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pekefosch · 06-07-2009, 04:45 PM

For some time I am owner of a Cybook Gen3. I am absolutely glad to have it! It has incredible battery duration and is lightweight and very brillant.

I hear a lot of negative statements about the device and need to correct some things.

1. As intermediate media between conventional PC and paper book it doesn't need to be lighed. There is light almost everywhere! You better have 8000 page turns than plugging the power supply every five hours

2. Error handling: I installed some ttf fonts and chose one of them as displaying font. After deleting the fonts you get some error but after deleting the configuration file (no "hard reset" neccessary) anything is working again.

3. Compatibility is nearly perfect, some pdfs need to be "reflowed" but this belongs to pdf standards

4. Pricing is fantastic

5. Documentation is really worse and firmware information is worse, too, but there are so many negative reviews I have seen and I cannot understand. As information technology professional I have to say: Good work, some improvements would be fine, but reviews with 1/5, 2/5, or 3/5 that is not authentic. E.g. I read some professional review with "battery life "3-4/5" but it is indeed 5/5!! It seems that there are loyalists for any ebook reader platform destroying the smart work of others, before ebook readers even get really public. Bookeen did a fine job and the Cybook gen3 has really great usability. Most happy owners have no reason for discussing and mostly minor faults are widely discussed.

I would egerly spend 4-5/5. I cannot find major disadvantages between Sony, Bebook and Bookeen at all.

Let the technology spread before it is terminated.

06-07-2009, 04:45 PM	#1
pekefosch Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 302 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Cybook Gen3, Palm TX, E2	A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench For some time I am owner of a Cybook Gen3. I am absolutely glad to have it! It has incredible battery duration and is lightweight and very brillant. I hear a lot of negative statements about the device and need to correct some things. 1. As intermediate media between conventional PC and paper book it doesn't need to be lighed. There is light almost everywhere! You better have 8000 page turns than plugging the power supply every five hours 2. Error handling: I installed some ttf fonts and chose one of them as displaying font. After deleting the fonts you get some error but after deleting the configuration file (no "hard reset" neccessary) anything is working again. 3. Compatibility is nearly perfect, some pdfs need to be "reflowed" but this belongs to pdf standards 4. Pricing is fantastic 5. Documentation is really worse and firmware information is worse, too, but there are so many negative reviews I have seen and I cannot understand. As information technology professional I have to say: Good work, some improvements would be fine, but reviews with 1/5, 2/5, or 3/5 that is not authentic. E.g. I read some professional review with "battery life "3-4/5" but it is indeed 5/5!! It seems that there are loyalists for any ebook reader platform destroying the smart work of others, before ebook readers even get really public. Bookeen did a fine job and the Cybook gen3 has really great usability. Most happy owners have no reason for discussing and mostly minor faults are widely discussed. I would egerly spend 4-5/5. I cannot find major disadvantages between Sony, Bebook and Bookeen at all. Let the technology spread before it is terminated.