Just got a pocketbook 360

kaas · 10-26-2009, 08:17 AM

I met Forkosigan this sunday in his new office and brought home a shiny pocketbook360 -albeit in ivory, as he did not have any black ones available...
I have used it for some hours yesterday and had not one crash (I am scarred by the CybookGen3)! The functions and the usability show that the programmers have thought quite a bit before releasing the firmware and have produced a well rounded set of Features.
I will write more about my experience once I have used the device for a while

cheers,

kaas

Katelyn · 10-26-2009, 03:06 PM

I'm jealous! I anxiously await the US release of the 360. I only hope the reviews are positive. If so, the 360 is the answer to my search for my next reader.

I considered the Opus at first but continuing wait (2 years and counting?) for a Cybook 3 firmware release and reports of Opus freezes convinced me to wait for the 360. Bring it to the US soon, pretty please?

kacir · 10-26-2009, 03:45 PM

I do not understand why they do not sell them worldwide(*).

PocketBook 360 is plastered all over about 20 Ukrainian and Russian on-line shops, and according to their site they sell it in many, many brick and mortar shops in Ukraine and Russia.

The only way to buy one at the moment is to order one directly from http://pocketbook.com.ua/.
In European Union - Germany - our member Forkosigan sells them, but only unofficially at the moment.

I very much hope I will be able to get one for Christmas.

(*) I know they do ship worldwide, but it would be complicated to pay for it, pay for customs and, in case the unthinkable happens, arrange warranty repair.

Yar-PocketBooker · 10-27-2009, 12:44 AM

Folks, I beg you, please, have some more patience, and the shiny 360 will be available here in the US as well very-very-very soon.
As I already wrote couple of times - the worst case scenario, it will be the first decade of November. The best case - by the end of this week!!!

brecklundin · 10-27-2009, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yar-PocketBooker

Folks, I beg you, please, have some more patience, and the shiny 360 will be available here in the US as well very-very-very soon.
As I already wrote couple of times - the worst case scenario, it will be the first decade of November. The best case - by the end of this week!!!

HAHAHAHA....and here I was thinking that a few weeks was a long wait...nice one!!

BTW, for the OP...sooooo, you got your cool new 360, huh? We HATE YOU!!

ENJOY and I look forward to reading your comments. Both the PB 360 & PB 302 are on my short list.

Yar-PocketBooker · 10-27-2009, 01:36 AM

I wish I had one... physically they are not with me yet. But this is going to happen, sooner or later

)))

imaredr · 10-27-2009, 08:06 AM

I am so jealous! The ivory color one is so pretty. Can you post pic of it? I would like to see a real one in the wild. It is also good news that it may be available by the end of this week. I want this under my tree for Christmas!

Ellen

Lake person · 10-27-2009, 08:35 AM

Here is the thing you all have to understand. Us Cybook Gen 3 owners cring, shake, and almost faint at the word soon. That 360 looks sweet. Please, Please don't mean soon as in years as Bookeen does! That 360 under my Christmas tree would be wonderful.

Yar-PocketBooker · 10-27-2009, 05:56 PM

Guys, you can take my word for it - 360s will be under your X-mas trees. The stupidity of the situation is that I can't controll it at all - the goodies are en route and in the customs. When they arrive and when the US customs release them I'll get them the same day and will start selling them online.

kaas · 10-28-2009, 06:14 AM

Here a short review after some 20 hours of reading on the device:

First, I am even more impressed then I was in the beginning:
The software runs very stable and supports such things as the adding of Fonts from Windows (just drag&drop), user changeble margins while reading (!!!) - no more wasted screen estate- as well as auto hyphenation, and dictionaries.
I was surprised at how easy it was to write notes, even if the device doesn't have a touch screen. Today I will buy my first drm epub for the pocketbook and give it a test run with it too...

cheers,

kaas

Yar-PocketBooker · 11-06-2009, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katelyn

I'm jealous! I anxiously await the US release of the 360. I only hope the reviews are positive. If so, the 360 is the answer to my search for my next reader.

I considered the Opus at first but continuing wait (2 years and counting?) for a Cybook 3 firmware release and reports of Opus freezes convinced me to wait for the 360. Bring it to the US soon, pretty please?

It's here already, please check the thread in this forum.

Yar-PocketBooker · 11-06-2009, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imaredr

I am so jealous! The ivory color one is so pretty. Can you post pic of it? I would like to see a real one in the wild. It is also good news that it may be available by the end of this week. I want this under my tree for Christmas!

