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Late 2010: The Cybook Orizon and the Bookeen Store

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Bookeen Story: Chapter 4

In light of the success of the 5-inch Cybook Opus, Bookeen decides to complete their offer with a larger model. In addition, this new Cybook will offer an on-board bookstore, accessible via wifi, and a touchscreen interface.

The goal of creating a super-thin device requires Bookeen’s team to perform technical prowesses, as Bookeen intends to propose a large screen device with an innovative design, without sacrificing the solidity and robustness of the reader.

At the end of October 2010, Bookeen pulls out all the stops with the launch of the Cybook Orizon, available in white and black, and the launch of their on-board bookshop, the Bookeen Store, with over 30,000 french-language books available.

The design of the Orizon is extremely elegant. Its extraordinarily thin profile, only 7.6mm, makes it the thinnest reader in the world.

Cybook Orizon, photo by Deividas T.

With this new arrival, Bookeen proposes on the one hand a highly portable reader, the 5’’ Cybook Opus, and on the other hand the larger 6’’ Cybook Orizon, with a touchscreen interface and on-board bookstore.

These two Cybooks will be the stars of a poster campaign in the Parisian subway, to coincide with the Paris Book Fair.

Serial reader?

Hungry for books?

The Cybook Orizon meets with great success during the holidays.

See all the photos sent in by our Bookeeners on Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/bookeen/cybook-parade-2010-2011/
http://pinterest.com/bookeen/cybook-parade/

And retrace Bookeen’s first 10 years in photos, here: http://pinterest.com/bookeen/2003-2013-bookeen-10th-anniversary/

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2009-2010: The Cybook Opus

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Bookeen Story : Chapter 3

Following the success of the the Gen3, the first e-ink Cybook, in early 2008 Bookeen lays the groundwork for a new project which will become the Cybook Opus.

Cybook Opus

From the beginning, the intent is for the Opus to be a “nomad”. It must be compact (pocket-sized), lightweight, and easy to use. Bookeen takes on the product design in-house in addition to developing the proprietary Boo Reader software, setting Bookeen apart from the numerous companies who, inspired by the success of the Cybook Gen3, Amazon Kindle, and Sony Reader, begin selling OEM readers under their own brands. This marks the inauguration of readers “Made In Bookeen”.

This preliminary design was not selected

The design is honed through many iterations for the most comfortable, lightest shape possible. The first design, after considerable refinement, is finally abandoned in favour of what would be the definitive, ultra-compact design of the Opus, and the Cybook Opus is launched in August 2009 in white, then in mid-2010, in a rainbow of 8 different colours, which become the Opus’ design signature. This new Cybook is the lightest in the world, at only 150 grams.With its 5-inch screen it fits in even the smallest hand and can be easily slipped into a handbag or even a jacket pocket.

This reader also marks the arrival of epub. The Opus will even allow the reader to switch between epub and mobi format for some time, until Amazon (who bought Mobipocket to develop their catalogue) makes the format completely proprietary, and the Cybooks definitively adopt the open, standard epub format.

The Cybook Opus becomes a real success. Sold in over 50 countries, it travels around the globe, the happy nomad it was meant to be, as you can see in the photos sent by Bookeeners the world over for our first Cybook Parade!

See all the photos sent in by our Bookeeners on Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/bookeen/cybook-parade-2010-2011/
http://pinterest.com/bookeen/cybook-parade/

And retrace Bookeen’s first 10 years in photos, here: http://pinterest.com/bookeen/2003-2013-bookeen-10th-anniversary/

Cybook Opus Longest Road, Australia

Cybook Opus at the beginning of the Longest Road, in Australia. Photo by Marie J.

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2007: Cybook Gen3

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

After the adventure of Cybook 1 & 2, a new product and goals for the founders of Bookeen. The priorities: better screen visibility, especially outside, and reduced eye fatigue; better autonomy, to take advantage of the improved reading comfort; and of course, a price below 500€.

In October 2007, Bookeen releases the Cybook Gen3, a few weeks before the first Amazon Kindle.

Bookeen Cybook Gen3

Bookeen Cybook Gen3

This new Cybook brings lots of changes from the previous models: a smaller format and a significantly lighter weight (174g vs. 1kg for its big brother) make it easy to hold in one hand; the first e-ink screen, for reading as comfortable as on paper, even in full sunlight; battery life which is now counted in weeks instead of hours; and a reading application “Made in Bookeen”, Boo Reader, easy to use and already concerned with providing the best possible reading experience. The Cybook Gen3 reads the Mobipocket format (prc), the dominant format at this time when the epub format was only just appearing on the scene.

Cybook Gen3

The Gen3 is an important success; despite a strong production rate, the orders pile up and there is a waiting list of several weeks for delivery of this new reader.

