Should I sell my Bebook for a Kindle Wifi

kaine · 08-16-2010, 03:54 PM

My Bebook is going out of warranty and so I am wondering whether to sell my Bebook One and buy a Kindle Wifi. What do you all think? What would I be sacrificing / gaining by moving over?

Cheers

Kaine

zsmomma · 08-16-2010, 04:30 PM

The scrifice is that you won't be able to read epub books. The pluses are many...

edited to add: of course that's because I'm a Kindle owner :-)

kaine · 08-16-2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsmomma

The scrifice is that you won't be able to read epub books. The pluses are many...

edited to add: of course that's because I'm a Kindle owner :-)

I mainly read PDF technical books with difficulty, would the Kindle Wifi handle them any better?

Solicitous · 08-17-2010, 06:32 AM

All honesty, with the current prices of ereaders I doubt you would get much for your BeBook One, especially given it has been replaced in the last few months with the updated model.

Personally in your shoes, if you wanted a Kindle I'd buy one and keep the BeBook. I have an Astak Mini and am not selling it when my new Kindle arrives. I figure I'll get next to nothing for it, and having both readers allows me to buy/borrow ebooks essentially from anywhere.

HarryT · 08-17-2010, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solicitous

All honesty, with the current prices of ereaders I doubt you would get much for your BeBook One, especially given it has been replaced in the last few months with the updated model.

I've been surprised just how much eBook readers do sell for on eBay. Over the last couple of months I've been having a "clear out" and have sold some of mine for the following:

CyBook Gen3: £117 ($182)
CyBook Opus: £102 ($159)
Sony PRS-600 without cover: £134 ($209)
Sony PRS-600 + cover: £142 ($222)

fjtorres · 08-17-2010, 09:15 AM

Old model or not, the BeBook should easily clear you US$100 as long as its in working order. Quite possibly more. Just mention OpenInkpot and all the alternate firmwares and a hobbyst or three will start running up the bidding.

Digital Ink · 08-17-2010, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsmomma

The scrifice is that you won't be able to read epub books.

Calibre, problem solved.

08-16-2010, 03:54 PM	#1
kaine Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Should I sell my Bebook for a Kindle Wifi My Bebook is going out of warranty and so I am wondering whether to sell my Bebook One and buy a Kindle Wifi. What do you all think? What would I be sacrificing / gaining by moving over? Cheers Kaine

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08-16-2010, 04:30 PM	#2
zsmomma Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: kindle, Pandigital Novel, iPod Touch	The scrifice is that you won't be able to read epub books. The pluses are many... edited to add: of course that's because I'm a Kindle owner :-)

08-17-2010, 06:32 AM	#4
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	All honesty, with the current prices of ereaders I doubt you would get much for your BeBook One, especially given it has been replaced in the last few months with the updated model. Personally in your shoes, if you wanted a Kindle I'd buy one and keep the BeBook. I have an Astak Mini and am not selling it when my new Kindle arrives. I figure I'll get next to nothing for it, and having both readers allows me to buy/borrow ebooks essentially from anywhere.

08-17-2010, 09:15 AM	#6
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Old model or not, the BeBook should easily clear you US$100 as long as its in working order. Quite possibly more. Just mention OpenInkpot and all the alternate firmwares and a hobbyst or three will start running up the bidding.

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