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rhari79 · 03-08-2009, 01:36 AM

I do not intend to test newton's laws with the device.
I intend to read with it. Say like for 1 year at least.

Sony/Kindle are not available worldwide. Nothing actually stops them but their own short-sightedness.
Nothing stops Amazon from releasing a non-3G-non-EVDO-plain-vanilla ultra-stable super-strong Kindle to the rest of the world. Iliad sells a no-wifi reader as iliad BE.
But even if they do, I will not be Amazon's slave and read what Amazon says I can read.

Forget Kindle, but Sony Reader is ridiculous.
There are so many Sony shops across India and world wide and people buy Sony devices from them.
Sony is the biggest name in Japan too. But no reader to most parts of the world.

I have my eyes set on a single Iliad available via Amazon Japan. I can get it in 2 days.
But I am not sure if it will be worth the money because of the stability and hardware concerns.

I am cynical..at 50000+ yen, I reserve the right to be.
Will this device ship alive and stay alive and be so for 1st few days and then few months and then a full year?
I do not know what Amazon(or even IRex) will reply if I ask this question to them.

Why Amazon and not from irex? I have an indian credit card.
I dont want to help the banks by letting then rob me through my CC with this much forex.
Amazon allows me to buy Cash on delivery(COD).
So i pay cash for free and quick shipping+260yen COD charge+customs 5%. No forex robbery.

The same at 30000+ yen is the issue with the BeBook.
Why an iliad or bebook and not cybook?
Cybook has a stingy 16 MB RAM as against 32 for Bebook and 64 for Iliad
That means I cant use huge pdfs; also its dev resource is small.

I am currently only interested in these 2 devices as they are the most open I can find.

I would like less crippling issues than what I see in the troubleshooting section. Even the Kindle or sony is not cripple free.
May be you guys are quite lucky.

Talking about these devices when I was specifically asking for devices shipped into India seems inappropriate.

If the hanlins or iliad are similarly herculean , I will toss a coin for a Bebook or iliad BE.

03-08-2009, 01:36 AM	#7
rhari79 Addict Posts: 375 Karma: 2200000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai Device: .*	I do not intend to test newton's laws with the device. I intend to read with it. Say like for 1 year at least. Sony/Kindle are not available worldwide. Nothing actually stops them but their own short-sightedness. Nothing stops Amazon from releasing a non-3G-non-EVDO-plain-vanilla ultra-stable super-strong Kindle to the rest of the world. Iliad sells a no-wifi reader as iliad BE. But even if they do, I will not be Amazon's slave and read what Amazon says I can read. Forget Kindle, but Sony Reader is ridiculous. There are so many Sony shops across India and world wide and people buy Sony devices from them. Sony is the biggest name in Japan too. But no reader to most parts of the world. I have my eyes set on a single Iliad available via Amazon Japan. I can get it in 2 days. But I am not sure if it will be worth the money because of the stability and hardware concerns. I am cynical..at 50000+ yen, I reserve the right to be. Will this device ship alive and stay alive and be so for 1st few days and then few months and then a full year? I do not know what Amazon(or even IRex) will reply if I ask this question to them. Why Amazon and not from irex? I have an indian credit card. I dont want to help the banks by letting then rob me through my CC with this much forex. Amazon allows me to buy Cash on delivery(COD). So i pay cash for free and quick shipping+260yen COD charge+customs 5%. No forex robbery. The same at 30000+ yen is the issue with the BeBook. Why an iliad or bebook and not cybook? Cybook has a stingy 16 MB RAM as against 32 for Bebook and 64 for Iliad That means I cant use huge pdfs; also its dev resource is small. I am currently only interested in these 2 devices as they are the most open I can find. I would like less crippling issues than what I see in the troubleshooting section. Even the Kindle or sony is not cripple free. May be you guys are quite lucky. Talking about these devices when I was specifically asking for devices shipped into India seems inappropriate. If the hanlins or iliad are similarly herculean , I will toss a coin for a Bebook or iliad BE.