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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[this looks stupid]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 8:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[So what should it look like then?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 9:43AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[you idiot, did you see your face? for sure it looks more stupid than that]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[notyourbusiness]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 2nd 2009 2:02AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why would a dedicated eBook reading device need more than USB1.1? I guess eBooks are pretty much ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[L]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 8:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[waste of money]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CAHLITO]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 8:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Especially considering higher price compared to similar device.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinigami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 8:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the same TrustedReviews, the Cybook Gen3 gets a 9/10.<br><a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/review/2008/11/09/Bookeen-Cybook-Gen3/p1" rel="nofollow">http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/review/2008/11/09/Bookeen-Cybook-Gen3/p1</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[FredyK]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 9:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't know about anyone else, but it seems like being light, supporting many formats, battery length, and being easy to read without eye strain would be the main goals on an ebook reader. UI and lag seem to be more minor--peripherals that you work on once you accomplish the rest. After all, these are books we're talking about--and I'd rather be able to read a book without eye strain or lugging around something heavy than get a nice looking UI.<br><br>If this were a PDA or a tablet, yeah, the ugly design and crappy UI would be issues. But if I'm reading a book, I want it to be more like a book and less like a computer. And that's where the light weight and E Ink come in.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelD]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 11:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jean Louis Gassée would be turning over in his grave if he were dead. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bosco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 1:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe his career is spinning in its grave.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wormbolt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 1st 2009 12:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where exactly can you buy the Sony PRS-505 for £30?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bertold]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 1:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[id like to know this also, im dying to read a book again and if i can get a prs-505 for £30 <br><br>(and its not that i want  a gadget to read but i cant read most books as i cannot touch the pages i have reactions to the paper)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 2:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[I actually pulled up the comments on the article because I was wondering this as well... Is the author just being facetious, or is there such a place where one can be purchased for £30?  Perhaps it is a typo, and the author meant £300?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 4:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[LOL         wow    i been seening  alot reviews    lately on ebooks     <br><br>it would seam as though  there becoming pretty popular             not bad for something   Steve  Jobs once  said   would fail     actually i think   he said           " people don't read "   <br><br>i do believe he was referring to the kindel though       but never less ebook  reader in general seam to be taking off   ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[YOYOh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 31st 2008 11:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[3o pounds less people, read the article properly. The sony is 30 pounds less.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laura]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 1st 2009 6:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Few month ago i tried to buy an BeeBook from their own site and was a nightmare.Site was broke, address didn't register complete, they sent it via a cheap crap delivery service,that didn't even bother to call me, then resent back.So i said ok people, i had enough , i want my money back.I wrote to their product manager about this, a guy called Peter Zieleman who kept delaying refunding.Considering that this was too much i complained at PayPal and they returned the money after a short investigation.So guys my advice is don't buy this one.I took a Sony PRS 700 instead and i am more then happy with it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 4th 2009 10:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bought this BeBook device and swiftly returned it to Amazon.<br>It crashes constantly and using SDcards is a nightmare.<br>In my opinion this device is for users who like to spend hours with upgrading firmware, scrolling through the BeBook forum in order to resolve the numerous errors of the BeBook reader. Taken together, this product is not market ready and way over-priced.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2009 2:20AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on BeBook eBook reader gets reviewed: a library rental, at best]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/bebook-ebook-reader-gets-reviewed-a-library-rental-at-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[BeBook is a great device, especially because it comes with no DRM features!<br><br>To get a 25€ discount at official BeBook website (<a href="http://mybebook.com" rel="nofollow">http://mybebook.com</a>) use this cupon code: markos.place@gmail.com<br>Sadly, not available to USD customers anymore.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[markos.place]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 2nd 2009 11:12AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