Ellen

It's available already, please see one of the threads in this forum.

Yar-PocketBooker · 11-06-2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lake person

Here is the thing you all have to understand. Us Cybook Gen 3 owners cring, shake, and almost faint at the word soon. That 360 looks sweet. Please, Please don't mean soon as in years as Bookeen does! That 360 under my Christmas tree would be wonderful.

Even earlier than that. Please look for one of the recent threads in this forum - PB 360 is available in the US!

tufrostie · 11-07-2009, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaas

Today I will buy my first drm epub for the pocketbook and give it a test run with it too...

cheers,

kaas

So..... how did it go?

Lisa

10-26-2009, 08:17 AM	#1
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	Just got a pocketbook 360 I met Forkosigan this sunday in his new office and brought home a shiny pocketbook360 -albeit in ivory, as he did not have any black ones available... I have used it for some hours yesterday and had not one crash (I am scarred by the CybookGen3)! The functions and the usability show that the programmers have thought quite a bit before releasing the firmware and have produced a well rounded set of Features. I will write more about my experience once I have used the device for a while cheers, kaas

10-27-2009, 01:36 AM	#6
Yar-PocketBooker Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 6976 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Device: PocketBooks and Onyxes and anything E-Ink...	I wish I had one... physically they are not with me yet. But this is going to happen, sooner or later)))

10-27-2009, 08:06 AM	#7
imaredr Collector Posts: 440 Karma: 1002238 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Device: Cybook	I am so jealous! The ivory color one is so pretty. Can you post pic of it? I would like to see a real one in the wild. It is also good news that it may be available by the end of this week. I want this under my tree for Christmas! Ellen Last edited by imaredr; 10-27-2009 at 08:06 AM. Reason: spelling error

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Katelyn Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 342 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Device: Pocketbook 360, Iphone 3g, Sony 505, REB1200, GEB1150	I'm jealous! I anxiously await the US release of the 360. I only hope the reviews are positive. If so, the 360 is the answer to my search for my next reader. I considered the Opus at first but continuing wait (2 years and counting?) for a Cybook 3 firmware release and reports of Opus freezes convinced me to wait for the 360. Bring it to the US soon, pretty please?

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kacir Wizard Posts: 3,450 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I do not understand why they do not sell them worldwide(). PocketBook 360 is plastered all over about 20 Ukrainian and Russian on-line shops, and according to their site they sell it in many, many brick and mortar shops in Ukraine and Russia. The only way to buy one at the moment is to order one directly from http://pocketbook.com.ua/. In European Union - Germany - our member Forkosigan sells them, but only unofficially at the moment. I very much hope I will be able to get one for Christmas. () I know they do ship worldwide, but it would be complicated to pay for it, pay for customs and, in case the unthinkable happens, arrange warranty repair.

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Yar-PocketBooker Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 6976 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Device: PocketBooks and Onyxes and anything E-Ink...	Folks, I beg you, please, have some more patience, and the shiny 360 will be available here in the US as well very-very-very soon. As I already wrote couple of times - the worst case scenario, it will be the first decade of November. The best case - by the end of this week!!!

10-27-2009, 08:35 AM	#8
Lake person Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: Cybook, Bebook, Pocketbook 360	Here is the thing you all have to understand. Us Cybook Gen 3 owners cring, shake, and almost faint at the word soon. That 360 looks sweet. Please, Please don't mean soon as in years as Bookeen does! That 360 under my Christmas tree would be wonderful.

10-27-2009, 05:56 PM	#9
Yar-PocketBooker Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 6976 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Device: PocketBooks and Onyxes and anything E-Ink...	Guys, you can take my word for it - 360s will be under your X-mas trees. The stupidity of the situation is that I can't controll it at all - the goodies are en route and in the customs. When they arrive and when the US customs release them I'll get them the same day and will start selling them online.

10-28-2009, 06:14 AM	#10
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	Here a short review after some 20 hours of reading on the device: First, I am even more impressed then I was in the beginning: The software runs very stable and supports such things as the adding of Fonts from Windows (just drag&drop), user changeble margins while reading (!!!) - no more wasted screen estate- as well as auto hyphenation, and dictionaries. I was surprised at how easy it was to write notes, even if the device doesn't have a touch screen. Today I will buy my first drm epub for the pocketbook and give it a test run with it too... cheers, kaas