08-25-2010, 06:27 AM | #1 |
Interested Bystander
Posts: 3,726
Karma: 19728152
Join Date: Jun 2008
Device: Note 4, Kobo One
|
Samsung E60 on UK High Streets
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/08/2...e_book_reader/
Saw a endcap for this yesterday, in the same display case as two Sony models, although they had no samples to play with. |
08-25-2010, 07:32 AM | #2 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,196
Karma: 1281258
Join Date: Sep 2009
Device: PRS-505
|
"Up to 20 Hours Reading Time"
WTF? That's miserable. At £200 it's going to be a tough sell, even with a touchscreen. |
Advert | |
|
08-25-2010, 09:38 AM | #3 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 25
Karma: 210
Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: samsung sne60
|
Ah ha! Does this mean there is a chance Samsung could do a deal with WHSmith? At last, a way to purchase books for the sne-60!!!
Yay! |
08-25-2010, 02:41 PM | #4 |
Addict
Posts: 232
Karma: 748
Join Date: Feb 2010
Device: Sony PRS600, Cybook, Hanvon N520, Sony PRS300, Onyx Boox, Kindle 3
|
|
08-27-2010, 11:43 AM | #5 |
Junior Member
Posts: 6
Karma: 10
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Treviso, Italy
Device: none
|
|
Advert | |
|
08-28-2010, 05:34 AM | #6 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 41
Karma: 80
Join Date: Jul 2010
Device: PRS-600
|
Jesus Christ, check out the page turn buttons.
|
08-28-2010, 05:41 AM | #7 |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
|
08-28-2010, 08:48 AM | #8 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 25
Karma: 210
Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: samsung sne60
|
Yes, I have to say that I have had this unit since June, and the pages turn quite nicely...I have no problems using any of the buttons, sliders, stylus...I just want to get some modern content off of WHS e-book site!:rolleyes
I spoke to a salesperson the other day, who says just to follow the instructions on the web page... ...hmmm |
08-28-2010, 08:52 AM | #9 | |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
Quote:
|
|
08-28-2010, 09:16 AM | #10 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 25
Karma: 210
Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: samsung sne60
|
Yes, in theory, except ADE doesn't seem to recognise the samsung model! I had no dramas using Kobo, everything synching nicely and taking whatever I had stored on my pc...but I was so hoping now that the device is available in the UK that high street shops will make things easier, with perhaps an upgrade from the samsung site...
[...dream on...-ed.] |
08-28-2010, 10:16 AM | #11 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 41
Karma: 80
Join Date: Jul 2010
Device: PRS-600
|
There's just one Next button on the thing! Maybe that's just me, but I like to shift my grip a lot and only being able to hold this thing by the lower right corner would drive me nuts.
|
08-28-2010, 10:20 AM | #12 |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
I'm not sure how many you'd expect there to be, but most reading device have one "next page" button. But it's all a matter of personal preference, of course.
|
08-28-2010, 12:07 PM | #13 |
Orisa
Posts: 2,000
Karma: 1035571
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Ireland
Device: Onyx Poke 5
|
I like this one: it has a PDA-ish feeling into it, and it keeps the design simple.
|
08-29-2010, 05:31 AM | #14 |
Country Member
Posts: 9,058
Karma: 7676767
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Denmark
Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.
|
W H Smiths are giving away £80 worth of ebooks with it - not a free choice but 10 pre-selected eBooks which are: Last Train From Liguria by Christine Dwyer Hickery, The Audacity Of Hope by Barack Obama, The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville, Medusa by Michael Dibdin, Jack Maggs by Peter Carey, Do You Think You Are Clever? by John Farendon, Days Of Grace by Catherine Hall, The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? by Mick O'Hare and Walking Ollie by Stephen Foster.
Not a selection I'd choose and I would probably only read 2 or 3 of them, but better then the usual selection of PD books that come on ereaders. |
08-29-2010, 05:36 AM | #15 |
Warrior Princess
Posts: 5,038
Karma: 9724231
Join Date: Sep 2009
Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD
|
It's pricey, but I have to say that it looks pretty snazzy. I'd love to know what dictionaries it has pre-installed.
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
What about samsung e60 | italianReader | Which one should I buy? | 204 | 12-18-2011 09:33 AM |
Samsung E60 | iamalone | Calibre | 1 | 08-19-2010 02:16 PM |
Samsung E60 | dobizenobi | Andere Lesegeräte | 0 | 05-30-2010 09:44 AM |
Working on a Samsung Ereader E60 commercial | daffy4u | General Discussions | 6 | 04-15-2010 02:31 PM |
BeBook Neo vs Samsung E60 | ddriver | Which one should I buy? | 6 | 04-02-2010 07:49 AM |