By early 2008, Bookeen is selling the Cybook Gen3 for 350€/$ in more than 11 countries, and the Bookeen brand is developing internationally.

Cybook Gen3

This small company leaves the apartment where it began and moves into a new address in Paris, and the team of the two founders grows, with the arrival of the first employees.

We saw just recently happy Gen3 owners, at the Paris Book Fair. What about you, did you have one?

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Happy birthday Bookeen!

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

A little riddle…

I weigh 1kg,  offer a touch-screen with a 256 colour display, an internet connection and 4 hours autonomy, who am I?

I am the Cyber book Gen1, better known as the Cybook 1st generation!

This little riddle is just the beginning. Take a trip with us over the next few weeks back through Cybook history as we celebrate Bookeen’s 10 year anniversary! That’s right, it’s been 10 years already since Bookeen began inventing and imagining digital reading solutions.

Bookeen 2003-2013 10 years

Before creating Bookeen in 2003, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan participated in the adventure of Cytale, as conceptors of the first European digital book, the Cybook Gen1. Cybook Gen1 In 2001, the first ebook reader, the creation of a catalogue of 1500 french-language ebooks… but this innovation was too far ahead of its time and lacked the qualities of today’s ebook readers.

After this first model and the end of Cytale, Michaël and Laurent recovered the stocks and the name “Cybook” and in an apartment in the 13th district of Paris they founded Bookeen, a company for “book enthusiasts”. It’s during this time that a new, more compact model, the Gen2, is developed, and marketed to professionals like the Chaillot theatre for example…

Bookeen logo

Tell us, are there any early adopters amongst you who were already Cybooker or Bookeener in the early 2000s?

Cybook Gen1, Gen2, Gen3

Cybook Gen1, Gen2, Gen3

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Bookeen partners with Thalia, the German market leader

Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Paris, 12th June, 2012
Bookeen Press Release / New partnership with Thalia, Germany

Bookeen, the European leader in e-reading, joins forces with Thalia, the #1  Bookseller in Germany, to launch Cybook Odyssey within Thalia shops

After announcing last week a partnership with the leading Nordic bookseller, Adlibris, Bookeen expands his relationship with the first German book seller, Thalia.

As part of their strategy to play an important role in the German e-book market, Thalia recently announced a partnership with Bookeen. Cybook Odyssey is to be launched next week in about 300 stores (in Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

The Cybook Odyssey is an e-reader designed for the best reading experience using the High Speed Ink System, the exclusive Bookeen technology. The Cybook Odyssey  will be providing  an embedded Thalia e-book store.

This announcement further strengthens Bookeen’s international strategy which is focused on delivering e-reading devices on a global bases with a Cybook Odyssey solution and a strong content management system.

During the previous months Bookeen has already announced partnerships to bring Cybook Odyssey to Virgin Megastore, Cultura, Decitre in France, La Feltrinelli, the leading bookseller in Italy, and Adlibris, the leading bookseller in Sweden.

With these new collaborations Bookeen can clearly be seen as the only European competitor of Amazon kindle and Kobo e-readers.

Michael Busch, CEO of Thalia:

“We at Thalia have a solid base of experience in eBooks and eReading. This partneship with Bookeen is therefore an important step as it brings together our common experience in this domain. We do believe the result will clearly reshuffle the cards on the German e-book market.

The rapid developments in the market of eReading as well as the increasing distribution of eBooks justifies Thalia’s strategy to invest in this segment”

Michael Dahan, CEO at Bookeen:

“Thalia has clearly proven to be one of the most influential booksellers in Europe by taking a leading position in this new digital revolution. It is a great opportunity for Bookeen to bring our products and innovation to German customers together with Thalia. Cybook Odyssey has proven to be one of the most appreciated eBook readers throughout Europe offering ease of use and freedom of mobility to the customers.

About Bookeen

Based in Paris, France, the Bookeen team – experts in e-books since 1998 – have developed numerous e-reading solutions over the past 13 years. Bookeen is proud to be bringing innovation to the market through HSIS, a technology featured for the first time in its Cybook Odyssey device.

Bookeen also offers its very own bookstore solution, featured on the Cybook Orizon & Odyssey devices and accessible online at BookeenStore.com

About Thalia:

With nearly 300 bookstores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, around 5270 employees and an annual turnover of around € 935 million (2010/11) Thalia is market leader in the retail book trade within the German-speaking countries. The company is also a true multi-channel dealer in the German book market: equally competent and close to the reader in both, classical bookstores and its online shop, Thalia offers its customers competence and inspiring shopping experience in “real” and in “virtual” worlds of books. Thalia, is part of Douglas Holding AG.

