Hi from a new member

coqui · 01-04-2008, 01:01 AM

I'm a US Expat, presently about to start my 7th year of a long term railway engineering assignment in Seoul, South Korea. I am Puerto Rican by birth and upbringing, but educated in the US, where I lived for many years. I've been a tablet computer based ebook reader since tablets first became available, and I regulary use Mobipocket, eReader, Microsoft Reader and Adobe DE books. I use a Bookeen Cybook Gen 3, which I ordered as soon as they became available, and I love it! So I guess I will be gravitating more towards the Mobipocket world.

I have never seen a Kindle, but from what I have read, I think the Cybook Gen 3 has it beat in price, design, weight and quality. For those of us outside the US, the Kindle is not an option. I'm sure there are those who will swear by it, and for them it's fine. But I like my Cybook.

I was introduced to Mobileread by both Gottabemobile and JK On the Run, both of which I recommend to those who may not be familiar with them.

Hello to all and Good Reading.

coqui

(Coqui = a small non web-toed tree frog native to Puerto Rico, and symbol of the Island.)

MickeyC · 01-04-2008, 08:52 AM

Hi coqui. Welcome to the Forum.

I spent a year in South Korea back in 1980 but that was well before e-books were even dreamed of.

coqui · 01-08-2008, 01:36 AM

Thanks, cassidym.

Oddly enough, eBooks are virtually unknown here in Korea. I've been trying to play around on my CyBook Gen 3 with Korean Truetype fonts, of which there aren't too many available, so that I could try to download a Korean book for my wife. Then I discovered that there probably aren't any Korean ebooks in Mobipocket format, and maybe not even in any format.

It's a surprise to me since one of the country's best firms, iRiver, announced an eBook reader at CES last year, but so far there's been nothing on the market. Must not be very interesting news here.

Happy New Year 2008!

Ervserver · 01-08-2008, 02:11 AM

Hello coqui

01-04-2008, 01:01 AM	#1
coqui Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seoul. South Korea Device: Cybook Gen 3; Motion LS800; Fujistu 4010	Hi from a new member I'm a US Expat, presently about to start my 7th year of a long term railway engineering assignment in Seoul, South Korea. I am Puerto Rican by birth and upbringing, but educated in the US, where I lived for many years. I've been a tablet computer based ebook reader since tablets first became available, and I regulary use Mobipocket, eReader, Microsoft Reader and Adobe DE books. I use a Bookeen Cybook Gen 3, which I ordered as soon as they became available, and I love it! So I guess I will be gravitating more towards the Mobipocket world. I have never seen a Kindle, but from what I have read, I think the Cybook Gen 3 has it beat in price, design, weight and quality. For those of us outside the US, the Kindle is not an option. I'm sure there are those who will swear by it, and for them it's fine. But I like my Cybook. I was introduced to Mobileread by both Gottabemobile and JK On the Run, both of which I recommend to those who may not be familiar with them. Hello to all and Good Reading. coqui (Coqui = a small non web-toed tree frog native to Puerto Rico, and symbol of the Island.)

01-08-2008, 01:36 AM	#3
coqui Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seoul. South Korea Device: Cybook Gen 3; Motion LS800; Fujistu 4010	Korea and eBooks Thanks, cassidym. Oddly enough, eBooks are virtually unknown here in Korea. I've been trying to play around on my CyBook Gen 3 with Korean Truetype fonts, of which there aren't too many available, so that I could try to download a Korean book for my wife. Then I discovered that there probably aren't any Korean ebooks in Mobipocket format, and maybe not even in any format. It's a surprise to me since one of the country's best firms, iRiver, announced an eBook reader at CES last year, but so far there's been nothing on the market. Must not be very interesting news here. Happy New Year 2008!

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi coqui. Welcome to the Forum. I spent a year in South Korea back in 1980 but that was well before e-books were even dreamed of.

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello coqui

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