Thread: Who Would Buy a Bookeen Eink Reader?
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Old 12-20-2006, 08:25 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by da_jane
Just a query, why wouldn't we just join up with the Baen Bar? I've been in email contact with one of the members and they are gearing up to take orders on a unit that has the FBReader, allows for text searching, and has an eink display.
I logged in at the Baen Bar today to see where they are with this. They are not taking orders yet; they haven't selected their vendor yet. They had been designing a new reader from scratch and are now considering Bookeen instead due to cost. They are also considering Kent Displays. They have formed an LLC (http://naebllc.com) to raise the necessary funds for an initial order and seem to be well organized in terms of making sure that the finanical trail is clear, and they've been having some interesting discussions about hardware and software functionality, including lightwedge-style illumination. I think it would be well worth our while to link up with them, though I'm not sure how much more input they want.
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