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BeBook
$350.00
Released August, 2008
The Pros:Wide range of formats. Handles audio files as well, good for audiobooks. E-Ink technology is proven and works.
The Cons:Text reproduction on certain fonts unreadable (sony's is much better). Refresh rate a little slow (between page turns) I turn a real page quicker! No control over horiz/vert view (sony does) only swaps occsasionally on third zoom (sony has 3 zooms on each).
BeBook is an electronic book reader manufactured by Dutch company Endless Ideas BV, and is intended to compete with Sony and Amazon's more popular readers. It's main selling point is the format support which handles everything from PDFs to RAR files.
The e-Ink technology is designed for both indoor and outside use and means the battery will last weeks. On the memory side 512 MB is provided internally with more available through the SD memory expansion clot. The BeBook is the same size as a paperback novel, but only 1cm thick and weighs just 220 grams. The display is 6" in size with 600 x 800 resolution. The menu is easy to use and comes with options in 15 different languages. While reading an ebook, you can change the font size with the click of one button, set a bookmark and zoom in and out with ease. The BeBook reader also has an audio port and will play MP3 files and audiobooks.
Features
- Supports pdf, mobi, prc, epub, lit, txt, fb2, doc, html, rtf, djvu, wol, ppt, mbp, chm, bmp, jpg, png, gif, tip, rar, zip, mp3 file formats
- Comes with access to over 300 rss newsfeeds
- 512 MB internal memory that translates into over 1,000 ebooks
- Menu support in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Chinese, Russian, Greek, Ukrain, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Bulgarian, Estonian and Polish
- SD memory card expansion slot
- Change font size and zoom in and out with easy to use buttons
- Add and remove bookmarks
- Sort library list by title, size and file name
- Plays mp3 files
- Weights only 220 grams
- Small size, 18.5cm x 12cm x 1cm
User Reviews (6)
Pros & Cons
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Handles audio files as well, good for audiobooks
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e-Ink technology is proven and works
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3
has the most different types of compatible formats
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3
Less expensive than the Amazon Kindle
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Can also play mp3 files from audio books.
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1
Can both read and listen to audio books at the same time.
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1
Easy to use controls, once you've read the manual.
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1
Reads djvu files, as well as pdf, text, Word doc, rtf etc etc
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1
Displays most common images... jpgs, tiff, etc
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1
Battery life is fantastic... twenty times longer than Sony or Kindle.
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text reproduction on certain fonts unreadable (sony's is much better)
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refresh rate a little slow (between page turns) I turn a real page quicker!
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no control over horiz/vert view (sony does) only swaps occsasionally on third zoom (sony has 3 zooms on each)
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Too expensive compared to Kindle
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