Another which advice which one?

sheppy124 · 07-23-2008, 04:04 AM

Hi,

First post,, Looking for a ebook reader for the wife, it will be mainly for buying newish titles i.e. patterson etc.

Looking at the sony (though not available in europe yet) but having to be locked into sonys format, maybe a deal breaker.

bebook looks interesting, though I believe it can not view mobipocket stuff at the moment.

I am drawn to the cybook.

iliad out of my price range.

Mainly after, something easy to use, clear to read, easy to download books onto. Dont want to have to format anything before hand, page numbers would be nice and if it nows which page you were on after switching off. Speed and refresh rate probably not to much of an issue as you get used to things after use. wifi not important as the wife doesnt have a clue about that sort of thing.

Thanks

Sheppy

any advice?

DDHarriman · 07-23-2008, 06:01 AM

Cybook

No problem remembering where one was reading as it remembers it (opens in the same page next time). Also you can use bookmarks.

One more thing that people never remember to mention, and the others readers do not have: you can turn into bold all the letters of the book - this is outstanding for reading a t night or in poor lightning places!

Good shopping!

igorsk · 07-23-2008, 07:08 AM

BeBook is just rebranded V3, and it can do Mobi with the recent firmware update.

basschick · 07-23-2008, 10:10 PM

cybook rocks! it's easy to use, easy to fill with books (i synch it with the mobipocket reader on my pc, but you can just drag and drop, too).

there are tens of thousands of books to read on it that don't require reformatting, plus all the books at several stores, although reformatting is VERY easy and very fast.

no page numbers, but there's a bar that shows how far you are through the book, and - as DDHarriman says - each book automatically opens directly to the page you were last on. even if you've got 25 books going at once.

tons of new books at booksonboard.com and fictionwise.com plus old favorites and short stories

i love my cybook and have so much fun finding books for it, although i have more fun reading it

i DO recommend the cover - i dropped my cybook the other night and practically had a heart attack. but it fell flat on its back and the cover apparently absorbed the shock because everything works fine (thank goodness!!!)

sheppy124 · 07-24-2008, 06:54 AM

Many thanks for replys, shame about page numbers, on the cybook, yep think I will opt for the cybook for the wife, shame you have to buy a cover separate as well or buy a deluxe pack, which I think is well overpriced. You would they would throw one in. Though its not a deal breaker.

Cheers

Sheppy

JSWolf · 07-24-2008, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheppy124

Many thanks for replys, shame about page numbers, on the cybook, yep think I will opt for the cybook for the wife, shame you have to buy a cover separate as well or buy a deluxe pack, which I think is well overpriced. You would they would throw one in. Though its not a deal breaker.

Cheers

Sheppy

The 505 has page numbers, and will very soon have relowable PDF and ePub support. So I see these as very good pluses.

sheppy124 · 07-24-2008, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The 505 has page numbers, and will very soon have relowable PDF and ePub support. So I see these as very good pluses.

Like the look of the sony, however its not out in the uk yet? Will get the cybook for the wife, my even get the sony down the road for myself, as it does look like its going to be coming in cheaper when pre-orders start, but have not seen a date yet for them. Dont want to import warranty etc.

JSWolf · 07-24-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheppy124

Like the look of the sony, however its not out in the uk yet? Will get the cybook for the wife, my even get the sony down the road for myself, as it does look like its going to be coming in cheaper when pre-orders start, but have not seen a date yet for them. Dont want to import warranty etc.

Before you get a Gen3, there have been a lot of issues recently with then locking up, rebooting, etc. The 505 is supposed to be available in the UK at Waterstone's sometime in September. That's not really all that long to wait. Plus, you can even get a really nice lightwedge case for reading in low or no light situations. I'd say give it a go. And all those ePub format eBooks that Waterstone's will sell along with the ePub eBook available at BooksonBoard. Makes the 505 a good choice. Oh yes, reflowable PDF support for the 505 as well.

alia · 07-24-2008, 02:33 PM

If you haven't purchased your reader yet, it looks like BooksOnBoard is giving away a free Cybook - they have an announcement on their website and details on their RSS feed: http://www.booksonboard.com/rss/bob_rss.xml.

I would do this if I didn't already have one!

Bigbear · 07-25-2008, 01:20 AM

I see from net news that Waterstone's are to sell the Sony ereader from September. Pre-orders started being taken yesterday.

Good price too at 199.00. I wonder if that comes with a cover?

I am still glad I bought my BeBook though. I could not have waited that long!

basschick · 07-25-2008, 01:21 AM

i haven't had a problem with my cybook yet, and it seems to me that a lot of the problems that weren't physical were caused by a misformatted or corrupted SD card. i have 200 books in my cybook now without a card, and when it gets closer to full, i'll start rotating books in and out, but it looks like 400 books will work just fine.

btw, if you buy the cybook with cover and charger at booksonboard, you get a coupon for $25 of ebooks, which makes that a good deal imo.

sheppy124 · 07-25-2008, 02:29 AM

Thats interesting with waterstones, the only thing that puts me off the sony is past experiances with their mini-disc software, great equipment, but the software for that was awful. As its for the wife, will go with the cybook for her, and will have a look at the sony when its launched in the uk for myself.

jerryleejr · 07-25-2008, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheppy124

Thats interesting with waterstones, the only thing that puts me off the sony is past experiances with their mini-disc software, great equipment, but the software for that was awful. As its for the wife, will go with the cybook for her, and will have a look at the sony when its launched in the uk for myself.

