03-11-2007, 11:04 PM | #1 |
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Waiting for Mr. Good-NAEB ebook reader.
One of the nifty things about working for NAEB (Who am I kidding? I'm a corporate officer.) is that I get to play with our product - or I *would* be able to do so, if our evaluation units of the NAEB ebook reader ever arrived here.
Sometime in April, hopefully *EARLY* April, I will receive two of the customized devices from Bookeen. And then I'll be able to really dig into them and see just what they do. And once I've had my hands-on, I'll tell you all what they're like. I'll post a review both here and at the NAEB website - with pictures. In the meantime, given that there are no Hanlin Jinke or STAReBOOK vendors to hand in sunny Sacramento, California, I've not a clue what they're going to be like. I'm stuck reading all my wonderful ebooks on my Dell Axim pda. Thank goodness it's an X51V! In the mean time, I just downloaded CoolReader 2 for my PC as it allows a user to read txt, html and fb2 ebook files and I have a ton of fb2 files. Looks nice. Derek Benner |
03-17-2007, 03:49 PM | #2 |
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Derek, I cannot wait to hear of your hands-on experience with the new Bookeen devices. Make sure to charge your photo camera beforehand and please make lots of photos for us
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03-17-2007, 04:41 PM | #3 | |
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Alexander,
It's a *DEAL*! Yep, I'm actually creating a lightbox in order to get the best possible images. And I've charged up *BOTH* batteries for my Olympus Evolt E-300! (8 megapixels of RAW advantage!) I've requested both a glossy-white-cased version and a matte-black-cased one, just to see the difference under glaring sunlight. (I'm a matte-black kind of guy, but we've already heard that a significant portion will want the glossy white case.) And I'm already asking around for help in adding support for eReader Studio's PDB file and FBReader's FB2 format. And I believe we're looking for help in adding support for RB files. Damn! I can't wait for my two evaluation units to arrive! Derek PS For anyone who's reading this, we at NAEB have received information-request signups from 235 people. At 5,000 we can probably buy these for everyone at a price of $300! Until then, our 'price' to all who participate - that will also include me, I'm paying for my two evaluation units - will be $350. So once I get the review and photos up, everybody, please sign up! You're not committed to buying until we start collecting the money and that won't happen until after we review them. Also, in case I haven't mentioned it elsewhere here, Bookeen won't be delivering the ordered readers for 90 days after we pay. We're attempting to get that reduced to either 30 or 60 days, but if we get any reduction, it's more likely the latter. Quote:
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03-19-2007, 03:37 AM | #4 |
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White is better in bright sunlight. Black heats up uncomfortably.
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03-19-2007, 10:44 AM | #6 | |
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RE: White vs Black cases
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03-19-2007, 09:10 PM | #7 |
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Man, I can hardly wait for this to come out, and count me in for the black.
I just purchased a eBookwise for a vacation I'm taking in a couple of weeks but I'll still purchase one from NAEB when they're available. |
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make that 236
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03-20-2007, 11:29 AM | #9 | |
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04-11-2007, 11:58 AM | #10 |
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did you get it yet???
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04-11-2007, 06:14 PM | #11 |
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RE: Did we get it yet?
Nope. Seems the case for the matte black version didn't satisfy them and so they've not even sent us the glossy white version yet. Of course, April isn't over yet.
All this hurry-up-and-wait has me fuming - but quietly. Derek |
04-14-2007, 11:40 PM | #12 |
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waiting.......quietly
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04-17-2007, 01:39 AM | #13 |
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Yeah. So'm I. And getting rather grumped about the delay. As if they don't know that if they don't get sample units to us, we can't write up a hands-on about them and thus no sales for Bookeen. Oh well, maybe one day I'll understand.
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04-23-2007, 11:28 AM | #14 |
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04-23-2007, 12:11 PM | #15 |
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They're now reporting over at the Bar that Bookeen is saying it will ship their samples May 15th.
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