Tech From an E-booker’s Viewpoint

I am happy to report that Derek’s sample Cybook 3 is now alive and well.   From what I gather it was an unproperly formatted file that he loaded directly to the device (instead of the memory card).  You can read about it here on his blog.  Bookeen has updated their blog again, and it looks like Mobipocket’s Desktop software now works with the Cybook.  Things are looking up.  This was to come along later, but now customers will be able to buy and read Mobipocket’s secure titles as soon as they get their reader. Not only will you be able to take advantage of DRM’d books, but you will have access to RSS feeds via the software’s eNews feature.  The eNews feature synchronizes your Cybook with any of the hundreds of thousands available.  This is a stark difference from the meager selection available via Sony’s Connect software.  

The device now supports pdf format and includes features as fit width, fit page, fit height and rotate 0°, 90°, 180°,270°.  To recap the supported formats, they are: Mobipocket (encrypted and unencrypted), HTML, Palmdoc, txt, pdf, and rtf.  More formats are expected and will be a part of future firmware updates. Bookeen’s blog also has a review up written by James Frank.  Frank’s a part of the group that has sample devices.  Bookeen is still standing by a release date before the end of the month.  That gives us all a chance to see the Kindle reader before making a final decision.