Cybook shuts down when I try to read a pdf

FlorenceArt · 08-15-2008, 03:42 PM

Hi all,

As the title says... my Cybook Gen 3 refuses to read most PDF files. It just shuts down. I did manage to read a few though, the ones that came with the Cybook and a few that I downloaded (I think).

This was annoying but not a huge problem until now, but I just found out that a book I'd like to buy on BoB is not available in mobipocket format. I was a bit worried about buying the book and not being able to read it, so I downloaded a free sample pdf from Books on Board, and I can't read it.

Is this a known problem? How can I know which PDFs I will be able to read, and which ones to avoid? Or even better, can I solve the problem somehow?

Thanks in advance for any help

Florence

rixte · 08-15-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Hi all,

As the title says... my Cybook Gen 3 refuses to read most PDF files. It just shuts down. I did manage to read a few though, the ones that came with the Cybook and a few that I downloaded (I think).

This was annoying but not a huge problem until now, but I just found out that a book I'd like to buy on BoB is not available in mobipocket format. I was a bit worried about buying the book and not being able to read it, so I downloaded a free sample pdf from Books on Board, and I can't read it.

Is this a known problem? How can I know which PDFs I will be able to read, and which ones to avoid? Or even better, can I solve the problem somehow?

Thanks in advance for any help

Florence

You'll need to make sure that the PDF doesn't have any kind of DRM if you want to read it on the Cybook. If it still chokes and causes issues, you can run the file through mobipocket creator to change it to .mobi format, which the Cybook should be fine on.

I will say if the book is only available on BoB in pdf, it probably *does* have DRM and won't be able to be converted.

FlorenceArt · 08-15-2008, 04:11 PM

Thank you! I doubt that any of the PDFs I tried had DRM though. They were all from copyright free books, including the one I downloaded from BoB, but maybe that one had DRM anyway, who knows.

Anyway that's good to know, and it means I shouldn't buy that book I had in mind, because it probably HAS DRM.

I don't have mobipocket creator, I'm on a Mac

Jellby · 08-16-2008, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Is this a known problem? How can I know which PDFs I will be able to read, and which ones to avoid? Or even better, can I solve the problem somehow?

Yes, it is a known problem. I believe the PDFs that are more likely to cause problems are those with fancy stuff: lots of graphics, high-resolution pictures and different fonts. The PDFs I create are mostly text and the illustrations are low-resolution (but enough for the Cybook screen), and these tend to work fine.

FlorenceArt · 08-16-2008, 05:14 AM

Thank you Jellby. That's too bad because there are a lot of PDFs available, and even those I can read are often in A4 format and practically unusable on the Cybook. Oh well

tribble · 08-16-2008, 06:40 AM

Missing fonts could be a problem aswell. If the fonts are nut included in the PDF, the CyBook just doesnt know, what to do with it.

FlorenceArt · 08-16-2008, 06:49 AM

Ah, I see...thank you!

FlorenceArt · 08-24-2008, 10:49 AM

Here is additional info for Mac users like me. I am visiting my parents for the week-ed, and it looks like PDFs generated on my Dad's Mac, which has the latest Mac OS, are readable on the eBook. I have an older Mac OS and the PDFs it generates are unreadable. Time to upgrade I guess

08-15-2008, 03:42 PM	#1
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Cybook shuts down when I try to read a pdf Hi all, As the title says... my Cybook Gen 3 refuses to read most PDF files. It just shuts down. I did manage to read a few though, the ones that came with the Cybook and a few that I downloaded (I think). This was annoying but not a huge problem until now, but I just found out that a book I'd like to buy on BoB is not available in mobipocket format. I was a bit worried about buying the book and not being able to read it, so I downloaded a free sample pdf from Books on Board, and I can't read it. Is this a known problem? How can I know which PDFs I will be able to read, and which ones to avoid? Or even better, can I solve the problem somehow? Thanks in advance for any help Florence

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Thank you! I doubt that any of the PDFs I tried had DRM though. They were all from copyright free books, including the one I downloaded from BoB, but maybe that one had DRM anyway, who knows. Anyway that's good to know, and it means I shouldn't buy that book I had in mind, because it probably HAS DRM. I don't have mobipocket creator, I'm on a Mac

08-16-2008, 05:14 AM	#5
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Thank you Jellby. That's too bad because there are a lot of PDFs available, and even those I can read are often in A4 format and practically unusable on the Cybook. Oh well

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Ah, I see...thank you!

08-24-2008, 10:49 AM	#8
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Here is additional info for Mac users like me. I am visiting my parents for the week-ed, and it looks like PDFs generated on my Dad's Mac, which has the latest Mac OS, are readable on the eBook. I have an older Mac OS and the PDFs it generates are unreadable. Time to upgrade I guess

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