Bookeen support

Deividas · 10-06-2009, 06:35 AM

Does any body have experience with Bookeen support?

I wrote mail on Sunday and still didin't get any response

Maybe somebody could help me.
I have new Cybook Opus. At the beginning it worked well. On Saturday I have noticed that every time after I switch on the device it starts from the very beginning - it asks to select language, forgets my settings (font size, folder view), forgets page of book I'm reading.

How to restore normal functionality?

Jellby · 10-06-2009, 06:46 AM

It could be some corruption in the internal memory.

Try connecting the Opus to the computer and running a disk check utility on the storage unit that appears (on Windows, you'd probably right-click the unit on the file explorer, choose "Properties", then the "Tools" tab and there should be a "run check" or something).

And always remember to use the "disconnect safely" icon in Windows before actually unplugging the USB cable.

EowynCarter · 10-06-2009, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

It could be some corruption in the internal memory.

Try connecting the Opus to the computer and running a disk check utility on the storage unit that appears (on Windows, you'd probably right-click the unit on the file explorer, choose "Properties", then the "Tools" tab and there should be a "run check" or something).

And always remember to use the "disconnect safely" icon in Windows before actually unplugging the USB cable.

Yep.

No response by now is not weird either. Still only noon in france. Guess you should have an answer by the end of the day (French time).

Deividas · 10-06-2009, 07:44 AM

Jellby, thanks. I will try.

EownCarter, I have send mail on Sunday, 3 days ago....

mgmueller · 10-06-2009, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deividas

Does any body have experience with Bookeen support?

I wrote mail on Sunday and still didin't get any response

Maybe somebody could help me.
I have new Cybook Opus. At the beginning it worked well. On Saturday I have noticed that every time after I switch on the device it starts from the very beginning - it asks to select language, forgets my settings (font size, folder view), forgets page of book I'm reading.

How to restore normal functionality?

Response to my mail took 3 days. They're probably a bit understaffed.
But they are reliable and helpful.
And Opus to me is worth bit of trouble...

emellaich · 10-06-2009, 11:10 AM

My experience is that if your problem is one that they know how to deal with they react fairly quickly. If it is a new problem then it takes a while. Sometimes you need to pester them with multiple emails to get their attention.

If this was a problem with a PC, I'd guess that you have a bad battery. In laptops there are two batteries. The main battery and a small battery to keep settings alive in volatile memory. When this secondary battery goes dead you can have symptoms like this. I don't know if the Opus uses this type of secondary battery approach, but it does sound like this.

CyGuy · 10-06-2009, 11:32 AM

You might simply need a firmware update, they should have you fixed up in 2 or 3 years easily...

Lake person · 10-06-2009, 03:51 PM

My experience with Bookeen in the last 3 months was lots of emails from me and some replys from them. In the last three weeks they have stated that they have moved to a different building and also that they are having computer problems. The good news is they sent me a replacement Cybook Gen 3 that has more fun stuff than my basic broken one I sent them.

Garo · 10-17-2009, 05:15 PM

I have bought several Gen3 readers (gifts) and all freeze frequently. In June the support team responded with the promise to issue new firmware “in brief delay”. Finally one of the devices stopped working. From September 25 I was sending emails once a week to contact@bookeen.com, suppport@bookeen.com and, since nobody responded,
to Michael Dahan personally a week ago. No answer. The warranty expires soon in October. For me the only way of communication is through emails as Bookeen does not provide a phone number. How many emails and how long it can take them to respond?

delphidb96 · 10-17-2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garo

I have bought several Gen3 readers (gifts) and all freeze frequently. In June the support team responded with the promise to issue new firmware “in brief delay”. Finally one of the devices stopped working. From September 25 I was sending emails once a week to contact@bookeen.com, suppport@bookeen.com and, since nobody responded,
to Michael Dahan personally a week ago. No answer. The warranty expires soon in October. For me the only way of communication is through emails as Bookeen does not provide a phone number. How many emails and how long it can take them to respond?

It will take more than a few and more than you should expect. Their response time is slower than FEMA (US Federal Emergency Management Agency) response time to the Katrina hurricane.

