Odyssey Change the default book store

nlundberg · 01-24-2013, 07:58 AM

Hi,

I just bought I Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight. Before I bought it I sent an inquiry through Bookeens web form asking if there was any problem with changing the default bookstore to a Swedish one. No problem at all I was told.

The manual says it is possible, as I understand it. You are supposed to contact Bookeen for help.

When I contact the Bookeen support they now say it is "impossible" to change the default store.

Why do they sell an e-reader *internationally* with a bookstore in *french* only? This can not be right.

Can anyone help me to straighten this out?

EowynCarter · 01-24-2013, 08:04 AM

I don't think you can change the store.

Some seller have their own shops on the cybook, that don't seams to be the case here.
You can still buy book using you PC and adobe digital edition.

nlundberg · 01-25-2013, 02:44 AM

Thats really strange.

Thank you for the reply.

Valvar · 01-31-2013, 07:23 PM

Would be interesting to see if people with different stores could upload their files and we could compare the data and thus probably change it. I'm guessing it's probably something as simple as changing a server location line.

EowynCarter · 02-01-2013, 12:59 AM

Might be, but i think it's on the system partition we can't see.

owly · 02-01-2013, 07:43 AM

Adlibris has their own version of an Odyssey which they call Letto. Try contacting them http://www.adlibris.com/se/producter...sbn=0777777789 maybe they can help.

Godzil · 02-01-2013, 09:33 AM

I doubt the firmware is different between all Bookeen branded devices, the selection shop could be done by their server and not by the device.

nlundberg · 02-01-2013, 03:16 PM

A hacked version by skilled users would be nice, I can foresee a lot of improvements

@owly: I will contact AdLibris then, thanks. However Bookeen support said several times it was "impossible" and that I should by a Letto (which does not have Frontlight) if I wanted to connect to AdLibris. I hope they were wrong.

AlPe · 02-03-2013, 01:54 PM

I think we have discussed this issue before, in another thread. If I remember correctly, there was a consensus on the idea that the firmware is the same for all the devices, unrespective of the seller, but that the "integrated shop" is assigned uniquely to the device ID (and it cannot be changed by the user).

owly · 02-04-2013, 05:05 AM

Also it's no use waiting for Adlibris to upgrade. As soon as I knew a new model was coming I contacted them and they aren't going to get the new model. I suppose they have to sell the old ones first...

nlundberg · 02-04-2013, 02:49 PM

I got an reply from AdLibris saying support did some research but it seems not doable.

mikaelalind · 02-11-2013, 12:26 PM

I can understand why you want to change the store. Sorry to hear that doesn't work. But I do have an idea for a workaround. Have you tried adding the link to Adlibris /Dito/ Bokon as bookmark? If Wikipedia can be bookmarked, it should work for e-bookstores...

nlundberg · 02-12-2013, 04:09 PM

Thanks, that might work. But I guess it was more a perfectionist thing than a practical problem. I can download whatever through my USB cable, and it is probably quicker and smoother than doing it on the reader...

freader · 05-12-2013, 03:07 PM

Something happened to my cybook, so I had to reformat it. The store changed, because the store folder disappeared. It’s located in system/user.
If I remember correctly, you are connected to the Bookeen store if that folder is empty.

Lupin · 07-23-2014, 03:07 AM

If you have bought your device from bookeen, i.e. it is basic Cybook and not Bookeen's partner tweaked and rebranded device like Adlibris Letto, Bookeen can change which store your device is accessing, Bookeen's or Adliris'.

I have tried this as I thought that from Adlibris store I could buy books directly with my Odyssey. That does not work, however. There are some tweaks in Letto's firmware that are not present in bare bones Odyssey. E.g. the library sync does not work. The store's device authorization works differently (with base Odyssey, I should have used my AdobeID credentials also for the Adlibris store account).

Bookeen cannot (or is not willing to, I do not know which) change the firmware to Adlibris version.

In the end I requested the store to be reverted back to original Bookeen's store. Bookeen complied and I'm back in original configuration.

I got nice responses from Bookeen's support via their ticket system. A great improvement compared to the direct e-mail to support some time ago.

Adlibris store might have worked if I would have used my AdobeID credentials for store account, I did not want to try.

