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Cybook Parade: are you a winner?

Friday, April 13th, 2012

The (very) private life of the Cybook Odyssey…

We all know Cybooks love to travel, but they also appreciate the comforts of home ! Thanks to our intrepid Bookeeners, here’s a glimpse into the (very) private life of the Cybook Odyssey… and the winners of this round of our contest!

Careful not to splash!

Thanks to J-S V. for this lovely and relaxing photo! (If you’d like to try this at home, we recommend protecting your Cybook with a ziploc bag). I’m coveting that bathtub now… J-S V., would you mind subletting it to me from time to time?

Clearly it's true love... of reading!

From the bathtub to the bedroom… that must be an awfully good book! Thanks to Isa B. for this very sexy photo!

"On Neumarkt Place in Dresden, my Odyssey plays hide-and-seek with the Frauenkirche"

Laure G. takes us back outside for some fresh air and this magnificent view of the Frauenkirche in Dresden!

Our three winners will receive an accessory of their choice for their Cybook. Congratulations!

Our contest ends here (until the next time…) but the Cybook Parade continues on our facebook page; take a look at the photos sent by Bookeeners from all over the world, and feel free to send your own, if the mood strikes you!

Thank you again to all who participated, we absolutely love to see your photos!

Happy reading !

Bookeen Team

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Cybook Parade: first winners!

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Thanks to all of you for your participation ! The photos you sent in were creative, surprising, and funny. We loved all of them and it was really difficult to narrow down our selection! You can see all the photos in our facebook album “Cybook Parade“.

For this first round of prizes, we’ve selected 3 scenes: one in nature, one with a somewhat unusual use of a Cybook, and one in a place which is usually private but where reading often happens! Without further ado, our winners:

Lesen unter baeumen by Florian B.

Here is Patrice B.’s Cybook hard at work

David D. takes his Cybook absolutely everywhere

Bravo to our winners! We can’t wait to see the next photos we’ll receive for our Cybook Parade, stay tuned to discover our future winners in the next weeks.

To your cameras!

Bookeen team

How it works: you’re out and about with your Cybook. You take a photo of it, wherever you are, wherever you like to read… in your comfy chair, in your garden, in the café, in the park, in the subway, at the beach, on holiday…

The photos will be posted in our facebook album “Cybook Parade”; you can upload them directly to our page, or email them to communityATbookeenDOTcom; please mention “Cybook Parade” in the subject line.

We welcome photos of all Cybooks but this time the focus will be on the Cybook Odyssey, the newest member of the family!

The best photos will win a prize! If your photo is selected, you’ll win a cover or other accessory for your Cybook. The winners will be announced on our blog, every 2 weeks for the duration of the contest (one month).

The small print: by sending us your photo, you agree that we can post it on facebook and / or on our website / in articles about Bookeen.

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Cybook Odyssey: Dictionary Feedback

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Following up on the dictionary beta tests, we would like to thank you very much for the rich feedback we received. We know you’re all very interested to know about future development, so we wanted to share some information with you about our plans.

Based on your feedback, we have already scheduled the following for future firmware updates.

Short term:

  • Select and prioritize preferred dictionaries (monolingual and bilingual)
  • Lookup within definitions
  • Lookup from virtual keyboard
  • History management

In parallel:

  • Finalized dictionaries
  • More dictionaries
  • Tool to build your own dictionaries

Thanks again to all our great beta testers for their very valuable feedback.

Happy reading,

Bookeen Team

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Cybook Parade contest: The Return

Monday, February 13th, 2012

The Cybook Odyssey certainly does get around, it’s the least we can say, and we’ve been consumed by curiosity to discover what they’ve been getting up to since we’ve been sending them out into the wide world!

So, we thought to ourselves, “Let’s have another Cybook Parade, special Odyssey edition!”


How it works: you’re out and about with your Cybook. You take a photo of it, wherever you are, wherever you like to read… in your comfy chair, in your garden, in the café, in the park, in the subway, at the beach, on holiday…

The photos will be posted in our facebook album “Cybook Parade”; you can upload them directly to our page, or email them to communityATbookeenDOTcom; please mention “Cybook Parade” in the subject line.

We welcome photos of all Cybooks but this time the focus will be on the Cybook Odyssey, the newest member of the family!

