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Old 12-21-2009, 06:26 AM   #16
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And you need to take french lessons I would say. Bookeen is more probably a game word with the verb "bouquinner" that means "to read".
I reckon you are spot on about the etymology, but when Nate said...

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BTW, this company's name is French for "Where's that firmware update you promised?"
I think he was just trying to make us smile.

Which I did, even though I don't have a Bookeen (or maybe because I don't have a Bookeen).

And I do like the idea of secrets to be revealed...far more exciting than revealing them in my experience

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