Will they work using an open US-based proxy?
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On Feb 17, 2011, at 12:39, guy keren <c...@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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