COOL-ER explained

The COOL-ER is a discontinued e-book reader from UK company Interead. The device is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers, comes in a variety of colors, and supports e-books in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Ukrainian, Mandarin and Japanese.^[1] The device is commonly compared with the Amazon Kindle. Reviewers cite the lower price, MP3 support, and lighter weight as advantages; but complain of the COOL-ER's lack of wireless connectivity and button insensitivity.^{[2] [3]} On 8 June 2010, Interead went into liquidation after failing to secure funding.^{[4] [5]}

Specifications

Dimensions

• Height (mm): 183
• Width (mm): 117.74
• Depth (mm): 10.89
• Volume (litres): 0.23
• Weight (g): 178

Screen

• Size: 6"
• DPI: 170 pixels per inch
• Levels of Greyscale: 8
• Type: E Ink Vizplex
• Manufacturer: PVI (E Ink)

Hardware

• Storage: 1 GB
• Memory: 128 MB
• Processor: Samsung S3C2440 ARM 400 MHz
• Battery: Li-Polymer battery (1000 mAh)
• Battery Life: 8000 page turns
• Memory Expansion: SD (up to 4GB)
• Wireless: No

Compatibility

• PC: Yes
• Mac: Yes
• Supported formats: PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, HTML, PRC, JPG, MP3^[6]

External links

• Adobe Digital Editions, Supported ebook devices
• PVI (E Ink)

Notes and References

1. Web site: COOL-ER FAQs – Official website. 25 August 2009. Interead.
2. News: Hands On: New Cool-er E-Book Reader Turns Up the Heat. 25 August 2009. Wired. Priya. Ganapati. 14 May 2009.
3. Web site: Cool-er eBook Reader Review. 25 August 2009. Gizmodo.
4. News: Jones. Philip. Company behind Cool-er reader goes into liquidation. 14 July 2010. The Bookseller. 7 December 2010.
5. News: Bowers. Simon. Court hits the off button on Cool-er e-reader company. 14 July 2010. The Guardian . London . 13 July 2010.
6. Web site: COOL-ER Technical Specification. 25 August 2009. Interead.