Meet-Up! London, UK; Sat 6th Sept 3 pm

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

ooooh. Lots of devices, and ones I've not seen before too. Great!

I doubt we will have more devices than all the other meet-ups, but we can at least try! (hint, hint!)

heh... it will take quite an effort to beat nate the great's collection !

It's great to have a lot of devices, especially for people who haven't seen them before. It's also good to see instances of the same device -- it might help give an idea of how much variation or age you get with them.

definitely !! that was one of the great things about the paris meetup, getting to look at all the different devices and talk about our experiences. i was quite pleased that my eb1150 made quite a good impression.

I'll try and bring a camera as well, but it would be great if others do to!

yes photos PLEASE !

(I'll see if I can talk my better half into coming along as well -- that way partners can get together and shake their heads at our sad antics....)

hee !

[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

heh... it will take quite an effort to beat nate the great's collection !

True, very true: one can but try.

If we can persuade Waterstones' to add their stock of PRS-505, will they count?

Alternatively, we could just declare our count in binary...

BTW, do we want to give a nominal "end time" (i.e. when we'll definitely still be around until)?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

True, very true: one can but try.

oh, and a worthy goal it is ! i did not in any way mean to discourage you, on the contrary !

If we can persuade Waterstones' to add their stock of PRS-505, will they count?

why not ?

Alternatively, we could just declare our count in binary...

or that. we're all geeks here, right ?

BTW, do we want to give a nominal "end time" (i.e. when we'll definitely still be around until)?

that may be a good idea just in case there are people who might be planning to stop by later ; it would be a shame if they got there 15 minutes after all the others left. alternately you could plan to go all night long !!!

[Gianfranco]

So, what's the word?
How many are coming?

I might come from Sweden, but only if there will be more than 3-4 interested.

[richyhu]

I can confirm that I will be there for sure. As mentioned I will bring the PRS-505 and if anyone is interested I can bring the Sony Accessories (AC Adaptor + Leather Case), will also bring a camera and maybe the laptop if anyone wants to see the Connect software and Calibre in action.

[LeserattePD]

I've been keeping a list of attendees (post 18 in this thread) and so far we have 4 confirmed, with quite a range of readers.

(Maybe Zelda could move that post to the top in this thread? Is that possible? Please?)

I'd be really curious to see a readius too. And I'm sure we'd all be interested in having a look at the Sony accessories, richyhu (in fact if everyone could bring any and all accessories of their readers, that would probably be nice).

I have to say that I am really sad at the progressing demise of my ebookwise - it does everything I want it to and lies superbly in the hand (changing hands and orientation is so easy). On the other hand, I do have eye problems, so I am looking forward to having an e-ink screen.

[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by LeserattePD

I've been keeping a list of attendees (post 18 in this thread) and so far we have 4 confirmed, with quite a range of readers.

And I think you've also got two possible attendees as well, haven't you? (And maybe some partners....)

I'm pretty certain there are other London(ish) MR-folks, so we might pick up a few more people over the next week as well (and some devices).

Those attending could also edit their signatures (you can do this via the "User CP" menu) to include details of the meeting. (IIRC Kudos&Karma to RWood for this idea; apologies if it was someone else's idea)

[Mambo]

I think I'm coming as well.

I have been waiting for a meeting like this since I joined Mobileread. I will bring all my stuff listed under my name plus an 9" eee pc. What I'm really looking forward is to meet other iLiad users. (and to find out how my old iLiad compares with theirs).

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Mambo

I think I'm coming as well.

I have been waiting for a meeting like this since I joined Mobileread. I will bring all my stuff listed under my name plus an 9" eee pc. What I'm really looking forward is to meet other iLiad users. (and to find out how my old iLiad compares with theirs).

zowie ! it looks like nate the great has come competition !!

great that you're excited, mambo !! glad to have you !

[Readalot]

Would love to come along to your meeting on the 6th.

I've recently purchased an ebw 1150 and have just purchased an ebook in MS Reader format as I understood that it could be converted and then copied into my ebookwise 1150.

However, the book has downloaded direct to the MS Reader application and is not visible as a separate file (which I had expected)

Is there a way to get the file out of the MS Reader application or is it encrypted?

No doubt these, and other questions can be answered on the 6th!

[LeserattePD]

Yay, another ebookwise fan! Someone with the same name too (Leseratte = Readalot in english).

MS Reader... I'm not an expert with the conversion stuff ( I mostly buy BAEN or from fictionwise or make my own books to read fanfiction from Word documents). As far as I understand they are convertible, but only if there is no DRM (and the book you bought very likely has DRM). Best to ask this question on the ebookwise forum.

Originally Posted by Readalot

Would love to come along to your meeting on the 6th.

I've recently purchased an ebw 1150 and have just purchased an ebook in MS Reader format as I understood that it could be converted and then copied into my ebookwise 1150.

However, the book has downloaded direct to the MS Reader application and is not visible as a separate file (which I had expected)

Is there a way to get the file out of the MS Reader application or is it encrypted?

No doubt these, and other questions can be answered on the 6th!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Readalot

Would love to come along to your meeting on the 6th.

I've recently purchased an ebw 1150 and have just purchased an ebook in MS Reader format as I understood that it could be converted and then copied into my ebookwise 1150.

However, the book has downloaded direct to the MS Reader application and is not visible as a separate file (which I had expected)

Is there a way to get the file out of the MS Reader application or is it encrypted?

No doubt these, and other questions can be answered on the 6th!

hi readalot and welcome ! great to have another member at the meetup.

i don't want to hijack this thread but i suggest that you take a look at the ebookwise dedicated forum where you will find a LOT of ressources for the brilliant device that is the eb1150 (i love mine !). getting .lit format books to convert is an excellent choice ; take a look at the lit2imp conversion tool by nrapallo ; this will allow you to convert your books with one click in approximately, oh, 4.7 seconds. (okay, i did not actually measure the time. but it's really fast. and easy ). the file itself will probably be found in a folder in your "my documents" folder called something like "my ebooks" or similar. it's definitely somewhere on your hard drive, anyway, and can be accessed without going through the reader app.

have fun converting and reading.

we now return you to your regularly scheduled topic.

[Linda]

I will try and be there. I have just moved here from the US for three months. I have a PRS 505 which I can bring. Could you tell me what the nearest tube stop is. Is it Kings Cross/St Pancras?

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by Linda

I will try and be there. I have just moved here from the US for three months. I have a PRS 505 which I can bring. Could you tell me what the nearest tube stop is. Is it Kings Cross/St Pancras?

Nearest tube station is Goodge St.

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1150/40510.php

[zelda_pinwheel]

("goodge street" heeheehee is that where the tickle monster lives ?)