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K-Thom · 05-29-2009, 06:44 PM

But seriously, Cybook is facing tough competition right now and in the months ahead. Last year, the Gen3 was the affordable "state-of-the-art" eBook reading device.

The Kindle was/is US-only, the iLiad line is much too expensive for the "reading only" customer, the Sony Reader was announced at this time last year. So if you lived in Europe and wanted to give E-Ink a try, the Cybook was the choice.
It isn't necessarily anymore. There are cheaper devices available or about to be distributed, epub is gaining more ground as a format, which is supported by about all of these new devices.

So Bookeen has to deliver something to its customers. And not just a new device like the Opus. The Gen3 works alright, it's doing its job. So, right, I do complain about features which are long overdue, but the device itself is working.

BUT, if I had to buy a new device, I definitely wouldn't choose one from Bookeen. I don't read DRM-eBooks, so I don't really need the prc support. And I don't need a dictionary either.

So I chose the Cybook simply because "it was there".

05-29-2009, 06:44 PM	#183
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	But seriously, Cybook is facing tough competition right now and in the months ahead. Last year, the Gen3 was the affordable "state-of-the-art" eBook reading device. The Kindle was/is US-only, the iLiad line is much too expensive for the "reading only" customer, the Sony Reader was announced at this time last year. So if you lived in Europe and wanted to give E-Ink a try, the Cybook was the choice. It isn't necessarily anymore. There are cheaper devices available or about to be distributed, epub is gaining more ground as a format, which is supported by about all of these new devices. So Bookeen has to deliver something to its customers. And not just a new device like the Opus. The Gen3 works alright, it's doing its job. So, right, I do complain about features which are long overdue, but the device itself is working. BUT, if I had to buy a new device, I definitely wouldn't choose one from Bookeen. I don't read DRM-eBooks, so I don't really need the prc support. And I don't need a dictionary either. So I chose the Cybook simply because "it was there".