Hanlin eBook
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Hanlin is the brand name for products made by Jinke.
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Hanlin devices
Current products include a progression of V8 to V2 to V2b to V3. The V2 and V2b are not available to individuals currently. The V8 uses the Wolf OS, the V2 replaces the Wolf OS with Linux and adds direct support for many files types without a converter. The V2B drops the touch screen and the V3 adds the Vizplex display.
Some of the formats use Cool Reader as the display engine. These include FB2, WOLF, and likely others. See Hanlin eBook formats for information on the Hanlin supported formats.
Current international products from Jinke includes:-
- Hanlin V8 - older unit
- Hanlin V2 - not available to end users. (check with Jinke)
- Hanlin V2b - not available to end users.
- Jinke V2t - full touch screen
- Hanlin V3
- Hanlin V5 - 5" screen
- Hanlin V9 - 9.7" screen
Jinke also manufactures other ebook readers for the Chinese domestic market, although only the V6 below is electronic ink, such as:-
- Hanlin V6 - Same as the V8 but lacks a MP3 player and LCD touchscreen
- Hanlin S6+
- Hanlin S2+
- Hanlin M12
Dealers and OEM's
Jinke OEM's their products under different names. The following products are all made by Jinke but may have different firmware installed. These are all the same hardware as the Hanlin V3.
- Walkbook - this site has some Wolf eBooks for download.
- lBook eReader - Ukraine with special firmware.
- Iscriptum - European source for lBook.
- Apollo V3
- UK distributer using the Hanlin name.
- BEBOOK by Dutch company Endless Ideas.
- Papyre 6.1 by Spanish company Facthor.
- Pixelar E-Reader by British company Pixelar
- Mobread Chinese dealer. Also has an extensive forum, and provides firmware, although firmware seems to be only available to customers
- EZ Reader U.S. dealer Astak
- Koobe Hungarian dealer
- ECO Reader - Australian Dealer
- Where to Buy?
Software
- Hanlin FBreader - FBreader for Hanlin V3
- Hanlin Fonts - Custom fonts for Hanlin V3
For more information
- Jinke site
- Openinkpot - an open-source project that is working on their own OS for the V3 hardware, as well as for other E-ink readers (in the works) Openinkpot official site
- WOLF is the internal eBook format for Hanlin eBooks
- Tips and Tricks
Photos
The Jinke Team
Russian text and formatting at first Jinke V8 in exUSSR. April'2006.
