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gwitt · 05-01-2009, 08:17 AM

BeBook (Hanlin V3) user experience with standard and openinkpot firmware

Dear eBook friends

Finally I got it! After reading ebooks only on my notebook and/or Sharp Zaurus I am holding my brand new ebook reader „BeBook“ in my hands.

Buying Decision
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After some search on the web (mobileread and other sites) I finally decided to buy the „BeBook“ reader (also known as „Hanlin V3“, „EZreader“, „Walkbook“, etc.).
Main reasons were:
- many formats supported by the original and openinkpot firmwares
- the quite normal price
- openinkpot compatibility as described at the German Linux Magazine
http://www.linux-magazin.de/online_a...der?category=0
- 32 MB RAM and
- 512 MB internal ROM

Managing / Un-Boxing
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The packaging is like many other electronic devices safe and seems shock-proof.
The Li-ion rechargeable battery can easily be installed using the supplied screw driver coming with the device. It must be charged for 12 h prior to the first use. Luckily I already had a mini USB power supply. Other distributors sell the device for the same price including the power supply as I saw on a Spanish website.
After charging I tested the BeBook for 3 days:
The original software seem absolutely usable. The bookshelf representing the directory structure is felicitous, intuitive and you can comfortably reach all the complex sub-directories which I prefer to use.
The display of books in .txt or pdb format proved to be the most useful to me as you can read much text on one page without the need to flip pages too often.

05-01-2009, 08:17 AM	#1
gwitt Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 62 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lübeck, Germany Device: BeBook reader	BeBook, (Hanlin V3), Openinkpot, experience report BeBook (Hanlin V3) user experience with standard and openinkpot firmware Dear eBook friends Finally I got it! After reading ebooks only on my notebook and/or Sharp Zaurus I am holding my brand new ebook reader „BeBook“ in my hands. Buying Decision ------------------------------- After some search on the web (mobileread and other sites) I finally decided to buy the „BeBook“ reader (also known as „Hanlin V3“, „EZreader“, „Walkbook“, etc.). Main reasons were: - many formats supported by the original and openinkpot firmwares - the quite normal price - openinkpot compatibility as described at the German Linux Magazine http://www.linux-magazin.de/online_a...der?category=0 - 32 MB RAM and - 512 MB internal ROM Managing / Un-Boxing ----------------------------------------- The packaging is like many other electronic devices safe and seems shock-proof. The Li-ion rechargeable battery can easily be installed using the supplied screw driver coming with the device. It must be charged for 12 h prior to the first use. Luckily I already had a mini USB power supply. Other distributors sell the device for the same price including the power supply as I saw on a Spanish website. After charging I tested the BeBook for 3 days: The original software seem absolutely usable. The bookshelf representing the directory structure is felicitous, intuitive and you can comfortably reach all the complex sub-directories which I prefer to use. The display of books in .txt or pdb format proved to be the most useful to me as you can read much text on one page without the need to flip pages too often.