Bebook Neo Update: Wi-Fi and the eBook Store Portal no comments
One of the interesting features of the Neo ereader is its ebook store portal which is accessed through the wireless connection. Depending on what country you are in the portal will list different participating third party ebook stores from which you can use your wireless connection to purchase ebooks.
At the moment the Neo only uses the WPA wireless protocol rather than the more common WEP. I just got a chance to switch my cable modem to WPA so I can check out the wireless features of the Neo.
In the United States the participating stores that are listed in the ebook portal (Mybebook in the pic below) and from which you should be able to wirelessly download ebooks are:
- eBookMall
- Project Gutenberg
- eBooks.com
- Barnes & Noble
In addition to shopping for ebooks, you also have access to Wikipedia and Google – from which you can browse the Web, check your email, etc. As expected, the browser on the Neo is a bit clunky, but browsers on dedicated ereaders usually are.
