I have a few ?'s about the pocketbook 360.

[fjtorres]

Well, there is this:
https://sites.google.com/a/etccreati...than-skin-deep

Make of it what you will.

[Dulin's Books]

Originally Posted by Tori

Ok I tried to go through the checkout at dulinsbooks.com so I can see the final price but for some reason I can't open the page.... Can someone please tell me what the final price is for the pocketbook 360? The regular package that is $240 before taxes




O never mind I have foud out that at pocketbookreader.com it's $239 even

It's 239 plus $10 shipping in the US, there are no taxes from my end since I'm in Oregon . Weird that you couldn't get thru all the way, i've had several orders today.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by kacir

http://www.popularscience.co.uk/features/feat16.htm
The first time I saw this, many, many years ago I HAD to open the picture in Photoshop and compare colours in A and B squares. I was genuinely shocked to find out that they, indeed, are exactly the same shade of grey.

Also see this
http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-con...mages/3605.gif
The orange stripes are exactly same shade.

That's a well-known illusion, of course, but I honestly don't think that it applies in this case. Don't forget, too, that the black PB360 has a white bezel around the edge of the screen. As I say, my practical experience, doing a side-by-side comparison of the white Opus and the black PB360, is that the case colour makes not one jot of difference.

[kacir]

Originally Posted by HarryT

As I say, my practical experience, doing a side-by-side comparison of the white Opus and the black PB360, is that the case colour makes not one jot of difference.

I was not disputing your experience ;-)
I was just answering the question why would I think that the colour of device might affect my perception of the screen whiteness.

When I was ordering my PocketBook 360 I wanted black one, because I thought the black bezel would make the screen look whiter. Forkosigan had only white ones available, and he told me that IF black bezel makes the background look whiter, then white bezel should make letters look blacker ;-) .
I did buy white one, but not because I think that white (or black, or maroon blue) is better colour for an e-ink device case, but because I wanted to have my PocketBook as soon as possible.
I am happy with my white reader, just as I was happy (at the time) with my black (ok, ok, very dark blue) Sony reader PRS-500.

[honkymcwhite]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

It's 239 plus $10 shipping in the US, there are no taxes from my end since I'm in Oregon . Weird that you couldn't get thru all the way, i've had several orders today.

Just wondering how long I can expect for shipping. I ordered on the 24th and web site lists order as processing. thanxs

[Dulin's Books]

it actually went to the post office yesterday. Sorry it didn't go out sooner - that's my fault. You should have an email with the tracking number.

[Tori]

Ok Well I was going to get the Pocketbook 360 but my BF dropped the ax on that and said it costs to much. So now I am getting the Ectaco Jetbook Lite

[lionel47]

On the PocketBook web site, it says the 302 has WLAN connectivity. Is this right or do they mean Wifi? WLAN implies 3G or 4G. I am thinking it has WiFI (g) but not WLAN as that would require a service provider like AT&T or Verizon. Can anyone verify what it has?

[HarryT]

"Wireless LAN" is the same as "WiFi" in my book. It's certainly what Windows calls a WiFi connection.

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by HarryT

That's a well-known illusion, of course, but I honestly don't think that it applies in this case. Don't forget, too, that the black PB360 has a white bezel around the edge of the screen. As I say, my practical experience, doing a side-by-side comparison of the white Opus and the black PB360, is that the case colour makes not one jot of difference.

The pearly is prettier, though.

[Yar-PocketBooker]

I simply don't notice the colour of the device that's in my hand...))) I'd say - no difference at all (for the reader).

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

The pearly is prettier, though.

The swirls on the white are a bit "girly", I think .

[kaas]

Originally Posted by HarryT

The swirls on the white are a bit "girly", I think .

If you only knew how hard my girlfriend laughed when she saw me the first time with the white pocketbook

She even offered me her nailpolish - for matching colours

kaas

[poshm]

Yes the ivory pocketbook is quite girly and precisely why I really like the look of it! So many of these devices look ugly and clinical to me. I think the ivory PB 360 is the prettiest ereading device I've ever seen. The Kindle 2 is one of the ugliest and I wouldn't like to take it out without a cover - maybe that's a bit shallow of me

[Roger108]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

I found the battery at "batteries plus" here in oregon. sorry i don't remember the price off hand.

Is this the battery you found at Batteries Plus ? It says it's for the Kindle. The Kindle uses Li-ion. The Pocketbook 360 uses Li-Polymer which is safer.

HHD10003 Battery Kindle Amazon E-Reader Battery
Kindle Amazon E-Reader Battery Battery HHD10003. Get a fresh battery for your Kindle E-Reader. This Rayovac battery has more power than the original Kindle battery to provide you more run time for reading your e-books. Replace the tired battery in your first generation Kindle with a quality choice, Rayovac batteries.
Item number: HHD10003
Weight: 0.1400 lbs
Voltage: 3.6V
Capacity: 1530MAH