01-24-2013, 07:58 AM	#1
nlundberg Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 43090 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sweden Device: Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight, Calibre, Macbook pro, OSX 10.6.8	Change the default book store Hi, I just bought I Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight. Before I bought it I sent an inquiry through Bookeens web form asking if there was any problem with changing the default bookstore to a Swedish one. No problem at all I was told. The manual says it is possible, as I understand it. You are supposed to contact Bookeen for help. When I contact the Bookeen support they now say it is "impossible" to change the default store. Why do they sell an e-reader internationally with a bookstore in french only? This can not be right. Can anyone help me to straighten this out?

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EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	I don't think you can change the store. Some seller have their own shops on the cybook, that don't seams to be the case here. You can still buy book using you PC and adobe digital edition.

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nlundberg Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 43090 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sweden Device: Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight, Calibre, Macbook pro, OSX 10.6.8	Thats really strange. Thank you for the reply.

01-31-2013, 07:23 PM	#4
Valvar Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10096 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Aura HD	Would be interesting to see if people with different stores could upload their files and we could compare the data and thus probably change it. I'm guessing it's probably something as simple as changing a server location line.

02-01-2013, 12:59 AM	#5
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Might be, but i think it's on the system partition we can't see.

02-01-2013, 07:43 AM	#6
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Adlibris has their own version of an Odyssey which they call Letto. Try contacting them http://www.adlibris.com/se/producter...sbn=0777777789 maybe they can help.

02-01-2013, 09:33 AM	#7
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	I doubt the firmware is different between all Bookeen branded devices, the selection shop could be done by their server and not by the device.

02-01-2013, 03:16 PM	#8
nlundberg Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 43090 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sweden Device: Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight, Calibre, Macbook pro, OSX 10.6.8	A hacked version by skilled users would be nice, I can foresee a lot of improvements @owly: I will contact AdLibris then, thanks. However Bookeen support said several times it was "impossible" and that I should by a Letto (which does not have Frontlight) if I wanted to connect to AdLibris. I hope they were wrong.

02-03-2013, 01:54 PM	#9
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	I think we have discussed this issue before, in another thread. If I remember correctly, there was a consensus on the idea that the firmware is the same for all the devices, unrespective of the seller, but that the "integrated shop" is assigned uniquely to the device ID (and it cannot be changed by the user).

02-04-2013, 05:05 AM	#10
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Also it's no use waiting for Adlibris to upgrade. As soon as I knew a new model was coming I contacted them and they aren't going to get the new model. I suppose they have to sell the old ones first...

02-04-2013, 02:49 PM	#11
nlundberg Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 43090 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sweden Device: Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight, Calibre, Macbook pro, OSX 10.6.8	I got an reply from AdLibris saying support did some research but it seems not doable.

02-11-2013, 12:26 PM	#12
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	I can understand why you want to change the store. Sorry to hear that doesn't work. But I do have an idea for a workaround. Have you tried adding the link to Adlibris /Dito/ Bokon as bookmark? If Wikipedia can be bookmarked, it should work for e-bookstores...

02-12-2013, 04:09 PM	#13
nlundberg Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 43090 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sweden Device: Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight, Calibre, Macbook pro, OSX 10.6.8	Thanks, that might work. But I guess it was more a perfectionist thing than a practical problem. I can download whatever through my USB cable, and it is probably quicker and smoother than doing it on the reader...

05-12-2013, 03:07 PM	#14
freader Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: cybook odyssey	Something happened to my cybook, so I had to reformat it. The store changed, because the store folder disappeared. It’s located in system/user. If I remember correctly, you are connected to the Bookeen store if that folder is empty.

07-23-2014, 03:07 AM	#15
Lupin Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Finland Device: Bookeen Cybook Muse HD, ReMarkable	If you have bought your device from bookeen, i.e. it is basic Cybook and not Bookeen's partner tweaked and rebranded device like Adlibris Letto, Bookeen can change which store your device is accessing, Bookeen's or Adliris'. I have tried this as I thought that from Adlibris store I could buy books directly with my Odyssey. That does not work, however. There are some tweaks in Letto's firmware that are not present in bare bones Odyssey. E.g. the library sync does not work. The store's device authorization works differently (with base Odyssey, I should have used my AdobeID credentials also for the Adlibris store account). Bookeen cannot (or is not willing to, I do not know which) change the firmware to Adlibris version. In the end I requested the store to be reverted back to original Bookeen's store. Bookeen complied and I'm back in original configuration. I got nice responses from Bookeen's support via their ticket system. A great improvement compared to the direct e-mail to support some time ago. Adlibris store might have worked if I would have used my AdobeID credentials for store account, I did not want to try.