New BeBook eReader: adds Wifi and touchscreen! - Page 2

tompe · 02-26-2009, 06:50 PM

But if it is touch screen I assume the sharpness will not be as good as without a touch screen. First I thought the specification looked like the .txtr reader but they had not touch screen if I remember correctly.

JSWolf · 02-26-2009, 07:09 PM

If I was to get a new reader, I'd wait till the larger screens were available.

keng2000 · 02-26-2009, 07:53 PM

Will it be hanlin clone? V9x series?

Moejoe · 02-26-2009, 08:02 PM

BeBook or Txtr... BeBook or Txtr.... damn choices!!

mobelby · 02-26-2009, 10:12 PM

I'm excited.

Now show me some pictures, tell me the touchscreen doesn't detract from clarity and that I can have wifi without paying for a 3g service I'll never use and I'll be more excited !

Kris777 · 02-27-2009, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

The official launch is scheduled for summer 2009, though you might be able to get a first glimpse of the new BeBook at the Cebit exhibit in Hannover, Germany next week or at the Paris Book Fair in Paris, France from March 13th to 18th.

What is the booth number on CeBIT? I may visit them next week but I didn't find any info about them on http://www.cebit.de website.

Sweetpea · 02-27-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

so many exciting new devices, i really can't keep up... i think i need to win the loto to buy ALL of them !!!

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hmm, kind of goes against my plan of freeing up some space around here by emptying the bookshelves, doesn't it...

Same here! So, now you need to win the lotto for a big apartment so you can showcase all your readers! And 10 readers still take less space than 10 books.

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Originally Posted by Kris777

What is the booth number on CeBIT? I may visit them next week but I didn't find any info about them on http://www.cebit.de website.

I know Netronix will be there. (Hall 19/D64)

HarryT · 02-27-2009, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

But if it is touch screen I assume the sharpness will not be as good as without a touch screen.

Depends what type of touch screen is used. If it's a resistive touch screen, such as the PRS-700 has, where the touch-sensitive layer is on top of the screen, then yes, it will inevitably affect the screen clarity. If it's a capacitive or an inductive touch screen, nothing goes "over" the screen, so it shouldn't affect the image quality.

HarryT · 02-27-2009, 03:30 AM

I wonder if this announcement means that BeBook are abandoning their current "read every format" policy and concentrating on ePub only? In many ways, that would be a smart move. It's arguably better to read one format really well than a dozen formats poorly.

tompe · 02-27-2009, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I wonder if this announcement means that BeBook are abandoning their current "read every format" policy and concentrating on ePub only? In many ways, that would be a smart move. It's arguably better to read one format really well than a dozen formats poorly.

You are mixing up DRM and format. Why should they remove format support just because they change which format has support for DRM?

HarryT · 02-27-2009, 03:40 AM

The original announcement says "ePub support (with and without DRM)". It wasn't clear to me whether this means that ePub will be the only format supported, or whether ePub is being added to what's already there. Do you know?

Alexander Turcic · 02-27-2009, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kris777

What is the booth number on CeBIT? I may visit them next week but I didn't find any info about them on http://www.cebit.de website.

They will be presenting it at the booth of their German distributor, MacLAND. More info here:

http://www.macland.de/55+M5b1c4eaa8ef.html

Btw, if you could manage to shoot some photos for us that would be great.

tech_au · 02-27-2009, 04:20 AM

I'm always excited about new devices that will gradually approach the holy grail of the perfect ebook reader and I can see that wifi is a possibly good feature to have but I dont really see the benefits from a touch screen, its smacks a little of gimmicky when buttons work just fine. Am I alone in thinking like this ?

HarryT · 02-27-2009, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tech_au

I'm always excited about new devices that will gradually approach the holy grail of the perfect ebook reader and I can see that wifi is a possibly good feature to have but I dont really see the benefits from a touch screen, its smacks a little of gimmicky when buttons work just fine. Am I alone in thinking like this ?

No, you're not. Personally I can't bear to have fingerprints on a screen and prefer hardware buttons. Touch screens, however, do seem to be generally regarded as "better", so I guess that's probably what all future devices will have. As long as they at least have hardware buttons for page turning I can live with it

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tech_au · 02-27-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No, you're not. Personally I can't bear to have fingerprints on a screen and prefer hardware buttons. Touch screens, however, do seem to be generally regarded as "better", so I guess that's probably what all future devices will have. As long as they at least have hardware buttons for page turning I can live with it

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I agree about the smudgy screen. Our Canon printer at work is touch screen and it is always a little smudgy and also the button action is a bit hit and miss and clunky on the screen.
And my nieces touch screen Nintendo DS is scratched pretty badly through using the stylus all the time.

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02-26-2009, 06:50 PM	#16
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	But if it is touch screen I assume the sharpness will not be as good as without a touch screen. First I thought the specification looked like the .txtr reader but they had not touch screen if I remember correctly.

02-26-2009, 07:09 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,964 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If I was to get a new reader, I'd wait till the larger screens were available.

02-26-2009, 07:53 PM	#18
keng2000 Researcher and Consultant Posts: 210 Karma: 364 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangkok, THAILAND Device: MACBOOKPRO17" HP2400TX SONYUX27	Will it be hanlin clone? V9x series?

02-26-2009, 08:02 PM	#19
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	BeBook or Txtr... BeBook or Txtr.... damn choices!!

02-26-2009, 10:12 PM	#20
mobelby Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 224 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: eeepc 901	I'm excited. Now show me some pictures, tell me the touchscreen doesn't detract from clarity and that I can have wifi without paying for a 3g service I'll never use and I'll be more excited !

02-27-2009, 03:30 AM	#24
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I wonder if this announcement means that BeBook are abandoning their current "read every format" policy and concentrating on ePub only? In many ways, that would be a smart move. It's arguably better to read one format really well than a dozen formats poorly.

02-27-2009, 03:40 AM	#26
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The original announcement says "ePub support (with and without DRM)". It wasn't clear to me whether this means that ePub will be the only format supported, or whether ePub is being added to what's already there. Do you know?

02-27-2009, 04:20 AM	#28
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	I'm always excited about new devices that will gradually approach the holy grail of the perfect ebook reader and I can see that wifi is a possibly good feature to have but I dont really see the benefits from a touch screen, its smacks a little of gimmicky when buttons work just fine. Am I alone in thinking like this ?