Bookeen

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Cybook Opus by Bookeen

Bookeen is a French provider of e-books and e-book readers based in Paris , France .

history

Bookeen was founded in 2003 by two former engineers from Cytale, which was the first European company to offer an e-book reader, after its bankruptcy on the basis of acquired rights and patents. The acquired products also included the Cybook Gen1 e-book reader . Two new devices were presented in autumn 2016: Cybook Muse HD and Cybook Muse Light. However, they are not available in stores in Germany, but must be ordered abroad.

equipment

  • Cybook Gen1 (2006), ten inch, 600 × 800 LCD with 256 colors, 1 kg
  • Cybook Gen3 (2007), six inches, resolution 600 × 800, 174 g
  • Cybook Opus (2009), five inches, resolution 600 × 800, 150 g
  • Cybook Orizon (2010), six inches, touchscreen, resolution 600 × 800, 245 g
  • Cybook Odyssey and Cybook Odyssey 2013 Edition, both six inches with touchscreen and WLAN, resolution 600 × 800, 195 g
  • Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight (2012), with lighting and higher resolution (758 × 1024)
  • Cybook Muse Essential, six inch, touchscreen and mechanical scroll keys, 758 × 1024 pixels, MicroSDHC slot
  • Cybook Muse Frontlight, six inches, touchscreen and mechanical scroll keys, 758 × 1024 pixels, lighting, MicroSDHC slot
  • Cybook Ocean, eight inches, touchscreen, 758 × 1024 pixels, lighting, MicroSDHC slot
  • Cybook Muse HD, six inches, touchscreen and mechanical scroll keys, 1072 × 1448 pixels, lighting, MicroSDHC slot

Cybook Gen3

Cybook Gen3

The original manufacturer of the Cybook Gen3 (successor to the Gen1) in 2007 was the Taiwan-based company Netronix Inc. , which supplied these readers themselves under the names EB-100 and EB-600 , but also for various companies such as Bookeen or Pocketbook , each with its own firmware produced. The free Linux distribution OpenInkpot can be used as an alternative to the firmware on the older Cybook Gen3 ( EB-100 ) . The Linux boot process can be followed via a serial interface that is only accessible by opening the housing and internal file structures can be accessed using a busy box . Later Gen3s from 2009 onwards corresponded to the EB-600. The 174 g Gen3 measures 118 × 188 × 8.5 mm and offers a mini-USB connection and an SD card slot. The successor device in 2009 was the Cybook Opus.

Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight

Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight

In autumn 2012, Bookeen presented the Cybook Odyssey HD with an illuminated 6-inch (15.2 cm) display and a resolution of 758 × 1024 pixels. In addition to a touchscreen, this e-book reader also offers buttons for scrolling. The software allows extensive adjustments to the representation of the text flow, such as B. Activation of hyphenation and ligatures, as well as continuous text display from PDFs ( PDF Reflow ). Weight specifications vary: Bookeen 180 g (data sheet), Thalia and Community 192 g.

The device was sold by Thalia in Germany for a while.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived Cytale site. Retrieved January 5, 2016 .
  2. ↑ About Bookeen. (No longer available online.) In: Bookeen website. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016 ; Retrieved January 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bookeen.com
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ↑ MobileRead Wiki - Bookeen Cybook Gen1. In: wiki.mobileread.com. Retrieved December 1, 2012 .
  5. ↑ Second reader for e-books in EPUB format | heise online. In: heise.de. May 8, 2009, accessed October 31, 2012 .
  6. ^ E-book reader Cybook Opus at Libreka | heise online. In: heise.de. September 11, 2009, accessed October 30, 2012 .
  7. ↑ eReader Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight | BOOKEEN. (No longer available online.) In: bookeen.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012 ; Retrieved October 30, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bookeen.com
  8. ↑ Overview of trade names and OEM manufacturers of e-book readers ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / openinkpot.org
  9. ↑ Open-source Linux distribution for eink-based devices (engl.)
  10. ↑ Netronix EB600 hardware & software details ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / openinkpot.org
  11. ↑ Netronix EB100 hardware & software details ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / openinkpot.org
  12. ↑ Thalia announces illuminated e-ink reader | heise online. In: heise.de. October 30, 2012, accessed October 30, 2012 .
  13. ↑ PDF vs. EPUB: which is the best format? (No longer available online.) In: bookeen.com. Bookeen Blog, November 24, 2012, archived from the original on November 28, 2012 ; Retrieved November 24, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bookeen.com