Typical price: £230
What is it: Compact ebook reader
What we think: A mixed bag, the BeBook comes off second best when compared to the Sony Reader PRS-505
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 29 January 2009
Tags: Endless Ideas, Endless Ideas BeBook, presets, resolution, menu system
We like:
Good battery life; impressive screen; great file support
We don't like:
Sluggish menu system; plasticky design
CNET UK judgement:
Relatively small and compact, Endless Ideas' BeBook has an impressive screen, good file-format support and exceptional battery life. Due to an unappealing appearance and sluggish, illogical menu system, however, it can't really compete with the Sony Reader PRS-505, even though the BeBook costs more
Full review:
Those hungry for an electronic literary fix now have more choice than ever when it comes to choosing an ebook reader. The iRex iLiad was followed last year by the Bookeen Cybook Gen3 and then the Sony Reader PRS-505. Now Dutch company Endless Ideas has brought its BeBook to these shores. Continue Reading...
Endless Ideas BeBook History
2 Mar 2009 in Crave
BeBook 2, Kindle compromise and Hearst plans eCosmo
It's all go in the world of ebooks: there's a new wireless BeBook, Amazon has caved in to the American Authors' Guild, and magazine powerhouse Hearst is looking to make its own reader
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