Update: eVrit e-book Reader

[guy keren]

in addition to this discussion - i found out that the nook cannot be
delivered to israel neither from b&n, nor from bestbuy (which sells it
in the USA).

i considered getting it via mustop- but then i found that online book
purchases won't work using an IP address outside the USA.

this is quite a bummer...

--guy

On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 11:57 +0200, Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> Just wanted to share my experience with this little device...
> 
> 
> As some of you know, I asked which one should I buy: Amazon Kindle or
> this one. I am glad I have bought this one. It's all I need!
> 
> 
> I have 130 books on the internal 1.2GB memory and I still have lots of
> space.
> 
> 
> I bought it so I can carry around all those 1000+ pages technical
> books.
> 
> 
> Pros:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Runs Linux!
> Small size.
> Light weight.
> Lots of space (can work with an MicroSD card, up to 32GB).
> Supports Hebrew (none of the other readers out there do).
> Long battery life.
> 
> 
> Cons:
> 
> 
> e-vrit eshop:
> Very uncomfortable to browse the e-vrit website and shop for books
> (Both from the desktop and from the device). While browsing from the
> device, it opens a page on the local FS that asks you to follow a link
> to enter the online shop. This page comes up after connecting to the
> WiFi network, so they could easily take you there directly after the
> connection was made...
> You cannot search for books by author, and if you find an author you
> like, it is not possible to "click the name to access all the books
> available by that author. This is true for both the device and the
> desktop sites.
> Note: The site accessible from the device is maintained by Newpan and
> the site accessible from the desktop is maintained by Steimazky....
> A small number of books are available on the shop. No Sci-Fi books at
> all. No old books (those books I bought as a kid and are out of print
> are great candidates for this format).
> 
> 
> When listening to MP3 files - even with the volume all the way up, it
> was too low to hear in a noisy environment. Granted - I only tested
> Podcasts, not music.
> 
> 
> Slow response while switching between books and display modes (full
> screen, back to the main menu). flipping pages work fast, though.
> 
> 
> Terrible for photos / pictures. Too dark, no colors and slow. The
> books' covers and in-book diagrams and line art look great!
> 
> 
> User Experience:
> 
> 
> As I mentioned, I am very happy with the device. It is very light and
> under the right lighting conditions it is very clear and fun to read
> from. Using it under the sun was even better than under florescent
> light.
> I downloaded a sample book from the Barns & Noble site (what they call
> a 'NookBook) and transfered it to the device directly (an .epub file)
> - and begun reading immediately! no DRM, no conversion - out of the
> download! I called their Customer Support (voice - I needed to hear
> it) and asked if it is because it's a sample. the representative said
> the sample is technically the same as the full book!
> 
> 
> Over the course of the last three years I've read very few books,
> mostly technical books by the computer, but since I've bought this
> device I have read more than 70 pages of a Hebrew thriller, and a few
> pages of some technical books and got the epub version of a 1500 page
> book I was wondering how to carry around with me...
> 
> 
> Conclusion:
> 
> 
> Very good buy for those of you who need the Hebrew support. Not very
> expensive. No dual display. No color display - but perfect for reading
> books!
> 
> 
> I hope I helped someone out there to reach a decision...
> 
> 
> Amichai.
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