MobileRead Forums - Bookeen Cybook http://www.mobileread.com/forums Includes the Cybook Gen3 and Cybook Opus en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:43:05 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mobileread.com/feeds/images/mr/misc/logo.gif MobileRead Forums - Bookeen Cybook http://www.mobileread.com/forums Opus Opus timings for Tommy http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61546&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:17:38 GMT Jusy for Tommy's benefit, here are the ongoing results of my "how long does the Opus stay alive on a single battery charge" experiments.

It's been on for 45.5 hours now (started at 10:45 GMT on 5th Nov) and the battery meter is still showing 100%. ]]> Bookeen Cybook HarryT http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61546 Opus Distorted PDF thumbnails http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61428&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:27:47 GMT Whatever source I'm using, thumbnails of PDFs look "distorted".:(
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=33
ePUBs are fine though.
Same for you?:blink: ]]> Bookeen Cybook mgmueller http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61428 Broken my Gen3 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61087&goto=newpost Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:57:34 GMT Hi Guys,

Can anyone give me a copy of their System folder from their device? I accidently formatted the wrong drive and now my reader wont boot :( All I need is a backup of the 'System' directory on the device itself.

Thanks! ]]> Gen3 Troubleshooting drifta http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61087 Multiple Cybook Gen3 Problems http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61038&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:25:05 GMT Hi,

I bought my cybook a few months ago, and have always had a problem with it freezing-- usually I have to reset it at least once a session, sometimes multiple times.

Now, my cybook has developed a problem where when I'm trying to add a bookmark, it occasionally will show a small box and an arrow in the upper left hand corner instead of adding the bookmark. At the same time it does this, it will freeze. After resetting following this bookmark issue, it seems to delete recently added books.

Today, I discovered that any books I re-added no longer display a cover image in the library view. I actually deleted and then re-added my whole library, hoping this would fix the image problem (what I was thinking I don't know, because of course, it didn't work). After re-adding my whole library, I've now discovered that not only aren't cover images displaying in the library, I can now no longer add bookmarks. WHAT IS GOING ON????????

I've written to Bookeen a couple of times, and am still waiting for a reply. I've heard that they can take forever, so I'm hoping someone here will have a suggestion. Do I need to restore the device to factory settings? If so, how do I do that? Or, is there something else I can do?

Additional info: I don't have an SD card. Version ARM 920T (400 MHz); Boo Reader 1.4 (build 923); Mobipocket reader 6.0 (build 70).

Thanks for any help you can give! ]]> Gen3 Troubleshooting pinkpixie26 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61038 double trouble http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60972&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:30:49 GMT My NAEB Bookeen Cybook froze. When I tried to reset, the e-ink flowed over 2/3 of the screen. It will not shut off. I attempted to re-charge it and again re-set without success. I am attaching a picture of the problem. What can I do to get it working again? My NAEB Bookeen Cybook froze. When I tried to reset, the e-ink flowed over 2/3 of the screen. It will not shut off. I attempted to re-charge it and again re-set without success. I am attaching a picture of the problem. What can I do to get it working again?
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]]> Gen3 Troubleshooting SUSGOD http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60972 <![CDATA[Opus at Fry's for $199]]> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60859&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:26:38 GMT I just got an ad from Fry's and they selling the Opus for $199.

http://www.frys.com/product/6076498?site=frysecampaign

Offer ends 11/05/2009 ]]> Bookeen Cybook rlauzon http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60859 <![CDATA[Opus won't open books!!!]]> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60393&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:06:28 GMT Have the Opus about a month now and in general I like it. It does keep hanging on me in the middle of a book and having to take the back cover off to reset every time is annoying, but hey, I'll live with it.

Up until this evening it was fine and I've bought & transferred numerous books with no problems. Just bought 4 books today from BOB - 2 epub & 2 ade. Downloaded & transferred in the usual way via ADE. It won't open these 4 books, nor any books I've previously purchased. Just get 'Error while opening this document' message. It will however open any of the books that came with it. Can't figure it out.

Deleted all the files and replaced with copy of originals that I'd made when I bought it first (Learned my lesson with the Gen3!), but this hasn't solved it. Still have same problem.

Any ideas???

Thanks.
Ciara. ]]> Gen3 Troubleshooting CiaraG http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60393 Your thoughts on the Cybook Gen3/Opus http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60385&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:07:22 GMT Hmm, I can't think of a good title for this thread...

The general idea of this is to pinpoint what it is that you like or dislike about your device/bookeen...especially as there sure seems to be a rather negative view of bookeen on the forums...

FIRSTLY~ let's not let this get out of hand...try and keep the silly arguments for elsewhere, I'd like this thread to simply be what you like about the device, do you like the hardware and the device yourself? Is it the software that you dislike? Is it a case that you love the hardware, don't mind the software/firmware but simply hate bookeen's service..

If there, is something that annoys you about the cybook/firmware/bookeen...explain in detail why it's such a pain for you, maybe that way others may be able to understand why you feel this way

After all...in the end, maybe we can all hold hands in a circle and dance happily, huh? \^^/

I'd also really like to see what people used to use before e-readers or before the cybook, so that maybe people can remember how convenient these devices are

by now, people probably already think i'm insane, and love bookeen, well, i'm not...So my thoughts are below, i'd love for people to give an in depth posts about these things..

