I have only used the Gen3, not the BeBook. So I may be biased.
I'd say go for the Gen3. I can't see the buttons on the BeBook being worth the extra £50.
The controls on the Gen3 aren't perfect, and the library is awkward once you get more than a hundred books on there, but in general I've been very pleased with mine.
PDFs won't be ideal, since they're (in general) formatted for a much bigger page size than's available on either the Gen3 or the BeBook. PDF format is great for print-ready stuff. Terrible for eBooks.
So - go for the Gen3, and spend the £50 on a subscription to Analog and Asimov's, both available at fictionwise - each is only $33 for a year's subscription, less if you're a fictionwise club member.
Paul
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Originally Posted by Slider1960
My partner has offered to get me a reader for Xmas and with the potential sales bubble in these things it's probably best to move now than find them out of stock.
So far I have only physically played with the new Sony reader, but have eliminated it from my choices simply because I don't want to get locked into a single source for content. My reading will mostly be newer fiction - Sci Fi, thrillers and some work based PDF etc. so I really want support for the mobipocket format. I am aware of the dedrm script but would prefer not to have to jump through hoops just to have the Sony reader.
I have now really got my choice down to two products: the gen 3 (currently in stock and £179 from WH Smiths) or the BeBook (£229 online).
I can see a lot of posts here for the gen 3 and it seems to have a big user base, and few for the Hamlin, which is essentially what the BeBook is. From what I have seen, the numbered buttons on the BeBook might make navigation a bit quicker than the tocu thingie on the gen 3, but can see little else between them.
I am under pressure from her indoors to make a decision, and would welcome any info, or comments you can give.
cheers
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