Dutch company Endless Ideas has introduced its eBook-reading device, the BeBook, into the UK market.
The company claims its "revolutionary technology" enables users to digitally read book content just as if it were a traditional paper printed book. It's device costs 229. The company claims its device hosts electronic paper display technology on its 6-inch screen, offering high-quality easy-to-read visuals. and that the device can be read even in bright sunshine. With one three-hour battery charge the BeBook will last around 7,000 page turns.
The system features Vizplex technology, one-handed navigation and ships with 150 pre-installed eBooks. The device incorporates support for Mobipocket, an eBook format which allows users to buy eBooks, news or magazines from a huge number of online bookstores. eBook readers may want to be aware that over 1.3 million free titles are available at mybebook.com.
eBooks are also available from
- worldpubliclibrary.org - www.gutenberg.org - www.worldebookfair.com.
BeBook handles many image formats: pdf, mobi, lit, epub, html, doc, fb2, txt, ppt, prc, rtf, jpg, mp3 files more. It hosts an SD card slot, 512MB of internal storage and a USB connector. The BeBook’s dimensions are 184mm (length) x 120mm (width) x 10mm (height) and it weighs just 220 grams including the battery.
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