At last! Here is the long awaited Firmware Upgrade for Cybooks.

Thank you for your support and your patience!





All the Bookeen Team whishes you a Merry Christmas!

About the next firmware upgrade.

Our Dev team will soon release the next firmware upgrade.

For all Cybooks (Gen3 and Opus), you will have a possibility to download 2 firmware.

Here are some of the new features that will brighten up your reading experience:

Firmware 1.5: Mobipocket.

- Support of Mobipocket prc files.

- Support of non DRMed prc and pdf files.

- Support of html, txt, jpeg, png, gif.

- 12 font sizes on all prc, html and txt files.

- Rotation of the page and Zoom from 50 to 100%.

- Browsing mode : new interface presentation.

- Possibility to create your own folders.

- Possibility to speed-up the page turn (in library-mode and in a book)

- Possibility to zoom / change font size by pressing + or – button (Cybook Gen3), by pressing simultaneously menu and one of the page forward/backward button (Cybook Opus).

- Possibility to delete files by pressing delete button (Cybook Gen3), by going through the menu (Cybook Gen3 and Cybook Opus).

Firmware 2.0: Adobe Digital Edition

- Support of Adobe Digital Edition epub and pdf files.

- Support of non DRMed epub and pdf files.

- Support of html, txt, jpeg, png, gif.

- 12 font sizes on all epub, txt, html files.

- Rotation of the page and Zoom from 50 to 100%.

- For pdf files: hyperlinks are now activated and the covers are displayed on the library page.

- Browsing mode: new interface presentation.

- Possibility to create your own folders.

- Possibility to speed-up the page turn by maintening the pressure on a page turn button (in library-mode and in a book).

- Possibility to zoom / change font size by pressing + or – (Cybook Gen3), by pressing menu and one of the page forward/backward button (Cybook Opus).

- Possibility to delete files by pressing delete button (Cybook Gen3), by going through the menu (Cybook Gen3 and Cybook Opus).

We hope that you will enjoy reading with your Cybook even more than before.

Best regards,

Bookeen Team.

Bookeen present at MobileRead meetup in Paris

Hello,

As you may know, we are on the verge to release our new Cybook Opus and will introduce it to the MobileRead community during their French meetup in Paris. There will be some hands-on demos and Bookeen people will be there to answer your questions.

In parallel, we will propose (in avant-première and during the meet-up) to Cybook GEN3 possessors to upgrade their devices with the - long awaited - new firmware.

So don't forget your Cybooks!

For reminder, here is the information concerning the Meetup organized by Mobileread:

When : Saturday, 4 July 2009from about 18.00 (6.00pm)
Where : Le Décalé (previously "LA TROTTINETTE")
23, rue de la Fontaine au RoiParis 11th arrondissementMétro Goncourt (line 11)
or if you prefer Parmentier (line 3) or République (lines 3, 5, 8, 9, 11)

Best regards,

Michael

Adobe PDF and EPUB will be present in Bookeen products

Bookeen has signed an agreement with Adobe to license the Adobe Reader Mobile SDK for its products.
The new software engine delivers support for reflowable PDF technology, Adobe’s content protection technology, as well as the EPUB file format, an XML-based eBook standard with broad support from the publishing industry.
The Bookeen products will be compatible with Adobe Digital Edition Desktop application (compatible both on PCs and Macs) enabling users to acquire and download their content from a variety of sources.
Both the PDF and EPUB support will become available through a software release scheduled in quarter 1 2009, more details will follow later.

Adobe Press Release

First comics in Cybook bundle.

From now on you can find 5 eBooks demo from Foolstrip in your Cybook.
Foolstrip is a French comic’s publisher coming from the web and going imprint with some best seller. For this latest bundle, Foolstrip has worked directly to adapt their comics to the Cybook format.
This is just a beginning in exploring the comic’s e-reading performance.

We also add a little helper for those who are seeking for a Cybook demonstration. As you can see on the right part of the screen is a map which may help you to find where to buy a Cybook in the nearest brick-and-mortar shop. If you are looking for a complete resellers’ list, you will find it here.

Software Upgrade for the Cybook Gen3: Ver. 1.2 Build 796

Dear Cybook User,

This utility updates the Cybook Gen3 (CYBGEN310B) system software to version 1.2.
Happy e-reading…

Sincerely,
Bookeen Support Team

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What's New in Version 1.2 (Build 796)

• New: user interface now available in 6 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian & Dutch).
• Improvement: reduced power consumption.
• Improvement: reduced memory usage.
• New: zoom menu for PDF files.
• Improvement: fast panning within PDF files.
• Improvement: general stability and performance.
• Fix: SD card detection.
• Fix: last page saved for files with UTF8 (non ANSI) names.
• New: possibility to restore factory settings (also deletes personal data in internal memory). To do so, press volume- while switching off.

What was New in Version 1.1

• New: hyphenation support in Mobipocket files.
• Improvement: new button management (faster and buffered key detection).
• Improvement: new event management (previous versions could miss events).
• Improvement: reduced power consumption.
• Improvement: table support in Mobipocket files.
• Bug fix: large covers in PRC files.
• Bug fix: Asian characters are now displayed properly in PRC files.
• Bug fix: PDF viewer memory management (to be continued).
• Bug fix: TrueType font detection (“Fonts” directory).
• Bug fix: various user interface items (to be continued).
• Bug fix: detection of MP3 playback frequencies.
• New: in the “Library”, a lock symbol is visible when a read-only SD card is inserted.

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How to Download

1. From your computer, visit http://www.bookeen.com/support.
2. Login and download the upgrade file.
3. Extract the content of the downloaded zip file.
4. You should get a single file “update_kernel”; this is the firmware upgrade utility.
5. Copy the file “update_kernel” to the root of an SD card.

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How to Install

1. Make sure your Cybook has enough power to operate.
2. Switch off your device.
3. Insert the SD card into your Cybook.
4. Switch on your device.
5. When the boot image is visible (Cybook & Bookeen logotypes), press the center key of the navigation button and keep it pressed for a few seconds until the screen flashes.
6. When the screen flashes, you can release the key; the upgrade process is launched.
7. Only the needed sections are updated. The upgrade should be completed after a couple of minutes.
8. When the upgrade is completed, the Cybook starts normally.
9. Delete the file “update_kernel” from the SD card and from your computer. This file will not be useful anymore.
10. Congratulations! Your Cybook has been upgraded with version 1.2.
    

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How to Check my Cybook Version

• Open the contextual menu.
• Open "Advanced…", then "About…".
• "Boo Reader" section shows "Version: x.y (build z)".

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How to Send Suggestions

• Your feedback is very much welcome.
• Please avoid using blogs, forums or mailing lists.
• Simply send an email to support_at_bookeen.com.
• All suggestions are taken into account as much as possible in our development schedule.
  

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What's Next

• New directory view.
• Improved Mobipocket, HTML & TXT support.
• More languages.

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Bookeenvibes : All you want to know about the Cybook

Here is a new way to find news, photos, videos and review about the Cybook and Bookeen:
Bookeenvibes
We will insert more articles and specialise the tabs to provide you a better view on our ebook reader and its Universe. Share with us your url, just keep in mind that the place need to stay clean.

Have a good e-reading

Bookeen's team