Cybook $80 [SOLD OUT]

JerseyBiker · 08-25-2010, 08:29 AM

I don't own a Booken and don't really know anything about them. I received an ad from buy.com that included a Booken Cybook for 79.99. It seemed like it may be a good deal. See link.

http://tinyurl.com/25g9cj7

~eddie

AnemicOak · 08-25-2010, 09:21 AM

Very nice deal on a good reader.

Radar · 08-25-2010, 09:41 AM

My Sony Pocket Reader was recently lost, so I took a chance on this and ordered. I'll miss the Collections in the Sony, but the folder browsing in the Opus looks so much easier to find my books!

AnemicOak · 08-25-2010, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radar

My Sony Pocket Reader was recently lost, so I took a chance on this and ordered. I'll miss the Collections in the Sony, but the folder browsing in the Opus looks so much easier to find my books!

Folders can be nice, it depends. I do like the way collections on the Sony and the Kindle allow you to have a book in more than one 'place' without have to have multiple copies.

sweevo · 08-25-2010, 10:01 AM

I like how the video explains it uses the revolutionary e-L-n-k technology.

Radar · 08-25-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Folders can be nice, it depends. I do like the way collections on the Sony and the Kindle allow you to have a book in more than one 'place' without have to have multiple copies.

Yeah, ideally I'd like to drill down in several ways (author, title, tags), or search all metadata. No e-reader seems to get it perfect, so I'll take what I can get for now!

texasnightowl · 08-25-2010, 10:52 AM

Apparently now sold out.

Page Shows:
Currently Unavailable This item is currently unavailable from the Manufacturer.
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Manichean · 08-25-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Radar

Yeah, ideally I'd like to drill down in several ways (author, title, tags), or search all metadata. No e-reader seems to get it perfect, so I'll take what I can get for now!

To usefully implement that you'd have to have a keyboard input, I think. So, Kindle or similar hardware- which I personally don't like. The other option would be software keyboards, which wouldn't work that well with a cursor pad like the Cybooks, touchscreen might help here.
And, realistically speaking, I don't have that many books on the device, so I don't need such refined search capabilities. Then again, other people store their whole libraries on their devices, so you never know...

simplyparticular · 08-25-2010, 05:16 PM

I loved Collections on the Sony Readers, but I have found that the Opus' folder system, combined with calibre metadata to be equally useful. My genre series are all nicely orgnized in folders now, with next to no effort on my part.

There is a nifty post in the Bebook forum on how to set up how Calibre names and exports books on the reader, that builds the folder structure to your specifications. It will involve duplicate copies of the book if you chose more than one folder structure.

Here it is:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86466

Geppetto · 08-26-2010, 03:55 AM

I wonder how much money the importers did lose. It is sold at 199.99 € in Europe, you know. I think all of this implies the end of Bookeen's presence in America.

Radar · 08-26-2010, 02:45 PM

Wow, my Opus just arrived. That was amazingly quick!

JerseyBiker · 08-26-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

Wow, my Opus just arrived. That was amazingly quick!

I'm glad someone benefited from my post. I hope it works out good for you. It not you didn't hear about it from me.

edski · 08-28-2010, 12:52 PM

I saw that buy.com email too, sometime about 6am that morning while waiting for the coffee to perk. After my first cup, I realized the price was $79.99 shipped (not $179 like my bleary eyes first imagined), so I pulled the trigger.

I've been playing with it the last two days.
It comes loaded with a selection of books in various languages, some free and some demos. If, for example you want to save space by ditching all the non-English titles, the easiest way is to use folders view and drill down to see they have the titles sorted by language under the Current and Classic folders.

08-25-2010, 08:29 AM	#1
JerseyBiker Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 1013470 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Jersey Device: Nook Classic, Nook Glowlight, Galaxy Tab S9, Kindle Paperwhite	Cybook $80 [SOLD OUT] I don't own a Booken and don't really know anything about them. I received an ad from buy.com that included a Booken Cybook for 79.99. It seemed like it may be a good deal. See link. http://tinyurl.com/25g9cj7 ~eddie Last edited by Dr. Drib; 08-25-2010 at 09:38 PM. Reason: broken link

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simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	I loved Collections on the Sony Readers, but I have found that the Opus' folder system, combined with calibre metadata to be equally useful. My genre series are all nicely orgnized in folders now, with next to no effort on my part. There is a nifty post in the Bebook forum on how to set up how Calibre names and exports books on the reader, that builds the folder structure to your specifications. It will involve duplicate copies of the book if you chose more than one folder structure. Here it is: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86466

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Geppetto Addict Posts: 232 Karma: 748 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony PRS600, Cybook, Hanvon N520, Sony PRS300, Onyx Boox, Kindle 3	I wonder how much money the importers did lose. It is sold at 199.99 € in Europe, you know. I think all of this implies the end of Bookeen's presence in America.

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edski Ancient Newtonian Posts: 2 Karma: 20 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern New Jersey Device: Cybook Opus, Nokia N-800	I saw that buy.com email too, sometime about 6am that morning while waiting for the coffee to perk. After my first cup, I realized the price was $79.99 shipped (not $179 like my bleary eyes first imagined), so I pulled the trigger. I've been playing with it the last two days. It comes loaded with a selection of books in various languages, some free and some demos. If, for example you want to save space by ditching all the non-English titles, the easiest way is to use folders view and drill down to see they have the titles sorted by language under the Current and Classic folders.

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