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Old 09-16-2008, 06:52 AM   #13
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This press release is total BS to me.

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Apart from being extremely “green”, e-reading has been praised as the future of reading.
How is it "extremely green"? It's an ongoing debate at Mobileread, and I would love to see your sources of research.

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Some newspapers go as far as stating “it's the next big thing after the iPod, the BeBook is like an iPod for books.”
Funny, I remember that analogy, but I always read it in the context of the Amazon Kindle or Sony Reader. Google doesn't help here either. How about telling us the names of these newspapers?

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Because the BeBook is open source...
Where can I download the open source code? Perhaps the GPL Violation homepage can help me out here.

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...it's value for money: most formats, a complimentary leather case and thousands of books included.
It's more expensive than the Amazon Kindle, and for that I get a complimentary leather case and thousands of books - ripped without further editing from Project Gutenberg? What a great deal indeed. You forgot to mention the ear phones and the USB cable.

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New Update : MobiPocket support... This means BeBook owners now have access to virtually any new book released.
Where is the promised update? Why make a press release if you know that you cannot deliver in time?

Anyways, if you want to get a better impression of the company behind BeBook (who, oh the irony, also produces and promotes covers for the Kindle), check out this interview video:

http://www.viddler.com/explore/Charbax/videos/34/
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