Astak’s first offering in eBook Readers will be the EZ Reader made famous overseas as the Hanlin V3; and will be released in late November, 2008; while being introduced formally at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (January 8-10). There are a great number of other exciting eBook Readers by Astak being introduced during the first six months of 2009 including the Flexi-Screened 9.7 inch!

The EZ Reader is simply an Americanized easy-to-remember name for the Hanlin V3. It is the lightest, smallest, and thinnest eBook Reader ever introduced to North America. This was 8 years in development by Jinke of China and was known as the Hanlin V3. This is certainly one of the most PROVEN machines on the market. We have it and will distribute The Hanlin V3 to all of North and South America! It is a whole new way to read books and listen to stereo music. At 7.2 inch long and 4.7 inch wide and .4 inches thick, it feels really good in your hand. The ergonomics are perfect; and it feels exactly right in your hand! Weighing 7.8 ounces, THIS is an eBook Reader that you can hold for long periods without getting tired or getting bloodshot eyes. The E-Ink, E-Paper screen makes for reading with no eye strain… and it uses NO power while you read… only while turning pages or listening to your stored stereo MP3 music. At 800 by 600 pixel, it has a Vizplex screen that is very high resolution… reading well in low light. It reads 8,000 pages of text on a single charge… either thru the included USB cable or thru the included power adapter.

The battery IS replaceable!! Simply remove one screw and go online to order a replacement battery. THIS has been a huge problem in the past with other eBook Readers… and Astak got it right! Our merry band of eBook Reader bashers tried hard to get this to “hang up” or show a glitch… and it is as error-free and solid as you will find!!

This EZ Reader uses a “By-The-Numbers” approach. When you turn it on, it takes you directly to your book library. Choose the book you want, or your most recently started book, by hitting the appropriate numbered button. Advance or digress one page at the touch of a single button>>> or hold the button down to advance ten pages at a time. Of course it bookmarks! The numbered keys take you anywhere you want to go with a minimum of delay (it is blazing fast), and, if you make any mistake, it has a special button to take you back to the page before.

The User Manual with the EZ Reader was written by an American for Americans. It is clean and literate and easy to understand. You can be an expert within 20 minutes! The machine really is easy to learn anyway; and you may not even need the User Manual except for more uncommon features. Most people can navigate within minutes just fine.

The device supports ALL of the most major languages… English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, etc. It comes with free stereo ear buds and a nice “crush-resistant” vinyl/leather case. It takes a 3.5mm earphone jack… the most common on the market; and is ideal for Noise-Cancelling Headphones. Major colors are expected to be: Black, White, a beautiful Electric Blue and a Metallic Red! Yes, it has a choice of font sizes and can display both vertically and horizontally! Stay tuned to Astak for info on the Astak website where you can purchase books and the device starting in November. Priced around $300… it is the ideal book for the road and has full Astak warranty and technical support!