Thread: Thinking about a Cybook Gen 3 near term – need info/advice quick
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Old 07-13-2008, 02:24 PM   #4
delphidb96
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Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V
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Originally Posted by Brazos_Jack View Post
The problem with both NAEB and BooksOnBoard is that neither has heard of Alexander Graham Bell. So you can't directly call and ask if they actually have stock before you order. BooksOnBoard offers next day shipping so I assume that they are implying they have some. NAEB has some nonsense about holding the funds for 30 days and sending you one when they get a batch(not very promissing in my situation).

I know that denying your client base phone access saves a net based company time trouble and money but it sometimes causes insurmountable obstacles for people like me in unusual situations. So I never mind paying more to a company that allows me the option of speaking on the phone to an actual human being.

Do you have a Cybook? If I get one, can I just stick in an SD card pre-loaded with .prc books and use it if I don't have immediate computer access?

Have you had any trouble with yours?

I don't know about BooksOnBoard, but there are just four of us at NAEB. California - 1, Washington - 1, New York - 2. And only one in New York has eyeballs on the physical units. Sorry.

Now, as for sticking an SD card full of .prc ebooks on it into the Cybook, yes that can be done. Now these .prc and .mobi ebooks either have to be non-DRM or you have to have registered the Cybook's PID with the ebook retailer before downloading, but that takes all of 10 minutes after receiving your Cybook. (IOW, once you've registered your Cybook's PID with Mobipocket, BooksOnBoard and Fictionwise, you can buy the mobi ebooks on any computer, store them to an SD card and stick the card into the Cybook.)

Derek
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