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ajprice
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Nov 9, 2011, 12:41 PM
 
Has anyone got one of these, or had a go?

eReading Devices

£89 for the Wifi model (same as Kindle)
£109 for a Wifi touchscreen model.

It looks like a good alternative to a Kindle, there's a touchscreen model and the software looks ok, syncing across iOS and PC/Mac readers. I'm looking at getting a touchscreen reader for myself at Christmas, this looks pretty good compared to Kindle (limited to amazon store) and Sony Readers (more expensive).

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Nov 9, 2011, 03:47 PM
 
The only thing I know about that brand is that it was carried as the eReader of choice by a failed book chain, Borders.

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Nov 9, 2011, 05:12 PM
 
They're being sold here by WH Smiths stores.

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Dec 5, 2011, 12:40 PM
 
I've got one now, delivered this weekend. Its a black one, and the plastic texture is the mother of all fingerprint magnets, so I'm looking for a case. It's the same size as a Kindle 4, so a case for that should fit.

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Dec 5, 2011, 01:09 PM
 
I saw them at Best Buy, and was curious, but the display model was broken and the sales guy couldn't fix it. I did think the texture on the back felt nicely tactile. How does it work for you?
     
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Dec 5, 2011, 02:50 PM
 
The pattern in the back is nice to get a grip of, it's the soft touch texture of it that just picks up fingerprint marks already, on the back and around the front button.

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Dec 5, 2011, 06:28 PM
 
Haven't heard anything bad about it...I think my order of preference for an e-Reader would be Nook Simple Touch, Kobo, and Kindle Touch.
     
   
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