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Old 06-14-2010, 09:03 PM   #13
kgn
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kgn has learned how to buy an e-book online
 
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Device: Pocketbook 302
I got my 302 today, and I concur with all that the OP said.

I have found a few funny things though.

Transferring books to the internal memory with Calibre is painfully slow. It took 15+ minutes to transfer 700 books. I have only done it once - not game to have another go as life is just too short!

The touch screen is a bit funny sometimes - does not always pick up the finger movement. Works fine with the stylus though.

I have not found the screen itself to be a problem. It does not have the contrast of some eink screens I have seen - ie the background is not as white as some. But no reflective glare that some users report.

The leather case is great - I might not even need to get a screen protector. It opens up (vertically) though, which seems a bit strange. It would have been more 'book like' to open horizontally. It is not as easy to hold as a Kindle, for example because of this. Also - it is a bit hard to charge the unit - you have to remove it a bit from the case to do this. Still, it is a big selling point.

I have not been able to get the WiFi to connect yet. Dunno why. The Linux debug stuff is too cryptic to read. But I guess I will get it working eventually.

I also have not been able to get the cover images to come up in Detail listing. May have to play with the settings or something there - or in Calibre. Dunno. They come up inside the book when you open it - so the images are actually there. I am currently using FB2 format. Might try a few other formats to see which is best.

It looks a good unit.
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