Update: eVrit e-book Reader

[Marc Volovic]

Will they work using an open US-based proxy?

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On Feb 17, 2011, at 12:39, guy keren <choo at actcom.co.il> wrote:

>
> 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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