading remained. The previously constant dilemma 'Which book to choose?' also vanished. Now I always have more than a thousand books with me. For every taste, for every mood. From detective stories and science fiction to timeless classics and memoirs. Science fiction, history, poetry, romance, fantasy... Everything that is interesting and can be useful. Reference books, aphorisms, jokes. Crazy talk, you say?! No – just the smart use of modern technology allowed the creation of such a comfortable book as JetBook.
It weighs about 200 grams, and JetBook is thinner than an ordinary paperback book. It is comfortable to hold in your hand, comfortable to read text from it. The five-inch, high-contrast monochrome screen without backlighting is specially designed to eliminate eye strain while reading. And for greater comfort, you can choose a convenient font and letter size. JetBook is equally convenient to read on a bright sunny day while sitting on a park bench, and under artificial light from a home lamp or fluorescent lights.
The phrase 'Everything ingenious is simple' fits JetBook perfectly. The ascetic design is emphatically noble. A simple but very convenient menu. Rarely do things appear on the market for which, even upon detailed examination, it is difficult to give an approximate price.
I remember my doubts when buying JetBook. Shell out almost $400 or continue buying paper books, on average for $15, and be disappointed every other time? The numbers finally convinced me to purchase JetBook. A simple calculation showed that with $400 I could buy only 26 books! But into JetBook you can absolutely free download more than 1000 books to your taste! Here you must agree, the choice is obvious.
And updating the library is a matter of seconds. The internet is teeming with library sites. For example, I use two very extensive and rich in terms of choice sites. Found what I need, copied, transferred to JetBook! The e-book allows you to form a library according to your own taste. For example, someone is interested in science fiction. On the site, we find the corresponding section, select the author, say the Strugatskys, or, say, Ray Bradbury, find the books of interest. Copy, and then transfer to JetBook. The whole operation takes less than a minute.
By the way, JetBook has a function that made this device practically invaluable for me. It turns out you can not only read books but also listen to them. In a special menu section there is an 'Audiobooks' function. Now, when I get tired of reading, I select an interesting radio play, put on headphones, and listen to the book.
However, everyone uses this function according to their taste. Once, on the way to work, on the train, a girl almost fell on me; she was engrossed in the same JetBook as mine, and when the train suddenly stopped, she couldn't keep her balance. What a wonderful reason to get acquainted! I didn't fail to take advantage of it, but what surprised me was that Sveta, that was her name, was reading an e-book with headphones on. That's too much – the thought flashed. For example, I either read or listen, because I'm no Julius Caesar. It turned out that Svetlana loves classical music. Moreover, in all respects, and she prefers to read classics accompanied by classical music. I tried it too. Believe me, Nietzsche to Wagner makes an indelible impression.
What else is convenient about JetBook is that you can read several books and not waste time looking for a forgotten page. Page markers in JetBook allow you to add bookmarks. Using the automatic page turning function, you can set your average reading speed and simply enjoy the book, while JetBook will turn the pages for you. Well, that's for enthusiasts; I prefer to turn pages manually.
The only downside is that, having recently visited a store, I discovered an incredible discount on JetBook. But I don't regret the extra money I paid; I learned long ago that the miser pays twice. And I sincerely feel sorry for people who continue to buy bright books with empty content for considerable money.
Mikhail ANDREEV.