For more information and details regarding Thalia, please contact: Ms. Mirjam Berle
Head of Corporate Communication & Social Relations

Thalia Holding GmbH, Kabeler Straße 4, D-58099 Hagen
Fon: +49(0)2331/690-6319, Fax: +49(0)2331/690-6322, Mobil: +49(0)175/2434539
E-Mail: m.berle@thalia.de

Bookeen Press contacts:

Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 6 11 29 30 28. Capucine de Jessey, c.dejessey@licencek.com. Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 1 83 64 77 06.

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Bookeen continues to expand in Europe

Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Paris, 5th June, 2012
Bookeen Press Release / New partnership with Adlibris, Sweden

Today, Bookeen, the European leader in e-reading, is happy to join forces with Adlibris, the leading Swedish Internet bookstore, to launch the Adlibris Letto e-reader.


As part of their strategy to conquer the Swedish e-book market, today Adlibris is launching Adlibris Letto, an e-reader designed for the best reading experience. Adlibris Letto is the first e-reader in the Swedish market with an embedded e-book store. It will also provide numerous innovations attached to the ebook shop navigation using the High Speed Ink System, the exclusive Bookeen technology.

During the previous months Bookeen has already announced partnerships with Virgin Megastore, Cultura, Decitre in France and La Feltrinelli, the leading bookseller in Italy. With these collaborations Bookeen is clearly seen as the only European competitor of Amazon kindle and Kobo e-readers.

Julia Reuszner, head of digital at Adlibris:

“We have all seen how the market for e-books has exploded in the US and we know that Swedes love to read. This is now the right time to launch the Adlibris Letto in partnership with Bookeen, the European eReader pioneer.”

Michael Dahan, CEO at Bookeen:

“We are delighted to partner with Adlibris. We brought our experience and technology in a very constructive collaboration. With this launch, I believe Adlibris solution is now among the best eReading solution on the market.
We are very happy to promote customer’s freedom and market diversity together with booksellers.”

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Bookeen named winner for its outstanding growth by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2011

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Paris, 5th December 2011 – Press Release Bookeen

With a turnover which has grown by 2537%, Bookeen has taken 4th place for fastest-growing technology companies in the national awards by the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2011.

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Lauréat 2011

Being named one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 rewards the dynamism of the most promising technology companies.  The program ranks the technology companies with the highest percentage growth in revenue over five years. Bookeen’s excellent performance has enabled them to qualify as  laureate of the 11th Deloitte Technology Fast 50. These rankings are assigned in terms of the rate of growth of turnover between 2006 and 2010. Bookeen realised a turnover of 2537 % during this period partly thanks to flourishing international sales. For example, in 2010 Bookeen sold the Cybook in more than 50 countries.

Bookeey Cybook Odyssey

“Being named one of the Technology Fast 50 by Deloitte means being one of the leaders in the French market for 5 years and demonstrating exceptional qualities in an industry which is currently extremely competitive” said Ariane Bucaille, Associate of Technology Fast 50 at Deloitte. “We warmly congratulate Bookeen for being ranked one of the fastest-growing  technology companies in France.”

According to Michael Dahan, co-founder of Bookeen: “This prestigious award recognizes that Bookeen has managed to position itself as a brand of reference in a highly competitive e-reader market. With the Cybook Odyssey, the latest innovative e-reader from Bookeen, we are able to demonstrate that French technology companies have a major role in the international High Tech industry. Bookeen currently makes its devices compatible with the most prestigious bookstores in Europe by supplying the ebook reader as well as our know how in the area of content distribution plateforme.”

Bookeen has also obtained the national award for hardware, devices and semi-conductors by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2011 as well as being ranked in 52nd place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ EMEA 2011 (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

fast50france.com/palmares_national.html

About Bookeen

Based in Paris (France), the Bookeen team, experts in electronic books since 1998, have developed a number of solutions for e-readers over the last 13 years. They are proud to bring new innovations to the market such as the HSIS technology which is available for the first time within the Cybook Odyssey.  Bookeen also offers its own ebookstore installed within the Cybook Orizon & Odyssey or accessible online: BookeenStore.com.

More information about the Cybook Odyssey from Bookeen and the High Speed Ink System technology: http://bookeen.com/blog/innovation-from-bookeen/

High resolution images available here.

About Technology Fast 50 program

The Technology Fast 50 program was born in 1995 in San Jose, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, and then expanded throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Israel and France. Today Deloitte has a presence in more than 40 countries and regions throughout the world. It was created to highlight the remarkable contribution which technology companies make to the growth of the economy.

About Deloitte

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firms. In France, Deloitte SA is the member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and professional services are provided by its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte’s approximately 182,000 professionals are committed to becoming the standard of excellence.

