To purchase more books, you must install the included. Specialized for continuous book reading, this ebook sported. The company proclaimed it to be the first massmarketed electronic book reader. Hi everyone, i dusted off my old nuvomedia rocket ebook today. The rocket ebook can be conveniently updated from book stores and other sites on the web. The tale of rocketbook the very first ereader good ereader. Nuvomedia rocket ebook ebook reader rocketengine overview and full product specs on cnet. Rocket ebook specialized for continuous book reading, this ebook sported convenient scroll buttons on the side. The device is designed for fast and secure distribution of electronic books by internet. Rocket ebook article about rocket ebook by the free.
The rocket ebook is an early commercial handheld ereader that was produced by nuvomedia in late 1998. The rocket weighs 22 ounces, has a monochrome screen of 4. Learn from the rocket ebook experience and make it fast and easy to order your book. Rocket ebook, where can i find the rocketlibrarian. The ebook can display the current time, too, but it turns out that the clock is hidden in the about rocket ebook item that appears in the menu when you press the bookshelf button. Electronic paper was incorporated first into the sony librie that. Rocket ebook is a portable reading device about the size of a paperback book that promises to be the first usable, massmarketed electronic book. Kindle is by far the leader in ebook sales today, but apple is gaining marketshare fast.
Say a little something about your team here, tell the story of how you got together, describe what roles people play, and help your customers get to know you better. Five steps to effective content distribution strategies. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer the is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. In 2000, nuvomedia was acquired by gemstar tv guide international. I havent used it for years, but i want to start using me again because i had rsi in the past, and it is difficult for me to keep a normal book open with my hands. Soft skills for educational providers linkedin slideshare. It was called the rocket ebook and they thought they were turning a new page in publishing history. Usedbook stores would also be able to resell the cards. Martin eberhard and marc tarpenning, respectively, born may 15, 1960, berkeley, calif. It is the brainchild of seasoned professionals in the advertising and. Nuvomedia to launch rocket ebook device telecompaper. An ebook is an electronic version of a traditional print book that can be read by using a personal computer or by using an ebook reader.
Nuvomedias rocket ebook product is a handheld device about the size of a. The rocket ebook pro, a 22ounce handheld electronic reader, can. Two decades of ereader evolution ahead of their time 2. The product was purchased by gemstar ltd in the year 2000 and was then remanufactured by rca as the reb 1100 original list price. On april 15, 1997, martin eberhard and marc tarpenning founded nuvomedia to make a product that could benefit from improving battery size and settled on designing an electronic book reader. Rocketbook article about rocketbook by the free dictionary. Cnn dayton electronic book classroom pilot to begin sept. Nuvomedia rocket ebook ebook reader rocketengine sign in to comment. See rocket communicationss latest deals and use this detailed availability map to see if you live in one of the 58 cities and towns across illinois where rocket has fixed wireless internet service. Searchers readers should know that i concentrated my research on ebook. We are a web design and internet marketing agency that provides unique, useful and creative services for midsized businesses. The nuvomedia rocket ebook had the closest published resolution at 110 dpi. Nuvomedia released the rocket, the first handheld ebook reader, in 1998.
A rocket ebook is a 22ounce portable reading device with an lcd display manufactured by nuvomedia in 1998. There are actually two versions of the rocket ebook by nuvomedia, inc. Nuvomedia rocket ebook ebook reader rocketengine specs. The rocket book the upward progress of a rocket, lit in the basement by the janitors son, causes some strange situations as it passes through 20 floors of apartments. Muvo media is an independent video production and postproduction company composed of a compact team of highly driven individuals. Another vendor playing a large part in the development of the open ebook specification is nuvomedia inc. Back in 1999 nuvomedia built one of the first ebook readers. The rocket ebook was the first commercial ereader and several others were introduced around 1998, but did not gain widespread acceptance. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer. The rocket ebook was originally produced by nuvomedia, inc. Nuvomedia will launch the rocker ebook electronic book reader at the 1998 book fair in frankfurt, germany. This prompted eberhard and tarpenning to form a new company called nuvomedia and. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such.
The company proclaimed it to be the first massmarketed electronic book. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias. Rocketbook products can be reused, so you can stop using your other paper notebooks and save trees. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a. The regular ebook had 4 mb of flash memory, which is enough to store about 10 regular books or 4,000 pages. Nuvomedias rocket ebook and the softbook reader by softbook inc. Nuvomedia, makers of rocket ebook, says that the 22ounce devices. Pdas, pocket pcs, laptops and dedicated readers like rocket ebook, cybook.
It has a rechargeable battery averaging 20 to 25 hours per charge and could be connected to a pc. In the first year, 20,000 rocketbook ereaders were sold. Random house, vendors of ebook viewing devices including nuvomedia and. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you. When paired with pilot frixion ink, the pages of your core can be wiped clean with water and a cloth. Some ebook stores have specialised in selling ebooks of one format only or. Batteryoperated and equipped with a high resolution liquid crystal display display, the makers of rocket. The rocket ebook comes with its owners manual, the random house websters concise dictionary, and alices adventures in wonderland builtin.
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