The best photos will win a prize! If your photo is selected, you’ll win a cover or other accessory for your Cybook. The winners will be announced on our blog, every 2 weeks for the duration of the contest (one month).

The small print: by sending us your photo, you agree that we can post it on facebook and / or on our website / in articles about Bookeen.

Good luck everyone!

The Bookeen Team

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Dictionary beta-tests: Go!

Friday, January 20th, 2012

A warm thank you to all those who volunteered for the dictionary beta-tests! We are delighted to see such an enthusiastic response from our users. Rather than limit registration, we’ve decided to open the tests to everyone who would like to participate.

The first tests start now with 4 dictionaries available:

  • Italian
  • English
  • English > French
  • English > Italian

To participate, it’s very simple:

  1. make sure that the firmware of your Cybook Odyssey is version 1.4.1485 or later
  2. open the browser
  3. tap the address bar
  4. enter http://176.31.234.27/dic
  5. download the dictionary(ies) of your choice

The installation is automatic.

Please submit your comments using the contact form on our site.

Happy reading!

Bookeen Team

Update 29 february 2012: Thanks to everyone for their precious feedback! Find out what comes next here: http://bookeen.com/blog/odyssey-dictionary-feedback/

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Beta-test for dictionaries

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Bookeen wants YOU to beta-test new dictionaries!

Our development team is hard at work finalising a selection of new dictionaries, and we’re looking for some beta-testers before the public release.

Currently we need testers for the following languages:

  • Italian
  • English
  • English to French
  • English to Italian

The test will begin around the 17th of January.

If you have a Cybook Odyssey and you would like to participate, leave a comment below, telling us what language(s) you can test. Don’t forget to indicate your email address in the proper field.

Happy reading,

Bookeen Team

UPDATE: The first dictionaries are available for tests now! Get all the details here:
http://bookeen.com/blog/dictionary-beta-tests-go/

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Bookeen at the Paris Book Fair 2011

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Come meet Bookeen at the Paris Book Fair 2011! Like every year, it’s a great opportunity to discover our Cybook ebook readers, with the Orizon and the Opus on display, but also to meet our team, who will be there to talk about ereaders, ebooks, technology, and of course reading.

Bookeen will be waiting for you at Stand D04.

This year, Bookeen puts you in the mood for reading starting in the subway and tram station Porte de Versailles, with a poster campaign specially dedicated to “devourers of books”. These posters are visible from the 9th of March to the 22nd.

Here’s a sneak peek from our fearless reporter on the spot:

Bookeen posters in metro Porte de Vincennes

Bookeen posters in metro Porte de Vincennes

See you very soon at the Book Fair,

Bookeen Team

Details:

Bookeen at the 2011 Paris Book Fair – Stand D04

Paris Porte de Versailles – Pavillon 1
Boulevard Victor, Paris 15th

From Friday 18 to Monday 21 March 2011
Friday 18: 10 am – 11 pm
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20: 10 am – 8 pm
Monday 21: 9am – 1pm reserved for proffessionals, 1pm – 6pm open to the public

Métro : Line 12 / Porte de Versailles – Line 8 / Balard
Tramway: Line T2 & T3, stop Porte de Versailles

You’ll find all the details on the Paris Book Fair’s official site.

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Let’s play a game

Monday, October 4th, 2010

In our short film of the Cybook Opus, there are four references to the world of literature. Three of them are easy to spot, but to find the fourth one you may need to take a closer look… Have you found them? Tell us in the comments!

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Cybook Parade: Who will win a cover in July?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Whose photo will be the winner this month in our Cybook Parade? Will it be yours? There are only a few more days to send in your photo before the end of July! Send us a photo of your Cybook out and about and you could win a cover. Email your photos to community[at]bookeen.com or post them directly on our facebook page. Don’t miss our photo albums on facebook, we’ve got some amazing photos of Cybooks from all over the world! Good luck!

Happy reading,

The Bookeen team

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MobileRead.com hosts an ebook signing event

Monday, July 12th, 2010

What a brilliant idea! On the MobileRead forums, author M. David Blake is holding a (first ever?) “autographed ebook” all-digital book signing event! Best of all, it’s free! Get your own personalized ebook, available in epub and mobipocket formats. Details here.

dedication

Signed ebook!

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