Cybook Gen3 e-reader in September 2007 for $350 - Page 3

Alexander Turcic · 07-27-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by High 5

This may be the wrong thread to ask but:
How fast startup time of this thing is going to be?
Anything on the real batterylife? I know Bokeen states 8000 pageturns but, well, we have had statements like that before...
Is there going to be a hibernate function?

The answers to these 3 question could well decide if this device is going to be an Iliad killer or not.

We are still waiting for the first hands-on reviews

Lov2Read · 07-27-2007, 09:17 AM

We can buy it from Bookeen.com:

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The Cybook Gen3 has entered production and will be directly available next September from Bookeen online web store at bookeen.com

I really should read the entire press release before asking questions!

Alexander Turcic · 07-27-2007, 09:56 AM

Teleread has a photo of what looks like the Cybook Gen3 in real life. Check it out here: http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6882

JSWolf · 07-27-2007, 10:04 AM

Digital Editions is not yet ready for Linux. It's not yet even in beta (later this year), so you'll just have to wait for ePub to be available. None of the readers has it available yet as they all run on some flavor of Linux.

alaya129 · 07-27-2007, 10:26 AM

at a starting price of US $350

au prix de base de 350 € TTC sur le site Bookeen.com

350 € = $ 480.165 !!!

JSWolf · 07-27-2007, 10:30 AM

Is MobiPocket format like eReader format in that it has line spaces between paragraphs? I hope I'm wrong, because if not, that's going to make for one heck of an annoying read.

TadW · 07-27-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by alaya129

at a starting price of US $350

au prix de base de 350 € TTC sur le site Bookeen.com

350 € = $ 480.165 !!!

Well, you cannot blame Bookeen for the current strong EUR. But I agree, it would be nice if they went down with the price in EUR to avoid arbitrage (people buying in USD and selling in EUR).

fireproof · 07-27-2007, 10:37 AM

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in different packs starting at $350

What does "pack" mean? I'm guessing that $350 + ($yearly subscription) is what they mean, but without details it's sort of a meaningless price. If the barebones device and a charger can be had for $350 why not just say so?

As far as the formats go, I'm happy to see they support some open formats and a major, fairly accessible DRM format.

dup · 07-27-2007, 12:04 PM

Hello,

It was stated that <<“On the Cybook, you don’t need to convert your files to an exotic format or upload them to any proprietary web site. You simply transfer your files directly to the device and read them natively”>>

But what file formats does it support? PDF? HTML? TXT?

I have often tons of stuff to read for work (emails, web pages, different documentation etc.) So the Cybook would be perfect it it would support a type of file easy to produce before leaving home/office and grabbing the cybook.

And in that case (PDF or other), does it have an impact on battery or something else compared to the Mobipocket™ format?

Thank you,

Dup

JSWolf · 07-27-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dup

Hello,

It was stated that <<“On the Cybook, you don’t need to convert your files to an exotic format or upload them to any proprietary web site. You simply transfer your files directly to the device and read them natively”>>

That refers to MobiPocket which the Gen3 will support.

wallcraft · 07-27-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dup

But what file formats does it support? PDF? HTML? TXT?

I have often tons of stuff to read for work (emails, web pages, different documentation etc.) So the Cybook would be perfect it it would support a type of file easy to produce before leaving home/office and grabbing the cybook.

It supports PDF, HTML, RTF, TXT and Mobipocket. However, everything is in the details - for example does RTF reflow nicely and can the font size be changed on the device. We will have to wait for a hands on review to find out. HTML is also promising, because Plucker, .FB2, .LIT and .EPUB are all HTML-like.

I would like to have seen a few more actual (non-DRM) e-books formats (FB2, LIT, AportisDoc, ...), but these may be coming later on.

HarryT · 07-27-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TadW

Well, you cannot blame Bookeen for the current strong EUR. But I agree, it would be nice if they went down with the price in EUR to avoid arbitrage (people buying in USD and selling in EUR).

A minor point - it's not the Euro that's strong, but the US$ that's weak. The exchange rate of the Euro against other major world currencies has been pretty much constant for the past couple of years, while the US$ has plummeted in value.

delphidb96 · 07-27-2007, 01:29 PM

You won't be seeing *native* .LIT support. That's because .LIT requires the *highly-proprietary* litgen.dll in order to display the contents of the .LIT file. Yes, litgen.dll *is* used both in the creation and display of a .LIT file. Now ConvertLit does extract the contents of a .LIT file to HTML, but it doesn't do display. And given that Microsoft is going to want to keep its control of the .LIT format, someone's going to have to do a blackbox clone for Linux systems.

However, I'd be willing to bet that we will see Bookeen work to add support for other ebook formats such as FB2, Plucker and the like as the software is updated.

Derek

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

It supports PDF, HTML, RTF, TXT and Mobipocket. However, everything is in the details - for example does RTF reflow nicely and can the font size be changed on the device. We will have to wait for a hands on review to find out. HTML is also promising, because Plucker, .FB2, .LIT and .EPUB are all HTML-like.

I would like to have seen a few more actual (non-DRM) e-books formats (FB2, LIT, AportisDoc, ...), but these may be coming later on.

HarryT · 07-27-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fireproof

What does "pack" mean? I'm guessing that $350 + ($yearly subscription) is what they mean, but without details it's sort of a meaningless price. If the barebones device and a charger can be had for $350 why not just say so?

As far as the formats go, I'm happy to see they support some open formats and a major, fairly accessible DRM format.

Could you explain what you mean by a "yearly subscription"? Subscription for what?

I'm pretty certain that they simply mean that they'll sell the old CyBook in the same way they sold the old one, as a number of different "packages" with or without leather cover, spare charger, memory card, or whatever.

Alexander Turcic · 07-27-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

A minor point - it's not the Euro that's strong, but the US$ that's weak. The exchange rate of the Euro against other major world currencies has been pretty much constant for the past couple of years, while the US$ has plummeted in value.

Harry, did you recently compare the Euro to the Swiss Franc or to the Yen?

Check:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURCHF=X&t=2y
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURJPY=X&t=2y

Also this interesting article describing how French politicians and some export-oriented industries (such as EADS-Airbus) are asking for the devaluing of the Euro: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/...iness/euro.php

07-27-2007, 12:04 PM	#39
dup Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: none	File format supported by the CyBook Hello, It was stated that <<“On the Cybook, you don’t need to convert your files to an exotic format or upload them to any proprietary web site. You simply transfer your files directly to the device and read them natively”>> But what file formats does it support? PDF? HTML? TXT? I have often tons of stuff to read for work (emails, web pages, different documentation etc.) So the Cybook would be perfect it it would support a type of file easy to produce before leaving home/office and grabbing the cybook. And in that case (PDF or other), does it have an impact on battery or something else compared to the Mobipocket™ format? Thank you, Dup

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07-27-2007, 09:56 AM	#33
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Teleread has a photo of what looks like the Cybook Gen3 in real life. Check it out here: http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6882

07-27-2007, 10:04 AM	#34
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,110 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Digital Editions is not yet ready for Linux. It's not yet even in beta (later this year), so you'll just have to wait for ePub to be available. None of the readers has it available yet as they all run on some flavor of Linux.

07-27-2007, 10:26 AM	#35
alaya129 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brest,FR Device: PRS-500/Axim X50V	at a starting price of US $350 au prix de base de 350 € TTC sur le site Bookeen.com 350 € = $ 480.165 !!!

07-27-2007, 10:30 AM	#36
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,110 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Is MobiPocket format like eReader format in that it has line spaces between paragraphs? I hope I'm wrong, because if not, that's going to make for one heck of an annoying read.