So, are you still using it @Rowe?

Thoughts and my background:

I've only managed to find this review and 2 on youtube.

I didn't think there where any alternatives out there to my crumbling Kobo Mini (yes, the plastic is literally falling apart, but I haven't bought any other device since I started searching here and settled for the Kobo Mini. So It's lasted a long time (still working, with tape holding the back part there, I do like to easy tear down for repairs, but when the plastic starts aging repairs get tougher).

I don't think I'd like a device that is more like a phone with a different screen, since I tend to drop my stuff a lot.

I really don't care about WiFi or Bluetooth because I side-load everything. If it's not from a big brand with it's own store, then that's a plus sine I dont want to be locked in. Not sure about touch screen, downside is buttons wear out and they disturb your partner if you want to read in bed.

Yeah, it could be a lot cheaper for what it is, but there is really not any competition, so because of that they can raise the price. Some bug fixes through firmware updates would have been nice though.



Questions:

Do they even have a homepage?

Are the side buttons for page turning as loud as the ones in the bottom?

Has anyone been able to order one in black?

Would have been nice with a video on how pocketable the device actually is.
'So, are you still using it @Rowe?'
A bit gutted my P47L stopped charging a couple of weeks ago so I've gone back to using an InkPalm full-time.

'I don't think I'd like a device that is more like a phone with a different screen, since I tend to drop my stuff a lot.'
A InkPalm plus case is pretty robust

'Do they even have a homepage?'
The official page for the P47 was nonsense. It was on http://5v-china.com which seems down at the moment and their official seller seems to have switched focus to e-cigarretes.

'Are the side buttons for page turning as loud as the ones in the bottom?'
They're quieter

'Would have been nice with a video on how pocketable the device actually is'
It's extremely pocketable. More so than any other ereader.
Oh, yes I saw that the seller on Facebook had announced that he started working with vaporizers. Too bad. Sorry to hear yours has already stopped charging. I'll just have to hope that my kobo mini lives a while longer. Maybe look into that inkpalm.

Thanx for the reply @rowe!
I have just bought one from Denmark. The cost was 595 DKK plus 150 DKK shipping to France, a total of roughly 100€ or $105. Delivered within two days.

https://ebookreader.dk/shop/y-ben-p4...ser-1121p.html

You will need to contact them by email as their web site does not handle international orders. André was very helpful and efficient.
I have also ordered from Danmark. Ireland is also in EU, though Denmark doesn't yet use the Euro. Credit card was ECB rate + 2.64%.

I will compare it with the 5″ Sony PRS-350 (has touch), the old 6″ Kindle Keyboard 3, Kindle PW3 and the Kobo Libra (page turn buttons & touch).
I'll also compare with an old 4.3″ Android 4 Sony-Ericsson phone epub app and the 2″ 160x160 pixel Palm Z22.
My wife took it away from me (it's to be my Christmas present) so I only had time for a quick test. The screen is very clear and much whiter than my Kobo Mini (which the P47L is to replace, as the case is falling to pieces). It fits very nicely in my hand, and my thumb falls directly on the "next page" button.

Several people have commented that the buttons below the screen make a clearly audible click when pressed. That's true, but in my view it's a good point. It tells me that there is a proper mechanical switch instead of just a rubber pad.

More details in the new year...
Mine came today. Only had to set time & date, which by default is in the format about 87% of world uses.

Is the shiny a peel off shipping layer?

The buttons are good and the GUI menus seem OK.

English by default.

Screen contrast-whiteness maybe slightly better than original Libra viewed side by side and much better and sharper than the Sony PRS-350 5″ model I have.

Manual has 4G as storage, but obviously updated version as there is 7.9G byte free.

Oddly has two Conan Doyle books in plain text format pre-loaded.

It seems to use USB Mass Storage mode rather than MTP as Calibre "Connect to Folder" works when open in Linux FileManager and the Y-Ben still mounts if the gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor is paused/stopped.
Sounds like they've updated a few things. Mine was Russian by default (and every time I reset it). Can't remember there being a peel off layer, but the surface was as typical for a bare e-ink screen (fairly matte).
Margins:

Unlike Krazy Kindle the margins are Small, Medium, or Large.
Small: No margin!
Medium: Tiny margins.
Large: hardly bigger.

Epub Embedded Fonts & other CSS.
The embedded fonts work and images set with % on one axis and auto on the other work sensibly.

Default Font Size = Large, which isn't big. Next smalllest is about Mass Paperback size. A more pleasing amount of text per line and OK for my reading glasses (3.0). The line spacing can be set and the default seems OK.
The big buttons seem to do some strange navigation. Investigation needed. There is TOC option and < > on the four arrow keys turn the page.

I prefer an 8″ ereader now, but despite the Sony PRS-350 has touch and buttons this is a nicer pocket ereader.
It seems like a soft film, but not obviously easily removed.