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Old 11-12-2007, 05:00 AM   #76
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All the bugs?

Don't you think that's a slight exageration, Jon? Reading this forum I'm only aware of one genuine bug, related to adding fonts to the machine, and there is (in most cases at least) a very simple workaround for it, involving deleting one file from the machine. That's hardly a catastrophic catalog of bugs, IMHO . You seem to be determined to find negative points about the Gen3; I prefer to enjoy its positive aspects.
What about others having problems reading Mobi format DRM books even though they supposedly have the PID for the Gen3?
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Old 11-12-2007, 05:08 AM   #77
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Those are issues relating to the beta version of the MobiPocket Desktop Reader failing to see the Gen3 as a "reading device". AFAIK, nobody who has simply copied DRM-d books directly to the Gen3 has had any difficulty at all.
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Those are issues relating to the beta version of the MobiPocket Desktop Reader failing to see the Gen3 as a "reading device". AFAIK, nobody who has simply copied DRM-d books directly to the Gen3 has had any difficulty at all.
Yes, I did. I dowloaded a book from the Libwise library (Fictionwise lending library) after entering the PID for my Cybook, then transfered the book directly in the Cybook via the USB cable and... Woops ! "This e-book is not active yet" says the DRM...
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:14 AM   #79
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My apologies, Irene, I must have overlooked your post. Have you checked to see that the PID is correct? I'm sure there must be a simple explanation for it - I've copied half a dozen DRMd books and they've all worked fine.
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Old 11-12-2007, 12:15 PM   #80
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Yes, I did. I dowloaded a book from the Libwise library (Fictionwise lending library) after entering the PID for my Cybook, then transfered the book directly in the Cybook via the USB cable and... Woops ! "This e-book is not active yet" says the DRM...
Thx for the info about Libwise I'm a Buywise member and didn't know about it, goner check it out.
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Old 11-12-2007, 12:42 PM   #81
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My apologies, Irene, I must have overlooked your post. Have you checked to see that the PID is correct? I'm sure there must be a simple explanation for it - I've copied half a dozen DRMd books and they've all worked fine.

There are several people having problems with DRMd books on the Cybook. As far as I can tell all of them are related to timed books from libraries. I don't think I've seen anybody having problems with books they've actually purchased.
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Old 11-12-2007, 12:56 PM   #82
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Presumably that's a consequence of the fact that the Gen3 doesn't "sync" with a PC, and hence has no mechanism for setting its real-time clock to the correct date and time? I'm sure you've noticed that any file that the Gen3 creates itself (eg the ".mbp" files which store your position in a book) end up with a seemingly random timestamp in early January 2007?
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There are several people having problems with DRMd books on the Cybook. As far as I can tell all of them are related to timed books from libraries. I don't think I've seen anybody having problems with books they've actually purchased.
That's good to know. At least, the DRMs are only preventing me from reading an ebook the publisher is willing to let libraries rent for free, not one I bought...
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Old 11-12-2007, 01:23 PM   #84
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Presumably that's a consequence of the fact that the Gen3 doesn't "sync" with a PC, and hence has no mechanism for setting its real-time clock to the correct date and time?
I think you're right. That's what I was trying to say in the problem thread.

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I'm sure you've noticed that any file that the Gen3 creates itself (eg the ".mbp" files which store your position in a book) end up with a seemingly random timestamp in early January 2007?
You've obviously looked closer than I have. It is going to be the first thing I do when I get home though.
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Old 11-12-2007, 01:35 PM   #85
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At least, the DRMs are only preventing me from reading an ebook the publisher is willing to let libraries rent for free
I'm sure the libraries are paying for the e-book, they just lend it out without cost to the borrower. I wonder how good a deal e-books are for libraries, e.g. vs a physical book. They probably are not paying the same price for the e-book as we do for a version tied to a single owner.
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I'm sure the libraries are paying for the e-book, they just lend it out without cost to the borrower. I wonder how good a deal e-books are for libraries, e.g. vs a physical book. They probably are not paying the same price for the e-book as we do for a version tied to a single owner.

Looking at the actual books available, it's very minimal. The only extensive section is the classic literature section - many of the rest have less than 10 books available. And those seem to be many of the books that look like they're out of print, so it's a form of remarketing them.

Still, it's a step in the right direction.
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There are several people having problems with DRMd books on the Cybook. As far as I can tell all of them are related to timed books from libraries. I don't think I've seen anybody having problems with books they've actually purchased.
Oh dear. I hope they get that fixed because that's a large part of why I was considering the Cybook.
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Looking at the actual books available, it's very minimal. The only extensive section is the classic literature section - many of the rest have less than 10 books available. And those seem to be many of the books that look like they're out of print, so it's a form of remarketing them.

Still, it's a step in the right direction.
I was actually pretty impressed by the selection available at various public libraries.
http://overdrive.bpl.org/
http://dlc.clevnet.org/

I got one of the discworld books from BPL. I haven't been able to read it on the Cybook yet though, for the reasons discussed previously.
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I was actually pretty impressed by the selection available at various public libraries.
http://overdrive.bpl.org/
http://dlc.clevnet.org/

I got one of the discworld books from BPL. I haven't been able to read it on the Cybook yet though, for the reasons discussed previously.
My local library's Overdrive collection is pretty good. Lots of newer titles. A fair amount in Mobipocket, too. Sadly it seems most of the new ones are Adobe Digital Editions and I despair of ever getting an e-ink device that will support them.
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Oh dear. I hope they get that fixed because that's a large part of why I was considering the Cybook.
Bookeen has indicated in another topic that this is a high priority fix for them. I believe they only need to sync the time to get it to work properly.

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