From the Bookeen blog here is a listing of the new feature in the upcoming 2.0 firmware release. They don't give a date, but say it will be coming soon. 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...

Here's the conclusion of Ebouquin's review. They have a lot of good pictures on the site. On the whole they seem to have liked the Opus quite a bit, except for the price: Conclusion Avec son nouveau reader, le Cybook Opus, Bookeen prend la tête du cru 2009 des readers de poche. La société française propose un reader «toutes options» : design unique, logiciel ergonomique, support du format EPUB, accéléromètre, port d’extension MicroSD et livré avec une housse de grande qualité. Le tout dans un format réduit et avec une autonomie bien au-dessus de la concurrence. Certes, le tarif de...

ActuaLitté wonders if the little five-inch Opus e-reader is safe to carry in your pocket---following the damage to a test unit’s E Ink display. Yes, says Bookeen, just so you’re careful. The words “Pocket Friendly” even appear on the home page of the Bookeen site. Summing up the company’s position, Michael Dehan there has emailed TeleRead: “1) The device can remain in one’s pocket (loose or tight) as long as one doesn’t sit on it or sustain a shock. “2) We provide a protection sleeve by default in the box to protect the device while...

If you put an Opus e-reader into your pants pocket, even a large pocket, might the screen suffer damage while you’re just walking down the stairs? That’s what apparently happened when ActuaLitté was checking out Bookeen’s new baby, See the related article in French and Google-translated English. The word is that the Opus was rendered “absolutely useless” and that “at no time did we sit” on the unit All kinds of questions arise, of course—such as whether this could be just a flaw in a particular unit. The other issue is, What would be Bookeen’s official policy...

Cybook Opus - First Lookby ebouquin...

Don Brubaker loyally bought hundreds of books in the DRMed Mobipocket format for his Cybook Gen3. But guess what. He’d like a second reader, and from what he’s heard, the new Cybook apparently won’t be able to read Mobi. See his tale of woe and my reply. Bookeen, maker of the Cybook, almost surely isn’t at fault. The villain is probably Amazon, the owner of Mobi. Last I knew, Amazon wouldn’t let e-reader makers embed both Mobi and a DRM-capable e-reader in a different format in the same devices. What’s more, if Don is in the U.S., the DMCA won’t...

So what does Bookeen’s Cybook Opus e-reader look like? Well, here’s a photo that was AWOL from a PDF as I viewed it for yesterday’s write-up mentioning the specs. The shot is reproed at MobileRead, where, as I expected, the new machine is generating its share of excitement. Look for the Opus unveiling next month, with such goodies as ePub and PDF capability, a motion sensor and 12 different font sizes. The screen may be five-inches---we’re not sure. At one store at least, the price is $249.95 Euros. It’s offering a high-res photo....

Resellers network grows You can find the Cybook Gen3 both on specialized online retailers like Justread in Germany or AppoloXXI in Spain, and generalist online sites as Bow.it in Italy, Develop-it in Belgium or Dicoland in France. Bookshops are also reselling the device. Now, you can find the Cybook Gen3 in physical stores like Feltrinelli in Italy and L’appel du livre in France but also on online eBook retailers like Elittera in Norway and Booksonboard for the North American territory. Lately, you can also find the Cybook Gen3 in outlets 5sur5 Powerstore, French network dedicated to new...

Comics are something that hasn't made a big e-book splash, and understandably so. They require a fairly large screen and many require color. So it's good to see that Bookeen is trying them out. From the Bookeen blog: From now on you can find 5 eBooks demo from Foolstrip in your Cybook. Foolstrip is a French comic...