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edski · 08-28-2010, 01:56 PM

Hello All,

I am new to joining mobileread but have seen this informative forum crop up time and time again while Googling for info on ebooks and devices. Since I am now the proud owner of a Bookeen Cybook Opus (two days), I thought would do the right thing and make this an honest relationship.

My first ebook reader ever was a Newton MessagePad 120. Since then I have had various Apple MessagePads, later switched to a Palm IIIc and for the last couple of years I have been reading ePubs on my Nokia N800 using FBReader.

But, ever since seeing a friend's Kindle, I have had 'e-ink envy' - until earlier this week, when I saw the Cybook Opus in a buy.com email for eighty bucks, shipped. Good thing I pulled the trigger right then (about 6 am or so), because I believe they sold out within hours.

It's a great, lightweight little reader and comes with a multi-language selection of books (some are demos). While using "Folder View" I discovered it was easy to recover storage space by deleting books in languages I did not read. By drilling down into the various sub-folders, one can see Bookeen has conveniently sorted their pre-loads into language folders. This makes it simple to remove books I will never attempt to read.

I have been using Calibre with the N800 and see that it also supports the Opus. I already have quite a supply of books and free epubs are everywhere, so I'm not so sure about downloading and using Adobe Digital Editions (as Bookeen recommends). Any thoughts?

08-28-2010, 01:56 PM	#1
edski Ancient Newtonian Posts: 2 Karma: 20 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern New Jersey Device: Cybook Opus, Nokia N-800	Hello, another lurker becomes a member! Hello All, I am new to joining mobileread but have seen this informative forum crop up time and time again while Googling for info on ebooks and devices. Since I am now the proud owner of a Bookeen Cybook Opus (two days), I thought would do the right thing and make this an honest relationship. My first ebook reader ever was a Newton MessagePad 120. Since then I have had various Apple MessagePads, later switched to a Palm IIIc and for the last couple of years I have been reading ePubs on my Nokia N800 using FBReader. But, ever since seeing a friend's Kindle, I have had 'e-ink envy' - until earlier this week, when I saw the Cybook Opus in a buy.com email for eighty bucks, shipped. Good thing I pulled the trigger right then (about 6 am or so), because I believe they sold out within hours. It's a great, lightweight little reader and comes with a multi-language selection of books (some are demos). While using "Folder View" I discovered it was easy to recover storage space by deleting books in languages I did not read. By drilling down into the various sub-folders, one can see Bookeen has conveniently sorted their pre-loads into language folders. This makes it simple to remove books I will never attempt to read. I have been using Calibre with the N800 and see that it also supports the Opus. I already have quite a supply of books and free epubs are everywhere, so I'm not so sure about downloading and using Adobe Digital Editions (as Bookeen recommends). Any thoughts?