What I love about the device :

The hardware, the size and the weight
...Below i'll attach an image showing why, before getting the cybook, i used to read on a 15.4" laptop...now that's pretty big and heavy...one day I got my Dell XPS M1210, which to me was a blessing, for around 6 months i used it to read everyday on the bus with an extended battery and cdisplay (the best image viewer EVER). Now there's a comparison image here with everything for me, Including a DVD and a standard volume of manga...Now I read around 5 volumes on average a day...which can be quite a pain....espcially if I have to carry them around, also the M1210 is heavy
At least now i have a much lighter load

To be fair, I love the device itself, considering it's not really made by bookeen and is really made by netronix, I love those guys for the nice design...It's not full of too many features as well..


THINGS I HATE

Ah, To read anything on the cybook, I have to start out with an annoying conversion process, sometimes renaming every image...Converting them all to RGB, resizing and finally making a PDF of them (just so it'll save my position)
now with my laptop, I can just add a .zip/.rar or even just a directory, read and continue reading when I restart easily...

Navigation, it's nice, but if i have many series, I have to wait for each page to load and make thumbnails, if I have multiple series'...then i have to move past them all to get to the other..
Next firmware update I hear has folder view, so...looking forward to it...

things that don't bother me

E-book format support
waiting time for new firmware


It'd be nice if we could get everyone's opinions of their devices and find out just what it is that makes some people dislike bookeen/the cybook so much...

EDIT : I also know that there's a similar thread for the cybook gen3, But i'd really love this to be a thread for both, and I'd like to provoke a little more thought into why you feel this way, thank-you for having me !
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]]> Bookeen Cybook Hobohodou http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60385 Landscape Mode (mobil) and Design Question http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60381&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:33:40 GMT I have a Sony PRS-505 and i'm pulling out my hair over the Cybook, which i got for testing purposes.
I am left-handed and i seem to be not able to find the landscape mode for Mobipocket-Books, while PDF works. When using PDF it crashes around 10-15 times a book though.

So, 2 Questions:

1. Landscape Mode for Mobipocket? Yes? How?
2. If i convert a DOC into PDF which papersize should i use to get the best quality on the cybook?

thanks in advance! ]]> Gen3 Content KoopaOne http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60381 Tomorrow... http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60369&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:16:18 GMT ... is Monday ! All the pain and suffering will come to an end, a new firmware shall be released and every Cybook user will live happily ever after. ... is Monday !

All the pain and suffering will come to an end, a new firmware shall be released and every Cybook user will live happily ever after. ]]> Bookeen Cybook hundenapf http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60369 <![CDATA[Opus doesn't remember where I left off]]> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60362&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:12:55 GMT Yesterday, my Opus stopped remembering where I left off. It's happening for all types of files (txt, epub, htm). No matter what page I end up reading to, when I go back to the library and then back to the ebook, it's at the beginning. Also some of the epubs are not showing their thumbnail images anymore. It seems to happen to the epubs where I advance pages, and then when I go back to the library, the cover art on the library view is gone.

Has this happened to anyone else?

I also did the reset in the back of the Opus, but it won't work. I can do the power off + previous button, but the reset one at the back doesn't do anything. Not sure if there's a difference between the two, but can't do the reset from the back.

I really hope I don't need a new Opus. I don't think I can stand not reading on it! ]]> Gen3 Troubleshooting Nina182B http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60362 No Page Counter http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60344&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:40:06 GMT I love my Bookeen Cybook and get totally lost in it, but how I wish it had a page counter, instead of a switchable progress bar! I have always wanted to know what page I'm on!

Or am I missing something?

Regards

John ]]> Gen3 Content andavane http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60344 Gen3 Warranty/Support on Used Gen3 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60215&goto=newpost Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:35:10 GMT Greetings, Does anyone know if Bookeen offers support/provides warranty service on used Gen3s? Or does all support terminate with the transfer to a new owner? Luqman Greetings,

Does anyone know if Bookeen offers support/provides warranty service on used Gen3s? Or does all support terminate with the transfer to a new owner?

Luqman ]]> Bookeen Cybook luqmaninbmore http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60215 How to see hidden directories and files? http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60192&goto=newpost Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:12:32 GMT Hi, I've a problem with my Gen3 (version 1.4 build 923): the device doesn't "see" the files on the internal memory, but only those on the SD card (some directories and same files on both the devices, so isn't a "directoy name" problem).
I've deleted all the directories on the Gen3 because I've readen on the manual that the device would have recreated these, but actually I only see the eBooks directory.
Where are "Fonts" or "system" or the others?
I can't see these neither on the pc (obviously I've have set the options like "view hidden directories and files", etc...).
Any suggestion?

Thanks for all

Have a nice day

Paolo ]]> Gen3 Troubleshooting barottino http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60192 Opus Shop in the U.S. with international shipping http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59975&goto=newpost Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:22:49 GMT Hi.

I'm keen on getting an Opus but I wouldn't mind paying US-$ and not Euros since the Australian Dollar is pretty good against it at the moment.

Does anybody know any online shops in the U.S. that deliver to Australia/worldwide?

Cheers,
Makkus ]]> Bookeen Cybook makkus http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59975