Meet-Up! London, UK; Sat 6th Sept 3 pm - Page 2

LeserattePD · 08-28-2008, 06:14 AM

Right, we're on then. I'll bring my ebookwise 1150 (sadly the small break in the screen just massively propagated this morning, but it is still working!). Definitly time for a new reader now!

I've just emailed the manager at the Gower street store about a possible demo of the Sony reader as I thought I'd probably get through to him/her quicker that way than by phone. Though I will try phoning if I don't get a reply by Tuesday.

LeserattePD · 08-28-2008, 06:16 AM

Cool, I was just planning to put my ebookwise on the table (the costa coffee shop is realively small and generally not that busy).

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Okay, I'll assume we'll go ahead at 3pm on the 6th.

I'll bring my Kindle and aged (but beloved) Iliad and the PRS-500 (i'll be interested to see how it compares with the 505.

I was impressed with the Cybook I saw at Edinburgh -- as Zelda's Stick on MR Meetups suggests I think it is worth having a list of what may be on view (It's worth reading the main points on that).

I'll also bring the MR logo (only A4 -- don't have larger printer) to help identify ourselves (I think it survived Edinburgh!).

LeserattePD · 08-28-2008, 06:20 AM

LazyScot: Kindle, Iliad, PRS-500

LeserattePD: Ebookwise1150

richyhu: PRS-505

Snowman: Cybook Gen3

mrdini ???: Hanlin V2

petermillard ???: Cybook Gen3, iPhone

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Originally Posted by LeserattePD

Sat 6th of September 3 pm Costa Coffee shop on the lower ground floor of the Waterstones at 82 Gower Street.

angelaruk · 08-28-2008, 12:39 PM

really sorry, but I won't be able to join you - I have the joys of teh parents descending for the weekend - just when I was hoping to curl up with my sparkling new sony 505 and 160 classics. I will be thinking of you. To be honest I would be more likely to jump at early evening meets in London cos I travel into the centre to work 5 days a week and so tend not to want to at weekends.

LazyScot · 08-28-2008, 12:53 PM

If we can impose on the moderators to update the first page with some details and put a link on the MR home page, we may get a few more people willing to attend who haven't yet ventured into the Lounge.

There seem to be quite a lot of London (or near-London) people who may appear....

zelda_pinwheel · 08-28-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

If we can impose on the moderators to update the first page with some details and put a link on the MR home page, we may get a few more people willing to attend who haven't yet ventured into the Lounge.

There seem to be quite a lot of London (or near-London) people who may appear....

absolutely ! it's about the right time for an announcement. (it's best to remind us about such things...).

zelda_pinwheel · 08-28-2008, 03:51 PM

look out, you're on the front page !

Snowman · 08-28-2008, 09:05 PM

I also hope to attend with my device of choice, a cybook gen3.

If the gods of technical support permit, of course. I'll sacrifice a goat, or possibly one of the local foxes to the fibrelink god just in case. I know! How about a COLT? !

regards

mrdini · 08-28-2008, 09:41 PM

I have a nagging feeling I'm supposed to be doing something else that weekend!

But if not, I might just pop along & bring my Hanlin V2 if anyone's interested in seeing it...

LeserattePD · 08-29-2008, 02:52 AM

If both Snowman and mrdini can make it we'd have pretty much all the available dedicated ebook readers for comparison (except the Iliad book edition). That would be great!

As I'm going to start a new job on the 1st of October (now that I'm a newly minted PhD), I'll actually be able to afford buying one and with the sadly progressing slow decline of my ebookwise it is entirely neccessary. So I'm really looking forward to seeing them all in comparison.

My partner Dave will probably come along (so far I haven't been able to convince him of ebooks over paperbooks, so he does admit that we are out of space to put paper books).

petermillard · 08-29-2008, 03:16 AM

Hi, I missed this thread before now - thanks for putting it on the front page! I'll do my best to be there as well - (another) Cybook and an iPhone if anyone's interested..?

Cheers, Peter

madmandegge · 08-29-2008, 05:17 AM

Am on holiday!

Plus London is a bit far for me! But mainly I'm on holiday

mrdini · 08-29-2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeserattePD

If both Snowman and mrdini can make it we'd have pretty much all the available dedicated ebook readers for comparison (except the Iliad book edition). That would be great!

