http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/ Engadget Comments for BeBook Neo e-reader deemed solid, well designed, expensive http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/Oh who am I kidding, ppl barely scan any books other than Light Novels in Japan. I need this.

PS. YES MY PROFILE PIC FINALLY UPDATED]]>May 14th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
It sure does. And I've been following the Nook dev team]]>May 14th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
I returned my nook last night. The device is still to sluggish and glitchy for me even with the 1.3 update. I tried to like it but many of the features like music, browser and dictionary really had no value to me as well. This Sony Pocket Reader while basic, is exactly what I was after. B&N definitely has a better ebook store though...]]>May 14th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
A no thrills 100 dollar e-reader that can handle epubs (from wherever) would suit me fine.]]>May 14th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
Walgreen's has one for about $100. I've read mixed reviews. I think most of the time, it comes down to the user's tastes and skill level.]]>May 14th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
Download Calibre, it's a free converter. I used it to convert a couple of free online William Gibson books, and I'm by means a power user.]]>May 14th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
The iPad kids who trash e-ink readers don't seem to understand that this is something more targeted at reading. The idea that you need really long battery life and really clear type for actually just reading books is important to a lot of people who just want to read a book. At $350, though, that's pretty steep for a device that really isn't that much better than a Kindle. An open OS and a dev kit for making customized e-readers that hook directly into a vendor's online bookstore might have made it worth it, just so you have the option to shop around a little with different stores. ]]>May 14th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
I use my iPad for reeding. Battery life on it is amazing, it has never been an issue. Yes, e-ink displays are better, but I think the tradeoffs are worth it. With dedicated ebook readers as expensive as they are now, it just makes a lot of sense to spend the extra money to get a nice, big, beautiful capacitive touch screen.

I think the biggest downside to reading on the iPad is the weight of it compared to the Kindle, but I can definitely live with it. The Kindle isn't light enough to just hold up on its own either, I normally set both of them down on a surface.]]>May 14th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/30/dulin-s-books-brings-onxys-boox-60-6-inch-e-reader-to-us-shores/

Its one of the top rated/recommended readers by users/owners much better than the nook and at least equal to the kindle. It supports more formats than the kindle. The Boox version does support MP3s so its strange that Bebook hasnt implemented the support in their firmware version.

$299-$339 is the price for the Boox 60 and it includes the cover that Bebook charges you extra for.

It also has a webkit browser- I just read this article and typed this reply on my Boox 60.

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zullnero- the os is open and the devkit is out and being used by the community already. we have several apps already ported to it like calculators and games etc.

there will be a kobo "app" soon for buying directly from kobo (and others to follow) but as it is right now you can buy and download content from anybody except amazon right from the device using the wifi.]]>May 14th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
You claim the interface is intuitive, well if you had a hand in designing/building/testing it I'd assume you'd think so.]]>May 14th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
The Nook is sluggish and has lots of bells and whistles that I never use. The Pocket Reader is smaller and more nimble. I got it used (but looks brand new) from Amazon marketplace for $105 //]]>May 14th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS]]>May 14th 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/May 14th 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.haiku-os.org/legacy-docs/bebook/

I'd probably put the BeBook on the BeBook if I had one.]]>May 15th 2010 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/bebook-neo-e-reader-deemed-solid-well-designed-expensive/
It plays back mp3 just fine, wacom can be used anywhere (I hardly use the jogwheel, only for pageturns) in the menu and every ebook format it knows (which is probably all of them). Even the wifi works quite well.
I agree it is a bit heavy and a bit expensive, but both bearable, since it is the most feature packed (only 3G missing) and they are coming out with a new firmware every month.]]>May 15th 2010 5:58AM