How common is the not bookmarking or not remembering....

DeathtoToasters · 04-27-2008, 09:32 PM

the page number when you turn the unit back on?

This is a key feature for me. To be honest I think it is something that is should not even be discussed as it should just work.

Hell even a paperback book has a basic bookmarking feature that works 99% of the time, bend the corner over!

So I need to know if this is something I really need to worry about every time I turn the unit on.

tompe · 04-27-2008, 10:10 PM

Hard to say how common it is. But it seems that everybody that have the problem finally find some workaround or solution.

Happy Reader · 04-27-2008, 10:21 PM

It's hardly ever happened for me. I think the cause when it has happened is synchronising with Mobipocket. It's not been a problem for my overall experience.

DeathtoToasters · 04-27-2008, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tompe

Hard to say how common it is. But it seems that everybody that have the problem finally find some workaround or solution.

What kind of workaround? a sticky note on their last page?

billyad2000 · 04-28-2008, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeathtoToasters

What kind of workaround? a sticky note on their last page?

I had these problems when I first recieved my cybook, after receiving help from this forum I changed 3 things:-

1 - I formatted my SD card FAT32, it arrived from bookeen FAT16
2 - I stopped using mobipocket to syncronise ebooks
3 - I started using the safely disconnect hardware feature in Windows

Any one of the above may have fixed my problem, or even a combination of all three, but since then I have not lost my place, or bookmarks.

Hope this helps.

HarryT · 04-28-2008, 03:12 AM

I've never once had it happen.

Sparrow · 04-28-2008, 04:16 AM

My experience was that it happened fairly frequently.
I didn't order the Bookeen SD card; I used a Transcend 2Gb card of my own.
I didn't synch my books, I just dragged and dropped them in Windows Explorer.
I always disconnected the CyBook with the Windows 'safely disconnect' process.

Nevertheless the CyBook forget where it had got to enough to make it a bit irritating, it didn't matter whether the book was stored on the unit or the card.

In the end I took the SD card out and now store my books on the unit; since doing so, a couple of weeks ago, I haven't experienced bookmark problems.

tompe · 04-28-2008, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeathtoToasters

What kind of workaround? a sticky note on their last page?

The things other people have suggested in this thread. Maybe also not turn the Cybook off if the problem is not related to synchronization or copying of files.

Krystian Galaj · 04-28-2008, 07:50 AM

I don't use bookmarks, and the position bar is enough for me to know where in the book I am, so I never tested them. Maybe the bug happens here, maybe it doesn't.

Ortep · 04-28-2008, 09:13 AM

It only once happened to me...when the battery was flat.

I never had any problems with bookmarks or remembering pages

bob_ninja · 04-28-2008, 10:15 AM

I only had 1 or 2 instances when I couldn't bookmark a page. The problem was resolved by simple shutdown, restart.
It always remembers last page read without problems. I am using Windows Explorer and a simple 1Gb SD card.

jayne80 · 04-28-2008, 11:08 AM

I don't use bookmarks, but the only time I had a problem with the Cybook not remembering the page, it was a fault with the SD card, I ran a fix disk on it and it hasn't happened again.

Jayne80

Loopy65 · 04-28-2008, 11:41 AM

It happens about 5% of the time for me. I've never used an SD card with the Cybook so it's not that. My 'workaround' is to try and remember to 'bookmark' more often so if one doesn't take at least I'm not totally lost as to where I was!!
I'm assuming (hoping!) this teething problem will vanish on the arrival of the software update (not holding breath!!)

Loopy

IceHand · 04-28-2008, 03:02 PM

It never happened to me. I use a 2 GB SanDisk SD card which never had a corrupt file system. To transfer the files I simply use my file manager (Thunar or Nautilus, I'm using Linux) and unmount the Cybook before unplugging it (more or less the same as Safely Remove Hardware on Windows).

Marko · 04-28-2008, 03:09 PM

It happened to me, but only twice so far...

04-27-2008, 09:32 PM	#1
DeathtoToasters Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Irex Illiad, Sony 505	How common is the not bookmarking or not remembering.... the page number when you turn the unit back on? This is a key feature for me. To be honest I think it is something that is should not even be discussed as it should just work. Hell even a paperback book has a basic bookmarking feature that works 99% of the time, bend the corner over! So I need to know if this is something I really need to worry about every time I turn the unit on.

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04-27-2008, 10:10 PM	#2
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	Hard to say how common it is. But it seems that everybody that have the problem finally find some workaround or solution.

04-27-2008, 10:21 PM	#3
Happy Reader Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	It's hardly ever happened for me. I think the cause when it has happened is synchronising with Mobipocket. It's not been a problem for my overall experience.

04-28-2008, 03:12 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've never once had it happen.

04-28-2008, 04:16 AM	#7
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	My experience was that it happened fairly frequently. I didn't order the Bookeen SD card; I used a Transcend 2Gb card of my own. I didn't synch my books, I just dragged and dropped them in Windows Explorer. I always disconnected the CyBook with the Windows 'safely disconnect' process. Nevertheless the CyBook forget where it had got to enough to make it a bit irritating, it didn't matter whether the book was stored on the unit or the card. In the end I took the SD card out and now store my books on the unit; since doing so, a couple of weeks ago, I haven't experienced bookmark problems.

04-28-2008, 07:50 AM	#9
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	I don't use bookmarks, and the position bar is enough for me to know where in the book I am, so I never tested them. Maybe the bug happens here, maybe it doesn't.

04-28-2008, 09:13 AM	#10
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	It only once happened to me...when the battery was flat. I never had any problems with bookmarks or remembering pages

04-28-2008, 10:15 AM	#11
bob_ninja Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 582 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Zire71	I only had 1 or 2 instances when I couldn't bookmark a page. The problem was resolved by simple shutdown, restart. It always remembers last page read without problems. I am using Windows Explorer and a simple 1Gb SD card.

04-28-2008, 11:08 AM	#12
jayne80 Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 5837 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: iphone 4s, ipad 3, kindle touch,kindle PW, kobo mini, kobo aura	I don't use bookmarks, but the only time I had a problem with the Cybook not remembering the page, it was a fault with the SD card, I ran a fix disk on it and it hasn't happened again. Jayne80

04-28-2008, 11:41 AM	#13
Loopy65 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales, UK Device: Kindle 3; iPad & iPhone 4	It happens about 5% of the time for me. I've never used an SD card with the Cybook so it's not that. My 'workaround' is to try and remember to 'bookmark' more often so if one doesn't take at least I'm not totally lost as to where I was!! I'm assuming (hoping!) this teething problem will vanish on the arrival of the software update (not holding breath!!) Loopy

04-28-2008, 03:02 PM	#14
IceHand Linux User Posts: 323 Karma: 13682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	It never happened to me. I use a 2 GB SanDisk SD card which never had a corrupt file system. To transfer the files I simply use my file manager (Thunar or Nautilus, I'm using Linux) and unmount the Cybook before unplugging it (more or less the same as Safely Remove Hardware on Windows).

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04-28-2008, 03:09 PM	#15
Marko Member Posts: 20 Karma: 107 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	It happened to me, but only twice so far...