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crAss · 02-06-2010, 08:11 AM

Oh well, I upgraded to v.1.5. I have a 512 MB model with 200 MHz processor. Before the upgrade the only problem I had with the device was that one out of 20-30 boots the device froze and I had to reset it using the button on the back. 90% of the ebooks I have are in pdf format. Most of these can be character recognizable so I use mobipocket creator which is still the best software to remove headers and footers. For the rest pdfs I just use papercrop (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31677).
If I happen to come across an epub ebook I just convert it with callibre to mobi which works almost flawlessly. So in a way using the mobi firmware was the only way to go for me. After reading about 2000 pages with the new firmware I can say:
- There has not been even one single freeze while booting
- The folders work like a charm
- The battery seems to last a bit longer
- The page flips appear to be a bit faster
- Most importantly I have not come across a single thing that annoys me (I have read about the various bugs, but I use only one font in one size so I never use the buttons on the side and I add/delete ebooks through windows explorer on the pc so I do not care about the delete button).
To conclude I think that cybook gen3 is one of the best gadgets I have ever bought and I cannot find a single reason for me to actually think of buying a newer/better model. It does what it is supposed to do perfectly.
I will probably buy a new reader in 1-2 years at A4 size with a colour e-ink screen to read magazines, but still I cannot think of a single extra I would need from an ebook reader of this generation to read paperbacks (I do not think we are going to get flexible/foldable screens before another 5 years or so)
Bookeen has been SLOWER THAN A SNAIL but I have to grant them that they are one of the few that actually care about their customers. They offered us the option to go for epub support should we want it (I am sure that that firmware is going to get the bug fixes it needs in the future). It was released in October 2007 and it seems that it will be more than adequate for more than 5 years from its release date. I do not know many other electronic gadgets with that big of a lifespan nowadays.

To conclude I am a very happy user! Keep on reading!..

02-06-2010, 08:11 AM	#60
crAss Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Device: Cybook Gen3	Oh well, I upgraded to v.1.5. I have a 512 MB model with 200 MHz processor. Before the upgrade the only problem I had with the device was that one out of 20-30 boots the device froze and I had to reset it using the button on the back. 90% of the ebooks I have are in pdf format. Most of these can be character recognizable so I use mobipocket creator which is still the best software to remove headers and footers. For the rest pdfs I just use papercrop (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31677). If I happen to come across an epub ebook I just convert it with callibre to mobi which works almost flawlessly. So in a way using the mobi firmware was the only way to go for me. After reading about 2000 pages with the new firmware I can say: - There has not been even one single freeze while booting - The folders work like a charm - The battery seems to last a bit longer - The page flips appear to be a bit faster - Most importantly I have not come across a single thing that annoys me (I have read about the various bugs, but I use only one font in one size so I never use the buttons on the side and I add/delete ebooks through windows explorer on the pc so I do not care about the delete button). To conclude I think that cybook gen3 is one of the best gadgets I have ever bought and I cannot find a single reason for me to actually think of buying a newer/better model. It does what it is supposed to do perfectly. I will probably buy a new reader in 1-2 years at A4 size with a colour e-ink screen to read magazines, but still I cannot think of a single extra I would need from an ebook reader of this generation to read paperbacks (I do not think we are going to get flexible/foldable screens before another 5 years or so) Bookeen has been SLOWER THAN A SNAIL but I have to grant them that they are one of the few that actually care about their customers. They offered us the option to go for epub support should we want it (I am sure that that firmware is going to get the bug fixes it needs in the future). It was released in October 2007 and it seems that it will be more than adequate for more than 5 years from its release date. I do not know many other electronic gadgets with that big of a lifespan nowadays. To conclude I am a very happy user! Keep on reading!..