alaTest has collected and analyzed 173 user reviews of Franklin EBookMan EBM-901 Dictionary from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Comments about the battery and performance are overall positive. The price and usability also get good views. There are some less positive reviews about the durability and design, while reviews about the screen and portability are mixed.

Small PDA tries to offer a music player, PIM features, and an e-book reader in one.

I bought the eBookman 911 for $40 at OfficeMax on closeout. I thought I would use it as an MP3 player, which was a mistake. The eBookman is capable of playing audio files, but it has to convert MP3 files to a proprietary format that takes up about 3 ...

As the other reviewers have said, it is a good start and the music files need to be converted to it's own MP3 forme. It sets up OK but you must delete all memory on the MMC before you load anything or it just doesn't recognize what you had on before....

I got mine cheap to try, I learned, it works but is difficult to use.It is good as a basic learning pda (mine was cheap to try)Pros:audible books are easy to useCons:40 megabytes of e-books takes 3 hours to download to the memory card

Imagine sitting down at the breakfast, table of a morning with your eggs and a cup of coffee or a glass of juice. You reflect on the beautiful morning (perhaps also on the previous night's revelry) and you reach for the day's news. Sounds pretty normal...

Despite attractive features and operation, a change to a less reflective screen would greatly benefit. Test one by all means, but you'll still find me at the bookstore browsing paperbacks.Personal information in the palm of your handPros:USB...