Device	Example Image	eBook Format	Weight	Size	Screen
Franklin eBookMan		Mobipocket	6.5 oz.	5.17" x 3.39" x 0.67"	240 x 200 pixel LCD
Gemstar eBook		Gemstar eBook	17 oz.	largish	4.75" x 3" Monochrome Back lit Touch screen
Handheld PC		Palm Mobipocket	1.1 lbs	7.44" x 3.74" x 1.34"	6.5 in color LCD display 640 x 240 px on screen
Handspring Visor		Palm Mobipocket	5.4-6.9 oz.	smallish	about 3"x4", some color, some not
hiebook		hiebook	8.8 oz.	115.4 x 146 x 17 mm	Back lit 480 X 320 px touch screen LCD display
Palm		Palm Mobipocket	4-6 oz.	4.82" x 3.1" x .87"	Advanced LCD with backlight
Pocket PC		Microsoft Reader Mobipocket	6-16 oz.	Depends on device	Reflective or Transflective LCD, 16+ colors

System Requirements for your computer:

Device	Operating System	RAM	Disk Space	Connection
Franklin eBookMan	486 PC or higher Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® 98, or Windows® 2000	32 MB RAM (recommended)	50 MB	USB port
Gemstar eBook	n/a	n/a	n/a	USB port for PC connection, Infrared port (IrDA 1.0)
Handheld PC	Windows	n/a	n/a	One RS232C serial port, 115Kbps One IrDA port, 115Kbps One RJ11 modem port (hp jornada 720 only)
Handspring Visor	Windows 98, Me and 2000 OR Windows 95 and NT 4.0 with serial port (serial cradle sold separately) OR Macintosh System 8.5 or later	8 MB RAM minimum (16 MB recommended)	25 MB	USB cradle
hiebook	Windows	n/a	n/a	USB Cradle
Palm	PC with Windows 98, 2000 or Me, Macintosh with PowerPC processor and Mac OS 8.5.1 through Mac OS 9** ** Windows 95 and NT 4.0, or serial connectivity, require a serial HotSync cradle, sold separately.	5MB free RAM for Macintosh	30MB free hard disk space	USB Cradle
Pocket PC	Depends on device	Depends on device	Depends on device	USB Cradle