Ah, I didn't realise that! Guess I'll make a bit of effort to come! (My friend's offered to let me bring her V6 as well)

That said, two more ebooks readers that we need to find to complete the lineup

Hanlin V3
Readius <--- I'm really curious to see this.

LazyScot · 08-29-2008, 07:40 AM

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!)

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.

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

(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....

)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-29-2008, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeserattePD

If both Snowman and mrdini can make it we'd have pretty much all the available dedicated ebook readers for comparison (except the Iliad book edition). That would be great!

nicely done !

Quote:

As I'm going to start a new job on the 1st of October (now that I'm a newly minted PhD), I'll actually be able to afford buying one and with the sadly progressing slow decline of my ebookwise it is entirely neccessary. So I'm really looking forward to seeing them all in comparison.

sorry about your ebookwise ! much as i covet an e-ink screen i'd be really sad if / when my eb-1150 gave up the ghost...

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My partner Dave will probably come along (so far I haven't been able to convince him of ebooks over paperbooks, so he does admit that we are out of space to put paper books).

that's the first step !

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Originally Posted by petermillard

Hi, I missed this thread before now - thanks for putting it on the front page! I'll do my best to be there as well - (another) Cybook and an iPhone if anyone's interested..?

Cheers, Peter

good thing someone put it on the front page i guess...

08-29-2008, 07:40 AM	#29
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	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!) 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. I'll try and bring a camera as well, but it would be great if others do to! (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....)

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08-28-2008, 06:14 AM	#16
LeserattePD Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 136 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Ebookwise 1150, Kindle 3	Right, we're on then. I'll bring my ebookwise 1150 (sadly the small break in the screen just massively propagated this morning, but it is still working!). Definitly time for a new reader now! I've just emailed the manager at the Gower street store about a possible demo of the Sony reader as I thought I'd probably get through to him/her quicker that way than by phone. Though I will try phoning if I don't get a reply by Tuesday.

08-28-2008, 12:39 PM	#19
angelaruk Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London, UK Device: sony prs505	really sorry, but I won't be able to join you - I have the joys of teh parents descending for the weekend - just when I was hoping to curl up with my sparkling new sony 505 and 160 classics. I will be thinking of you. To be honest I would be more likely to jump at early evening meets in London cos I travel into the centre to work 5 days a week and so tend not to want to at weekends.

08-28-2008, 12:53 PM	#20
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	If we can impose on the moderators to update the first page with some details and put a link on the MR home page, we may get a few more people willing to attend who haven't yet ventured into the Lounge. There seem to be quite a lot of London (or near-London) people who may appear....

08-28-2008, 03:51 PM	#22
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	look out, you're on the front page !

08-28-2008, 09:05 PM	#23
Snowman Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 3566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London UK Device: iPhone 5, Kindle K3, Kindle Voyage	I also hope to attend with my device of choice, a cybook gen3. If the gods of technical support permit, of course. I'll sacrifice a goat, or possibly one of the local foxes to the fibrelink god just in case. I know! How about a COLT? ! regards

08-28-2008, 09:41 PM	#24
mrdini Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 177 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Hanlin V2 & V6	I have a nagging feeling I'm supposed to be doing something else that weekend! But if not, I might just pop along & bring my Hanlin V2 if anyone's interested in seeing it...

08-29-2008, 02:52 AM	#25
LeserattePD Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 136 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Ebookwise 1150, Kindle 3	If both Snowman and mrdini can make it we'd have pretty much all the available dedicated ebook readers for comparison (except the Iliad book edition). That would be great! As I'm going to start a new job on the 1st of October (now that I'm a newly minted PhD), I'll actually be able to afford buying one and with the sadly progressing slow decline of my ebookwise it is entirely neccessary. So I'm really looking forward to seeing them all in comparison. My partner Dave will probably come along (so far I haven't been able to convince him of ebooks over paperbooks, so he does admit that we are out of space to put paper books).

08-29-2008, 03:16 AM	#26
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Hi, I missed this thread before now - thanks for putting it on the front page! I'll do my best to be there as well - (another) Cybook and an iPhone if anyone's interested..? Cheers, Peter

08-29-2008, 05:17 AM	#27
madmandegge Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: None yet	Am on holiday! Plus London is a bit far for me! But mainly I'm on holiday

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