09-28-2007, 08:51 PM | #1 |
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Will the Cybook work on OSX? I didn't see any Q/A about this when I searched, though I may have missed it.
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09-28-2007, 09:33 PM | #2 | |
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09-29-2007, 12:28 AM | #3 | |
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The Cybook isn't only for DRM-infested .mobi books, and the normal way to transfer any content from any desktop machine to the Cybook is via USB - with the Cybook showing up as a USB filesystem. For some devices (I'm not sure if this will include the Cybook) MobiPocket Desktop Reader also manages the transfer of .mobi files to the device - but it isn't doing anything that can't be done manually. Finally, some file formats that MobiPocket (not Cybook) advertises as "supported" by their reader software actually gets translated into a .mobi file by Windows-only software (MobiPocket Desktop Reader or MobiPocket Desktop Creator). In this case, third party software may be able to do an equally good job of the translation - and are your only option on non-Windows machines. |
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How do you find out what the PID is for your Cybook Gen3?
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09-29-2007, 01:37 AM | #5 |
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We'll find out shortly. I've got two Secure Mobipocket ebooks -1 Fictionwise purchase and 1 Mobipocket purchase - that I'm hoping to read on my Cybook as soon as I get the proper updated firmware. No, I don't know what the process is or what the status of implementing the 'register of the Cybook' is.
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On most versions of the MobiPocket Reader, the device ID is shown in the "Help/About" menu item. On the iLiad, the device itself generates a text file containing the ID from the MAC address. |
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09-29-2007, 11:34 AM | #10 | |
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And, yes, to answer an earlier post, the Cybook appears as a USB removable mass-storage device when I plug it in. No need to run a special application. Derek |
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09-29-2007, 09:20 PM | #11 |
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That's great, seems much more elegant than the Sony's required software.
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Are you sure that the MobiPocket ID of the CyBook isn't displayed anywhere within the CyBook itself? That's where I would have expected to see it? It's not in a file somewhere, or on an "About" menu? |
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09-30-2007, 04:08 AM | #13 |
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I have Mobipocket on a pda with OSX on my laptop. The Mobipocket PDA software told me what the PID of the device was - I then went to their website and registered it. It took as long as it takes to fill in the form to set up an account. It would be exzpect that Mobipocket on the CyBook would work in the same way. But if you're concerned why don't you contact Bookeen direct at : contact@bookeen.com |
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09-30-2007, 01:08 PM | #15 |
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On the iLiad the PID is in a file named Mobipocket_PID.txt in the root directory that is exported via USB. This file is created the first time the iLiad MobiPocket Reader is opened.
On the Pepper Pad 3 (running a version of the same Java-based reader as the iLiad) the PID is under the "settings" top level menu tab in the reader. |
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