Shiny New eb1150

derrell · 08-02-2008, 10:10 PM

Just thought I would add my .02 worth here. I've had my ebookwise reader for a week now and am very pleased with it so far.

Thanks to posts here at mobileread I went ahead and decided to buy this device instead of one of e-ink devices. Those are just really out of my budget right now. The eb really seems like a step up from the sony handhelds that I've been using for years to read on. So long as the smartcards can be found if you are on a budget this really is nice ebook reading device.

FizzyWater · 08-03-2008, 12:42 AM

I think, in a lot of ways, the reader you stick with will be the one that suits your current needs. One of the women I work with and I both have a Sony Reader and an eBookwise. I don't think I've touched my eBookwise since I bought the Reader. She, on the other hand, really loves the back-lighting and the ability to rotate the screen (so the page turns can be switched between left and right hands). Since she's a mother of three young girls, her reading time is mostly squeezed in after the kids go to bed. So reading with the display backlit suits her very well.

DaleDe · 08-03-2008, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by derrell

Just thought I would add my .02 worth here. I've had my ebookwise reader for a week now and am very pleased with it so far.

Thanks to posts here at mobileread I went ahead and decided to buy this device instead of one of e-ink devices. Those are just really out of my budget right now. The eb really seems like a step up from the sony handhelds that I've been using for years to read on. So long as the smartcards can be found if you are on a budget this really is nice ebook reading device.

Welcome, it is really a nice reader with features not in the more recent models.

Dale

Donnageddon · 08-03-2008, 01:08 AM

The EB 1150 is a great reader! The ability to write notes on it, the dictionary look-up, the flexible orientation and the comfortable back lighting all make it a grade A reader.

In fact, I find myself switching between the Kindle, Sony, the iPod Touch and the EB 1150 all the time, for different occasions.

I don't know if this makes me weird, or the fact that I am weird makes me weird.

Glad you are enjoying the EB!

derrell · 08-03-2008, 02:15 AM

Thanks for the welcome. I'll try to not be such a lurker in the future and post some more.

lmarie · 08-04-2008, 07:25 PM

I like the EB1150 alot -- for me, the problem isn't the backlighting, it's the weight. I'm hooked on reading my Cybook in bed w/o its cover on -- it seems so light it almost floats!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

The EB 1150 is a great reader! The ability to write notes on it, the dictionary look-up, the flexible orientation and the comfortable back lighting all make it a grade A reader.

In fact, I find myself switching between the Kindle, Sony, the iPod Touch and the EB 1150 all the time, for different occasions.

I don't know if this makes me weird, or the fact that I am weird makes me weird.

Glad you are enjoying the EB!

i'm pretty sure it's the fact that you are weird which makes you weird, donnageddon.

but i also have an eb1150 and love it, despite its flaws (i agree lmarie, it's far too heavy !). i do think it has the best ergonomy of any reader currently available. if only i could have an eb1150 with an e-ink screen and half the weight (or less...) that would be perfect.

enjoy your eb1150 ; you'll find plenty of books in the correct format for it in our ebooks section here, take a look around.

sassanik · 08-05-2008, 12:32 AM

I have had my little EB 1150 for a few months now and I have to say I love it! Yes the weight is alittle heavy, but really not that much more than an average paperback.

For the price I think it does a great job.

Amy

08-02-2008, 10:10 PM	#1
derrell Jack O' Apes Posts: 227 Karma: 1939 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma Device: Ebookwise 1150, Nokia N810, EZ-Reader, HTC Droid Incredible, Archos 70	Shiny New eb1150 Just thought I would add my .02 worth here. I've had my ebookwise reader for a week now and am very pleased with it so far. Thanks to posts here at mobileread I went ahead and decided to buy this device instead of one of e-ink devices. Those are just really out of my budget right now. The eb really seems like a step up from the sony handhelds that I've been using for years to read on. So long as the smartcards can be found if you are on a budget this really is nice ebook reading device.

08-05-2008, 12:32 AM	#8
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	happy too I have had my little EB 1150 for a few months now and I have to say I love it! Yes the weight is alittle heavy, but really not that much more than an average paperback. For the price I think it does a great job. Amy

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FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I think, in a lot of ways, the reader you stick with will be the one that suits your current needs. One of the women I work with and I both have a Sony Reader and an eBookwise. I don't think I've touched my eBookwise since I bought the Reader. She, on the other hand, really loves the back-lighting and the ability to rotate the screen (so the page turns can be switched between left and right hands). Since she's a mother of three young girls, her reading time is mostly squeezed in after the kids go to bed. So reading with the display backlit suits her very well.

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Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	The EB 1150 is a great reader! The ability to write notes on it, the dictionary look-up, the flexible orientation and the comfortable back lighting all make it a grade A reader. In fact, I find myself switching between the Kindle, Sony, the iPod Touch and the EB 1150 all the time, for different occasions. I don't know if this makes me weird, or the fact that I am weird makes me weird. Glad you are enjoying the EB!

08-03-2008, 02:15 AM	#5
derrell Jack O' Apes Posts: 227 Karma: 1939 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma Device: Ebookwise 1150, Nokia N810, EZ-Reader, HTC Droid Incredible, Archos 70	Thanks for the welcome. I'll try to not be such a lurker in the future and post some more.

08-04-2008, 07:25 PM	#6
lmarie Dilettante Posts: 148 Karma: 132 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Philadelphia area Device: EB1150, Cybook Gen3, Kobo Touch	I like the EB1150 alot -- for me, the problem isn't the backlighting, it's the weight. I'm hooked on reading my Cybook in bed w/o its cover on -- it seems so light it almost floats!

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