CyBook E-Reader Review

[vladbcom]

these devices are still in the retarded baby stages. I would never invest in one. Much better to just go ahead and by the ipad and the ereader app for it.

[Shifty3651727]

isn't that a foxit eSlick???

[firysnow]

Great review, thanks a lot!

[talcaforever]

what? pdf reading issues? like what? could someone explain it?

is this true you're not able to zoom in pdfs on your cybook?

thanks for advance

danke shön

[dinosaurandnapkin]

why the fuck would you trick us english speaking folk by putting the title and description in english, but the actual video in German from the sound of it.

[gnarfsan]

The word "review" is adopted by many languages. The rest is just the product name.

[quillaja]

why not?

[princessbabe1313]

haha!

[eomot]

Die Bilderanzeige könnte toll zum Comics lesen sein.

[iaincollins]

A follow up ... I ended up ordering a Sony PRS700 today. It was a tough call, but after reading all the bad press about the Rex Iliad (which I initially wanted, as it has a great looking list of features) and after issues about PDF format support on the CyBook (I have a _lot_ of PDFs I want to be able to access) I decided to take a gamble and try the new Sony, which sadly I couldn't test first as is not in UK stores. I will let you know what I think after I have had it for a couple of weeks.

[quietschbaer]

Sehr informativ. Ich warte aber noch, bis die Kinderkrankheiten weg sind. Der Preis wird hoffentlich auch noch sinken. 350€ und mehr sind effektiv zu viel Geld für den eingeschränkten Nutzumfang.Trotzdem:Ich freue mich über den Entwicklungssprung bei den Ebook-Lesegeräten. Langsam wirds interessant

[readboxxx]

Wow, what's a warranty worth if it doesn't cover a part of the device that stops working within a week? Unless it WAS broken ... but you say it WASN'T - so that's strange and surely not what you would expect for a device that cost you about 300+ euros ...

[Fait2]

I bought a Cybook Gen3 from Booken.

In less than a week the display stopped working. The unit had not had been dropped, hit, or damaged in any way.

Booken declined to repair or replace the unit under warranty stating, "the warranty does not cover broken parts".

They offered a repair for 100 Euros plus shipping. I suspect this is about their cost for a new unit.

The product seems good, but reliability seems to be an issue. The company ethics also seems to be a major problem.

[McKack]

Looks really comfortable to read off of - looks like paper almost. The black flashes seems a bit weird though, I'd imagine they drain unnecessary amounts of battery for each time it does that - how long does the batteries last in the first place though? For example, can you finish an entire book, like your average Harry Potter type of book, before you have to recharge?

[readboxxx]

Thanks for the comment. Battery power is actually one of the device's strengths (as with any other E-Book reader that uses e-ink technology (since it does not have a backlit interface). I have had the thing 3 weeks and used it every day - without recharging once! The black flashes are used to reset the screen. You can turn it off in the settings, but you're then very likely to be left with ghost images on the display.

[readboxxx]

thanks iain. my pleasure. will you buy one? just out of interest ...

[iaincollins]

Really great, well thought out and well executed review. Even though I don't speak German I found it very helpful and informative because the key functionality was demonstrated very clearly in the video. Danke!