Just keep in mind with two different Readers you will be dealing with different formats, If you had two of the same models you could swap books if you like the same author's

JJ

DrMoze · 07-26-2008, 12:16 PM

Definitely preferable to have the same ebook readers in a household for compatibility. I too would recommend the Sony, which has a very flexible range of formats. Even without converting, it supports rtf, reflowable pdf, and importantly, epub. Conversions are pretty easy too, with the free Calibre software.

sheppy124 · 07-26-2008, 03:56 PM

Not to sound like an idiot, but what is epub why all the talk about .
it

07-23-2008, 04:04 AM	#1
sheppy124 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony prs505	Another which advice which one? Hi, First post,, Looking for a ebook reader for the wife, it will be mainly for buying newish titles i.e. patterson etc. Looking at the sony (though not available in europe yet) but having to be locked into sonys format, maybe a deal breaker. bebook looks interesting, though I believe it can not view mobipocket stuff at the moment. I am drawn to the cybook. iliad out of my price range. Mainly after, something easy to use, clear to read, easy to download books onto. Dont want to have to format anything before hand, page numbers would be nice and if it nows which page you were on after switching off. Speed and refresh rate probably not to much of an issue as you get used to things after use. wifi not important as the wife doesnt have a clue about that sort of thing. Thanks Sheppy any advice? Last edited by sheppy124; 07-23-2008 at 04:53 AM.

07-25-2008, 01:20 AM	#10
Bigbear Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Device: Bebook	All change! - Sony now available in the UK I see from net news that Waterstone's are to sell the Sony ereader from September. Pre-orders started being taken yesterday. Good price too at 199.00. I wonder if that comes with a cover? I am still glad I bought my BeBook though. I could not have waited that long!

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07-23-2008, 06:01 AM	#2
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Cybook No problem remembering where one was reading as it remembers it (opens in the same page next time). Also you can use bookmarks. One more thing that people never remember to mention, and the others readers do not have: you can turn into bold all the letters of the book - this is outstanding for reading a t night or in poor lightning places! Good shopping!

07-23-2008, 07:08 AM	#3
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	BeBook is just rebranded V3, and it can do Mobi with the recent firmware update.

07-23-2008, 10:10 PM	#4
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	cybook rocks! it's easy to use, easy to fill with books (i synch it with the mobipocket reader on my pc, but you can just drag and drop, too). there are tens of thousands of books to read on it that don't require reformatting, plus all the books at several stores, although reformatting is VERY easy and very fast. no page numbers, but there's a bar that shows how far you are through the book, and - as DDHarriman says - each book automatically opens directly to the page you were last on. even if you've got 25 books going at once. tons of new books at booksonboard.com and fictionwise.com plus old favorites and short stories i love my cybook and have so much fun finding books for it, although i have more fun reading it i DO recommend the cover - i dropped my cybook the other night and practically had a heart attack. but it fell flat on its back and the cover apparently absorbed the shock because everything works fine (thank goodness!!!)

07-24-2008, 06:54 AM	#5
sheppy124 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony prs505	Many thanks for replys, shame about page numbers, on the cybook, yep think I will opt for the cybook for the wife, shame you have to buy a cover separate as well or buy a deluxe pack, which I think is well overpriced. You would they would throw one in. Though its not a deal breaker. Cheers Sheppy

07-24-2008, 02:33 PM	#9
alia Bookworm Posts: 57 Karma: 27 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Cybook Gen 3	If you haven't purchased your reader yet, it looks like BooksOnBoard is giving away a free Cybook - they have an announcement on their website and details on their RSS feed: http://www.booksonboard.com/rss/bob_rss.xml. I would do this if I didn't already have one!

07-25-2008, 01:21 AM	#11
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	i haven't had a problem with my cybook yet, and it seems to me that a lot of the problems that weren't physical were caused by a misformatted or corrupted SD card. i have 200 books in my cybook now without a card, and when it gets closer to full, i'll start rotating books in and out, but it looks like 400 books will work just fine. btw, if you buy the cybook with cover and charger at booksonboard, you get a coupon for $25 of ebooks, which makes that a good deal imo.

07-25-2008, 02:29 AM	#12
sheppy124 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony prs505	Thats interesting with waterstones, the only thing that puts me off the sony is past experiances with their mini-disc software, great equipment, but the software for that was awful. As its for the wife, will go with the cybook for her, and will have a look at the sony when its launched in the uk for myself.

07-26-2008, 12:16 PM	#14
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 858 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida! Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350, Nook Glowlight Plus (6")	Definitely preferable to have the same ebook readers in a household for compatibility. I too would recommend the Sony, which has a very flexible range of formats. Even without converting, it supports rtf, reflowable pdf, and importantly, epub. Conversions are pretty easy too, with the free Calibre software.

07-26-2008, 03:56 PM	#15
sheppy124 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony prs505	Not to sound like an idiot, but what is epub why all the talk about . it

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