Thread: I need a push to buy the Cybook
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Old 05-23-2008, 03:54 PM   #2
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1- My objective with the Cybook would be to read books in MOBI, PDF, RTF and TXT files. Specially the first two file formats.
Mobi will be briliant.. PDF not so much. I don't think Cybook reads RTF you would have to convert to Mobi. You may want to conver the PRFs too. If they are mostly text it is doable. I am pretty sure the Mobipocket software converts both RTF and PDF to mobi format. Hope you have a Windows PC for that.

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2- My second and almost as important objective would be to read manga (japanese comics) in it (using JPG/PNG formats).
Er, um... don't have a Cybook but it should be doable.

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3- I would like to synchronize it with some RSS feeds, to read offline (I know Cybook is an offline device, but I don't mind that).
Once again, the Mobipocket software supports RSS feeds. It will pull them down as you like... when you have time you can sync them to your CyBook with a simple USB connection.

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Knowing these 3 main objectives, and considering Cybook's issues, would you still advise me to buy the Cybook? Or would you advise me to wait a little bit more for any other eReaders that will be commercialized in the future? Or is there another eReader, in the same price range or cheaper, that would be better suited for me?
Yes, BUY it NOW. The only device better than the CyBook (feature wise) is the Kindle (my opinion).

Yes, there are some devices on the horizon but they are not known at this point. If they come out and they are better or would better meet your needs then you can get them. Books readers seem to seem pretty well here. Many people seem to be getting 70-80% of the original price back.


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If you advise me to buy the book, what would be your advice to overcame certain issues (like Cybook's PDF handling, for example)?
As I said, Mobipocket software. The only other possible option would be to see if the Digital Editions support for Sony works well to re-flow PDFs. Problem there, Sony doesn't support Mobi, one of your wants. However, with DE Sony will support DRMed PDFs which no other device does right now, as far as I know.

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