Q: How do I transfer eBooks from my computer to my hiebook device?
A: The hiebook Reader for the PC includes a librarian feature to easily organize your titles and transfer them to your hiebook device.

Q: Can I adjust the backlight level on hiebook?
A: The hiebook uses an inverted EL backlight which lets the text and graphics glow bright green while leaving the background dark. You can adjust the contrast settings to optimize how the backlight appears in a variety of lighting conditions. Under most lighting conditions the backlight is not needed.

Q: Can I store eBooks and Music on both the internal and external (SMC) memory?
A: Yes, you can store anything, including audio recordings and graphics on either memory. hiebook comes with 16MB internal flash memory. If you bought an extra 32MB SMC card, you could store a total of 48MB of data.

Q: How much does hiebook cost?
A: The MSRP of hiebook is $249 US Dollars.

Q: What operating system does hiebook support?
A: hiebook runs its own operating system (EMOS). It requires a PC with a USB port running Windows 95, 98, 2000, or ME to transfer ebooks, and files to the device. You cannot use hiebook with a serial connection.

Q: Is hiebook's display black and white?
A: No. hiebook is capable of displaying 16 shades of gray. This dramatically increases the quality of text and images.

Q: Can I enlarge the font size on hiebook?
A: Absolutely! Combined with the backlight, hiebook provides for superior ease of reading, especially for those with visual impairments.

Q: What other features does the hiebook Reader software support?
A: hiebook Reader supports bookmarks, notes, underlining, drawing, search, hyperlinks, page navigation and footnotes.

Q: Can I rotate the screen and read hiebook sideways?
A: Yes. You can rotate the screen 90, 180 or 270 degrees.

Q: Can I adjust the contrast on hiebook?
A: Yes. hiebook has a contrast control in the setup program.

Q: What kind of batteries does hiebook use. How long do they last?
A: hiebook uses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Battery life will depend on how you are using hiebook. Even with MP3 music playing, the batteries will last for more than 10 hours.

More information can be found on the hiebook website.

The hiebook™ also functions as a fully-featured portable MP3 player. Using the included headphones you can enjoy your own digital music while reading your favorite novel.

What good is a portable device unless it can help you get organized? You'll never miss another appointment when you use the DateBook functions of your hiebook™. You can keep track of your business and personal contacts as well as store memos. If you wish to share information with your PC, you can sync your address data with Microsoft® Outlook®.

You can easily draw pictures and diagrams with the included drawing program. Different sized pens, shapes such as boxes or circles and even an eraser is at your fingertips!

Take notes, write reminders. You can enter text using a pop-up keyboard or handwriting recognition! Send text files to and from your PC.

Advantages
The hiebook includes many options and programs such as audio, DateBook, calculator, games, drawing, and many other customizable settings. It has a sleek design - bulky eBook devices are a thing of the past!

hiebook Specifications

LCD
480 X 320 pixel touch screen LCD display with 16 shades of gray (5.6 Inches diag.)

Backlight
Includes EL Backlight

Memory
16 MB Flash plus 8 MB RAM. Upgradeable with 3.3v SMC memory (up to an additional 128 MB)

Battery
Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery. User replaceable, over 10 hours of battery life (depending on usage).

PC Connection
USB Port

Weight
250g (8.8 oz.)

Size
115.4(W) x 146(L) x 17(T) mm

Purchase

1. Visit eBookMall's hiebook eBookStore to browse and purchase hiebook titles.
2. When you find a title you'd like to purchase, click on Add To Basket.
3. If you'd like to add any additional titles, click the Keep Shopping button.
4. When you're done adding titles, click the Checkout button in your shopping cart and follow the easy ordering instructions.

Download

For eBooks of the "Download Now" Availability -
Download your eBook from your Invoice page. Click on the eBook title near the top of the page to save it to your computer.

For eBooks of the "Email Delivery" Availability - 
Your eBook will be emailed to the email address you provided within 1-2 business days.

Read

Open the librarian software included with your hiebook. You can easily organize your titles and transfer them to your hiebook device.