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if you're after a cheap, generic e-reader ..
I was in my local shopping centre today and went into the shop "The Works" which is a discount book store.
http://www.theworks.co.uk/ Anyway, they had about half a dozen of the binatone e-readers, model 2281 on sale brand new for £25 quid. found a picture of one from an old ad on gumtree http://is01.thegumtree.com/image/big/97015981.jpg obviously for £25 quid it's not going to be anywhere near kindle-worthy, but it might be a cheap and cheerful alternative if you're not too fussed ? |
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This e-reader seems to be let down by the device software as it won't read epub. A pity because it does have an e ink display and would otherwise be a bargain.
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doesn't do DRM stuff either apparently but then I guess there are plenty of DRM-free books out there.
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re not supporting epub I guess you could use this program calibre which everyone recommends to convert the filetype.
Personally I wouldn't be that bothered by the DRM issue as I don't regard getting an eReader as an opportunity to shop at amazon or wherever, more a convenient way of reading eBooks I already have on my hard drive. |
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yeah calibre tends to handle most things actually - i think it comes on the installation CD.
i suppose in a perfect world i could get one, sell it on ebay for a bit of a profit and put that profit towards getting another one to actually keep, potentially getting a brand new e-reader for £10-£15 quid
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