Waiting for Mr. Good-NAEB ebook reader.

delphidb96 · 03-11-2007, 11:04 PM

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

Alexander Turcic · 03-17-2007, 03:49 PM

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

delphidb96 · 03-17-2007, 04:41 PM

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:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

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

Robert Marquard · 03-19-2007, 03:37 AM

White is better in bright sunlight. Black heats up uncomfortably.

micro · 03-19-2007, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Marquard

White is better in bright sunlight. Black heats up uncomfortably.

I've got the matte black STAReBOOK reader (same hardware) and can't say I've noticed it heat up at all in the sun. However, looking outside now its snowing, so not likely to get too hot at all. However, each to their own....

micro

delphidb96 · 03-19-2007, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by micro

I've got the matte black STAReBOOK reader (same hardware) and can't say I've noticed it heat up at all in the sun. However, looking outside now its snowing, so not likely to get too hot at all. However, each to their own....

micro

Good to know. However, I'll be looking at several things. After all, I and my co-officers will be the first to see and use the Bookeen device and the others who want one will be relying on our reviews to help them make the buy decision; we want to get this right.

Derek

roncri · 03-19-2007, 09:10 PM

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.

spartman · 03-20-2007, 12:11 AM

make that 236

delphidb96 · 03-20-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spartman

make that 236

I thank you. Your Mum and Dad thank you. The Great Un-washed Masses thank you. Cthulhu thanks you.

Derek

spartman · 04-11-2007, 11:58 AM

did you get it yet???

delphidb96 · 04-11-2007, 06:14 PM

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

spartman · 04-14-2007, 11:40 PM

waiting.......quietly

delphidb96 · 04-17-2007, 01:39 AM

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.

Derek

spartman · 04-23-2007, 11:28 AM

NatCh · 04-23-2007, 12:11 PM

They're now reporting over at the Bar that Bookeen is saying it will ship their samples May 15th.

03-11-2007, 11:04 PM	#1
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	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

04-11-2007, 06:14 PM	#11
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	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

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03-17-2007, 03:49 PM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	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

03-19-2007, 03:37 AM	#4
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	White is better in bright sunlight. Black heats up uncomfortably.

03-19-2007, 09:10 PM	#7
roncri Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 28 Join Date: Sep 2006	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.

03-20-2007, 12:11 AM	#8
spartman Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: palm sj33	make that 236

04-11-2007, 11:58 AM	#10
spartman Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: palm sj33	did you get it yet???

04-14-2007, 11:40 PM	#12
spartman Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: palm sj33	waiting.......quietly

04-17-2007, 01:39 AM	#13
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	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. Derek

04-23-2007, 11:28 AM	#14
spartman Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: palm sj33

04-23-2007, 12:11 PM	#15
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	They're now reporting over at the Bar that Bookeen is saying it will ship their samples May 15th.

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