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. > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