Derek

Lake person · 10-17-2009, 06:41 PM

The only way I could get Bookeen to reply was to send mutiple polite very carefully worded email at once. One of mine said "Why won't you answer this email?" There reply was to say they were sorry I did not seem to get there replys. Funny I got the email that said I didn't get there emails. Finally I demanded my Cybook back. I ended up paying $160.00 US dollors for a replacement from them.

GeoffC · 10-18-2009, 09:44 AM

Phone Number
Another thread, same topic - may give further ideas ....

EowynCarter · 10-18-2009, 12:58 PM

Just a note, bookeen resently moved, i'm not sure that number is still valid, unless they ported it.

delphidb96 · 10-18-2009, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Just a note, bookeen resently moved, i'm not sure that number is still valid, unless they ported it.

Well then.. Yet Another Reason To Fault Bookeen's Management Style, yes?

Derek

GeoffC · 10-20-2009, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Just a note, bookeen resently moved, i'm not sure that number is still valid, unless they ported it.

oh! blother - surely they would have kept it ??????

10-06-2009, 06:35 AM	#1
Deividas Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Cybook Opus	Bookeen support Does any body have experience with Bookeen support? I wrote mail on Sunday and still didin't get any response Maybe somebody could help me. I have new Cybook Opus. At the beginning it worked well. On Saturday I have noticed that every time after I switch on the device it starts from the very beginning - it asks to select language, forgets my settings (font size, folder view), forgets page of book I'm reading. How to restore normal functionality?

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10-06-2009, 06:46 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	It could be some corruption in the internal memory. Try connecting the Opus to the computer and running a disk check utility on the storage unit that appears (on Windows, you'd probably right-click the unit on the file explorer, choose "Properties", then the "Tools" tab and there should be a "run check" or something). And always remember to use the "disconnect safely" icon in Windows before actually unplugging the USB cable.

10-06-2009, 07:44 AM	#4
Deividas Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Cybook Opus	Jellby, thanks. I will try. EownCarter, I have send mail on Sunday, 3 days ago....

10-06-2009, 11:10 AM	#6
emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,101 Karma: 4388403 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis	My experience is that if your problem is one that they know how to deal with they react fairly quickly. If it is a new problem then it takes a while. Sometimes you need to pester them with multiple emails to get their attention. If this was a problem with a PC, I'd guess that you have a bad battery. In laptops there are two batteries. The main battery and a small battery to keep settings alive in volatile memory. When this secondary battery goes dead you can have symptoms like this. I don't know if the Opus uses this type of secondary battery approach, but it does sound like this.

10-06-2009, 11:32 AM	#7
CyGuy Avid Reader Posts: 769 Karma: 7777778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PocketBook 902, Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, ASUS TF700, and Cybook Gen III	You might simply need a firmware update, they should have you fixed up in 2 or 3 years easily...

10-06-2009, 03:51 PM	#8
Lake person Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: Cybook, Bebook, Pocketbook 360	My experience with Bookeen in the last 3 months was lots of emails from me and some replys from them. In the last three weeks they have stated that they have moved to a different building and also that they are having computer problems. The good news is they sent me a replacement Cybook Gen 3 that has more fun stuff than my basic broken one I sent them.

10-17-2009, 05:15 PM	#9
Garo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Cybook Gen3, Cybook Opus	I have bought several Gen3 readers (gifts) and all freeze frequently. In June the support team responded with the promise to issue new firmware “in brief delay”. Finally one of the devices stopped working. From September 25 I was sending emails once a week to contact@bookeen.com, suppport@bookeen.com and, since nobody responded, to Michael Dahan personally a week ago. No answer. The warranty expires soon in October. For me the only way of communication is through emails as Bookeen does not provide a phone number. How many emails and how long it can take them to respond?

10-17-2009, 06:41 PM	#11
Lake person Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: Cybook, Bebook, Pocketbook 360	The only way I could get Bookeen to reply was to send mutiple polite very carefully worded email at once. One of mine said "Why won't you answer this email?" There reply was to say they were sorry I did not seem to get there replys. Funny I got the email that said I didn't get there emails. Finally I demanded my Cybook back. I ended up paying $160.00 US dollors for a replacement from them.

10-18-2009, 09:44 AM	#12
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Phone Number Another thread, same topic - may give further ideas ....

10-18-2009, 12:58 PM	#13
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Just a note, bookeen resently moved, i'm not sure that number is still valid, unless they ported it.

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