Bookeen announces the Cybook at 399$

Michael · 04-19-2005, 09:30 AM

Sent in by Michael for Bookeen...

Bookeen's mission has always been to democratize the access to digital content by proposing the optimal e-reading platform. This new price is a great step for us and we are very happy to reach the PDA price range.

The Cybook has been designed to provide the best e-reading experience. Thanks to its bright and contrasted page size display and its sleek design, the Cybook is the ideal companion to discover the pleasure of digital reading.
The Cybook is a Windows CE dedicated ebook reader which supports Mobipocket encrypted ebooks but also TXT, HTML or RTF using uBook reader.

You can connect your device to your computer using USB, IR or network to exchange data or synchronize your Mobipocket enews. You can easily carry with you thousands of ebooks on a CF storage card.

The PDF format support is being actively worked on and a beta version should be released in the next few weeks. We hope we will be able to give you screenshots in a near future.

For more information, we invite you to visit www.bookeen.com and our ebook store www.ubibooks.com

Best regards to all,

Michael for Bookeen

Colin Dunstan · 04-19-2005, 01:44 PM

Good price considering its large screen. I am tempted...

PhysicsTeacher · 05-19-2005, 05:08 PM

I recently purchased a CyBook for my mother, who has macular degeneration and requires about 48 point type to read comfortably.

The UBook reader supports large type, up to 64 points, but it does not support digital rights management.

The Mobi reader does support DRM, but I can't figure out any way to change its built-in font sizes, which seem to max out at around 16 or 18 points.

Am I overlooking something here?

Bob

P.S. Other than this issue, the CyBook has put a big smile on my mother's face! Now she can read in her favorite easy chair, or at the hair dresser's. This is a woman who has always avoided computers completely, even bank ATMs, and she was comfortably reading her CyBook the same day she received it.

doctorow · 05-20-2005, 04:27 AM

Bob, see my response here. You may want to try to install another font that comes perhaps in a larger size.

CINCNORAD · 05-20-2005, 09:49 PM

I love that thing! Except for the battery life.

bookeen_lp · 05-24-2005, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhysicsTeacher

I recently purchased a CyBook for my mother, who has macular degeneration and requires about 48 point type to read comfortably.

The UBook reader supports large type, up to 64 points, but it does not support digital rights management.

The Mobi reader does support DRM, but I can't figure out any way to change its built-in font sizes, which seem to max out at around 16 or 18 points.

Am I overlooking something here?

Bob

P.S. Other than this issue, the CyBook has put a big smile on my mother's face! Now she can read in her favorite easy chair, or at the hair dresser's. This is a woman who has always avoided computers completely, even bank ATMs, and she was comfortably reading her CyBook the same day she received it.

Dear Bob,

We are very happy to learn about your feedback on the Cybook and your mother.

We have developed an additional Cybook version of "Mobipocket Reader" with large and even very large characters (internal code name: "Mobipocket Vision") as well as larger icons. Please get in touch with us at <contact@bookeen.com> so we can send you the procedure to install this special version on your Cybook.

For Cybook related messages, a Cybook Yahoo Group was recently created at <groups.yahoo.com/group/cybook/>.

All the best,
Laurent

WarStrider · 07-14-2005, 03:00 PM

That looks sweet. Huge memory capability, I believe Compact Flash goes up to 4 GB now. The big screen, 10' across at 800X600, but what colour depth does the screen have?

pitcher23 · 07-15-2005, 01:07 AM

I agree with CINCNORAD that the Battery life is so so. On a device that size I wish they had a battery similar to the one in the Ebookwise which lasts about 3 times as long. I know the larger screen and it being in color has a larger drain on battery life but I was hoping it would last longer.

One thing that will significantly reduce the battery drain would be to copy the books onto the device and not read from the compact flash card. That PC card is a battery hog.

Any chance of a backup program being developed? I hate losing all of my bookmarks in the event that it runs out of juice before I recharge it.

04-19-2005, 09:30 AM	#1
Michael Member Posts: 15 Karma: 643 Join Date: Dec 2004 Device: Cybook	Bookeen announces the Cybook at 399$ Sent in by Michael for Bookeen... Bookeen's mission has always been to democratize the access to digital content by proposing the optimal e-reading platform. This new price is a great step for us and we are very happy to reach the PDA price range. The Cybook has been designed to provide the best e-reading experience. Thanks to its bright and contrasted page size display and its sleek design, the Cybook is the ideal companion to discover the pleasure of digital reading. The Cybook is a Windows CE dedicated ebook reader which supports Mobipocket encrypted ebooks but also TXT, HTML or RTF using uBook reader. You can connect your device to your computer using USB, IR or network to exchange data or synchronize your Mobipocket enews. You can easily carry with you thousands of ebooks on a CF storage card. The PDF format support is being actively worked on and a beta version should be released in the next few weeks. We hope we will be able to give you screenshots in a near future. For more information, we invite you to visit www.bookeen.com and our ebook store www.ubibooks.com Best regards to all, Michael for Bookeen Attached Thumbnails Last edited by BobR; 04-19-2005 at 10:07 AM. Reason: Moved To Front Page

05-19-2005, 05:08 PM	#3
PhysicsTeacher Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2005 Device: CyBook	Large type (CyBook/Mobi)? I recently purchased a CyBook for my mother, who has macular degeneration and requires about 48 point type to read comfortably. The UBook reader supports large type, up to 64 points, but it does not support digital rights management. The Mobi reader does support DRM, but I can't figure out any way to change its built-in font sizes, which seem to max out at around 16 or 18 points. Am I overlooking something here? Bob P.S. Other than this issue, the CyBook has put a big smile on my mother's face! Now she can read in her favorite easy chair, or at the hair dresser's. This is a woman who has always avoided computers completely, even bank ATMs, and she was comfortably reading her CyBook the same day she received it.

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04-19-2005, 01:44 PM	#2
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Good price considering its large screen. I am tempted...

05-20-2005, 04:27 AM	#4
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	Bob, see my response here. You may want to try to install another font that comes perhaps in a larger size.

05-20-2005, 09:49 PM	#5
CINCNORAD Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 44 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Studio City, CA Device: Ebookwise//Sony Reader//Nokia N800	I love that thing! Except for the battery life.

07-14-2005, 03:00 PM	#7
WarStrider Member Posts: 15 Karma: 34 Join Date: Nov 2004 Device: Rocket Reader Pro	That looks sweet. Huge memory capability, I believe Compact Flash goes up to 4 GB now. The big screen, 10' across at 800X600, but what colour depth does the screen have?

07-15-2005, 01:07 AM	#8
pitcher23 Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York USA	I agree with CINCNORAD that the Battery life is so so. On a device that size I wish they had a battery similar to the one in the Ebookwise which lasts about 3 times as long. I know the larger screen and it being in color has a larger drain on battery life but I was hoping it would last longer. One thing that will significantly reduce the battery drain would be to copy the books onto the device and not read from the compact flash card. That PC card is a battery hog. Any chance of a backup program being developed? I hate losing all of my bookmarks in the event that it runs out of juice before I recharge it.