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I think you made the right choice Slider. I have just taken delivery of the BeBook and I am not overly impressed with it. I needed a device that would read DRM Mobiepocket, but wanted to go the cheapest option possible. Here in Australia it would cost me $600 AUD for the Cybook and only $400 for the BeBook so my choice was clear.
Having owned the Sony 500 and the Iliad, the BeBook feels very cheaply constructed. The page seems very clear with good contrast, however the layout of books on the device is not attractive at all. I know I can change fonts but still need to figure this out and once done may have me feeling a little differently about the device.
Harry, you are wrong in saying that the mobiepocket implementation on BeBook is the same primitive version as the Iliad, it is in fact more primitive in it's implementation.
The implementation of LIT format hasn't impressed me at al as the page turning is incredibly slow.
EPUB seems to work very well
Things I do like about it, it is light, the layout of the buttons is good. When you go to the third font size and it transforms to landscape layout, it is very easy to read from and if held in the right hand, very comfortable (still have to get used to that as I normally read holding a book in my left hand). I also like the easy 'go to page' function that the device has, even though the bookmarking is a bit primitive after the Sony's very good system. I also love the capacity to have files in a folder structure which is something I have really missed after the Iliad.
Overall the jury is still out as to whether I will keep this device for very long.
Karen
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