07-21-2009, 01:55 PM | #1 |
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BeBook mini to hit stores within 4 weeks
The 5" version of the BeBook, the BeBook mini, will be available for sale within 'the next 4 weeks', according to a tweet from Endless Ideas, the company behind the BeBook.
The BeBook mini will be able to display ePub ebooks. It is not sure yet whether drm'ed Mobipocket is also supported. The ereader does not offer wireless connectivity; this option will be featured by BeBook 2, which is expected fall 2009. Source: eReaders.nl |
07-21-2009, 01:57 PM | #2 |
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ah, you beat me to it ! i just saw that tweet. good news though !
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07-21-2009, 02:03 PM | #3 |
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And for those who don't want to wait for the 'Baby BeBook' to arrive, the Hanlin V5 (on which the mini is based) can be ordered from Jinke for $249,- (excl shipping):
http://www.jinke.com.cn/Compagesql/E...tail.asp?id=42 |
07-21-2009, 02:40 PM | #4 |
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Which means the EZReader Pocket Pro can't be too far behind. I bet Robertb is finishing up the translation of the User Manual now.
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07-21-2009, 03:18 PM | #5 |
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Ohh, they still remember they had that twitter thingie...
I'd almost given up on them! (hmm, four weeks to get my finances in order so I can buy one...) |
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07-21-2009, 06:55 PM | #6 |
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eh, for $25 more, can get the 6"
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07-21-2009, 07:02 PM | #7 |
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07-21-2009, 09:05 PM | #8 |
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07-21-2009, 09:16 PM | #9 |
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I think griffonwing is refering to grayscales (8 as opposed to 4 on the original BeBook).
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07-22-2009, 01:21 AM | #10 |
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For plain text is the additional levels of grayscale really that big of a deal?
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Besides, the 6" is €289, and the 5" would be €199 (unless they've changed it...). So, it's €90 difference for me. (about $128 dollar) Quote:
I never read plain text, actually... My books are generally in mobipocket format and some do contain images. |
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07-22-2009, 01:21 PM | #12 |
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No Support for Mobi DRM
Actually, in a email from the company in which I directly asked about MOBI DRM support, they said it would not support Mobi DRM, just non-DRM Mobi. See my post in the forums.
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07-22-2009, 02:29 PM | #13 |
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As long as mobi is supported, I'm good. I've too many devices at it is anyway to be able to register them all...
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In my mind, it's a higher resolution. |
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07-22-2009, 11:47 PM | #15 | |
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In short Resolution is the Pixels by Pixels count so 800x600 obvous, higher DPI is pixel density. which is what you want. so if you say DPI you don't have to explain yourself and go around confusing people. (the same thing goes for Memory in a computer, when you say memory you are talking about ram, when you say space, you are talking about HD space. alot of people still do this.) |
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