It eliminates distracting icons and buttons. Microsoft is available as a free download as of mid-2000. Peanut Reader is a program for Palm OS and Window CE handheld computers. The Rocket eBook is a hand-held electronic book from NuvoMedia. It is approximately the size of a paperback book but holds up to 4,000 pages of text and images.
Users can make margin notes, underline special passages, and bookmark pages.
The Rocket eBook requires a computer for downloading books and specific software for publishing documents in their specific file format. For a preview, you can download a test version for free. The SoftBook Reader is specifically designed to provide a comfortable, legible, and portable way to purchase and read electronic newspapers, magazines, books and documents. The removable battery pack enables uninterrupted reading beyond the limits of one battery. The SoftBook Reader's built-in modem quickly connects you to the SoftBook Network where you can purchase new titles from the SoftBookstore, subscribe to and automatically download the latest issues of newspapers and magazines, or store and download your own documents.