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Old 06-27-2008, 01:51 PM   #46
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- landscape mode is unintuitive, should be turned 180 degrees from the way it is now

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Wouldn't this mean you were turning it upside down?

Or are you saying once it is in landscape mode you think it should be the other way? In other words you have to turn it 90degs to the right and you want to turn it 90degs to the left?

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Old 06-27-2008, 02:20 PM   #47
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In other words you have to turn it 90degs to the right and you want to turn it 90degs to the left?

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Old 06-27-2008, 02:31 PM   #48
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What formats does it support?
From the BeBook website:
pdf, doc, txt, rtf, html, djvu, chm, fb2, wolf, mp3, png, tiff, gif, jpg, bmp

Since the last update, the Hanlin V3 supports ePub (BeBook is a rebranded version of that device). Don't know about the current BeBook firmware, but anyway, it should work one way or another.
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Old 06-27-2008, 02:54 PM   #49
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:47 PM   #50
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From the BeBook website:
pdf, doc, txt, rtf, html, djvu, chm, fb2, wolf, mp3, png, tiff, gif, jpg, bmp

Since the last update, the Hanlin V3 supports ePub (BeBook is a rebranded version of that device). Don't know about the current BeBook firmware, but anyway, it should work one way or another.

I wonder if it's chm support is the same as Netronix's chm support - first you explode into html files, then you convert to .txt files, finally you run through the .stk ebook maker. I *hope* BeBook isn't as dishonest as Netronix is about the ebook formats supported. (Of course, now that the EB610 and above are running WinCE 5.0, that may well change.)

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Old 06-27-2008, 05:03 PM   #51
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No. Sorry I can't help with that.
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I wonder if it's chm support is the same as Netronix's chm support - first you explode into html files, then you convert to .txt files, finally you run through the .stk ebook maker. I *hope* BeBook isn't as dishonest as Netronix is about the ebook formats supported. (Of course, now that the EB610 and above are running WinCE 5.0, that may well change.)

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I do believe they include files that must be converted to run. Sony seems to do the same thing by the way. I do not like that. I am not sure which files will work natively on the device but I know the number is up a lot more now that FBReader has been ported to Hanlin devices.

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"BeBook is a rebranded version of Hanlin V3" - what does it mean? Is BeBook a partner company of Jinke?
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"BeBook is a rebranded version of Hanlin V3" - what does it mean? Is BeBook a partner company of Jinke?
No. It means that BeBook chose to buy V3s that have the BeBook logo and model information on them instead of the stock V3 info. Kind of like Bookeen buying the units from Netronix but having Netronix label them as Cybooks. Now a reseller/agent on the other hand would sell them as V3s (the Jinkes) but would buy in sufficient volume to get a discount.

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No. It means that BeBook chose to buy V3s that have the BeBook logo and model information on them instead of the stock V3 info. Kind of like Bookeen buying the units from Netronix but having Netronix label them as Cybooks. Now a reseller/agent on the other hand would sell them as V3s (the Jinkes) but would buy in sufficient volume to get a discount.

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Not really. The Cybook is purchased as oem and then custom software has been added to make it a unique product. The BeBook is truly just a house brand on a V3, no value add that I can see. House brands are often done to lots of devices for various reasons but they are not the same as OEM of a hardware product.

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BeBook looks like amazing. Here in Europe it is the best device according to my research.

I would pay with Paypal, but will they really ship my BeBook? I am a little scared that I will pay the whole amount now, but I will get nothing...

One more question: does BeBook support non-English letters, too?
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Old 07-20-2008, 02:25 PM   #57
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Well at least here in the UK. I ordered mine last Sunday and it arrived just before lunch on the Thursday.

I am really pleased with it. I also have an old Rocketbook and while the e-ink on the BeBook is amazing to see, the speed is not a patch on the Rocketbook. I do think there is a still a way on to go on this latest round of ebook readers but I don't regret buying it one bit. The Rocketbook weighs 3 times as much as the BeBook and is far far bulkier.

The Bebook is so light and thin it is quite amazing (yes I know that the Cybook is lighter, but it is heavier on the wallet)

If anything the leather case detracts from the BeBook. Its almost as heavy as the device itself! Still it offers great protection.

All we need now is the mobipocket update. I believe it is already available for the Russian version of the Hanlin V3.
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Old 08-08-2008, 05:18 AM   #58
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I have just done a review of the bebook, which you can see here:

http://pookey.co.uk/blog/archives/61-BeBook-review.html

I hope it's of help to people!
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Old 08-08-2008, 10:13 AM   #59
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did you guys see that this book supports .lit file natively !!
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