10-01-2008, 07:31 PM | #16 |
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The last TV I bought was in about 2002 and cost me 50 pounds from ASDA!
I just can't wait for the day when ebook readers are as cheap and ubiquitous as calculators. Calculators have a lot of functionality and cost very little. |
10-02-2008, 02:29 AM | #17 |
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Thanks for the thread. I live in Launceston, and bought a Cybook Gen 3 in July from https://naebllcc.ipower.com/index.html in the US for about the same amount I would have spent in Dymocks.
I've been very happy with my Cybook, though of course I've not seen any of the others. Regards, Alex |
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10-07-2008, 08:09 PM | #18 |
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Decided the Sony 700 will best suit my needs. The touchscreen, sidelights, word search (very useful if one of your loaded books is a dictionary and there is no other dictionary support in the firmware) and calibre support (if similar to the 505) were my key deciding criteria.
I know with the Aussie dollar sinking like a stone this ain't going to be cheap but since I have plenty of ebooks and no ereader I hope these factors will balance each other out. I'll be using BHPhoto to get it here when it's available next month. |
10-08-2008, 03:35 AM | #19 |
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I considered the sony 700, and its my dream device in all aspects except one... formats! every single ebook i have is in mobipocket.... sigh... although the cybook is starting to look very sleek and available right now
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10-08-2008, 10:35 AM | #20 | |
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10-08-2008, 09:15 PM | #21 |
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Mobipocket support for the PRS 505 would have been a much better announcement than the new PRS 700 in my opinion.
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10-09-2008, 02:42 AM | #22 |
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The CyBook is an excellent device - I recommend it to you whole-heartedly.
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10-10-2008, 09:03 AM | #23 |
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Hi Guys,
Partly because of jmsaw2's recommendation and because the Astak is now delayed and it at first going to be a Hanlin V3, I finally ordered a Bebook. For now they are $AU402 + PayPal charges including delivery to Australia. With the drop in the $AU I would guess that that may change soon but that was what it was on the 9th of Oct. Thanks for your contributions. I have updated the Wiki with the infomation that I had and others have since updated it from there. I hope your devices are working as you want them to Jen |
12-03-2009, 02:56 AM | #24 |
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Hi, just bought my BeBook mini in the Co-op bookshop in Sydney, device (which was less the 400 aud) works great, but they got nice covers which make the devices a bit better looking. They promised I still get australian warranty just like with www.bebook.net.au.
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