In France, Deloitte calls on diversified expertise to meet the challenges of its clients of all sizes from all industries – major multinationals, local micro-companies and medium-sized enterprises. With the expertise of its 6,500 professionals and partners, Deloitte is a leading player in audit and risk services, consulting, financial advisory services, tax & legal and accounting, based on a multidisciplinary offering and a set of action principles attuned to the requirements of our environment.

About In Extenso

In Extenso, a member of the Deloitte group is a major player in accounting expertise in France. With a network of 3,300 employees and 170 agencies spread throughout the country, In Extenso offers CEOs, craftsmen, tradesmen, professionals and leaders of associations a complete professional service, focusing on proximity, listening and pro-activity.  Deeply rooted in the French economic fabric, In Extenso is the main contact for 75,000 clients across all industries. Between 2010-2011, In Extenso achieved a turnover of 250 million Euros. For more information visit: www.inextenso.fr

Contacts presse: Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 (0) 611293028. Capucine de Jessey, c.dejessey@licencek.com. Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 (0)1 83 64 77 06

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The new innovation from Bookeen at your fingertips!

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

As of the 22nd November, the fastest e-reader ever will be available for less than 150 Euros!

Cybook Odyssey

The Cybook Odyssey is the first e-reader ever to incorporate Bookeen’s exclusive technology, the High Speed Ink System, providing an extremely rapid interface which has never been seen before in electronic ink devices.

The Cybook Odyssey from Bookeen is available in black with the back casing made from brushed aluminum. It will be launched for less than 150 Euros as of the 22nd November. It will be available for pre-order starting the 10th of November on Bookeen’s website and from retail partners.

The Cybook Odyssey is delivered with over 100 books in order to get the reader started (more than 30 in English).  This technological gem is set to definitively revolutionize e-reader devices thanks to its instantaneous ergonomic interface.

Cybook Odyssey from Bookeen

Available in Europe from 22nd November 2011 for less than 150 euros.

Pre-orders taken from the 10th November : www.bookeen.com and from retail partners.
More about High Speed Ink System : http://bookeen.com/blog/cybook-odyssey-hsis

About Bookeen
Based in Paris (France), the Bookeen team, experts in electronic books since 1998, have developed a number of solutions for e-readers over the last 13 years. They are proud to bring such innovations to the market as the HSIS technology available for the first time with the Cybook Odyssey.Bookeen also proposes its own online ebookstore : BookeenStore.com

Press Contacts :
Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com 0033(0)611293028.  Capucine de Jessey, c.dejessey@licencek.com.   Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com 0033(0)1 83 64 77 06
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Cybook Odyssey: watch this space…

Friday, November 4th, 2011
Bookeen will announce this Monday November 7th the price and launch date of the Cybook Odyssey.
See you Monday…

Cybook Odyssey

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Bookeen breaks the boundaries for electronic ink

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Press release e-Reader Bookeen. Paris, 10/10/2011

Bookeen is proud to present the Cybook Odyssey: the first e-Reader equipped with High Speed Ink System (HSIS) technology. It has taken two years of development to create this technology which will revolutionize the electronic ink display. With the HSIS, the Cybook Odyssey paves the way for a new generation of e-Readers which are faster, more reactive and more fluid.

Cybook Odyssey

The launch of the Cybook Odyssey is set to dispel all previous misconceptions about electronic ink. Until now, the quality and comfort of electronic ink have enabled e-Readers to provide the ideal reading device for digital content. However, in recent years, the inertia of the e-paper technology has disappointed readers who are used to highly reactive touch-screen LCD tablets or smartphones.

Now with the launch of the Cybook Odyssey equipped with HSIS technology, Bookeen reveals the first ever e-Reader which works at high speed whilst also maintaining the properties of electronic ink.

With the HSIS, Bookeen:

  • has radically simplified the e-Reader user experience by making it more intuitive,
  • has crafted a user friendly interface directly inspired by the ergonomic of touch-screen tablets,
  • introduces a range of new features which have not yet been available with electronic ink.

The Cybook Odyssey will be available in Europe in the forthcoming weeks. The price has not yet been disclosed.

The Cybook Odyssey is the first e-Reader to incorporate:

  • the technology of a High Speed Ink System (HSIS) developed by Bookeen, for an instantly reactive screen which has never previously been achieved with E Ink®

The Cybook Odyssey is also equipped with the following features:

  • a Cortex A8 processor (800MHz) adapted by Texas Instruments in collaboration with Bookeen,
  • a 6 inch E Ink® Pearl wide touch-screen embedded in a compact classy design,
  • fast Wi-Fi connectivity.

Other features will soon be revealed.

About Bookeen

Bookeen is a French company which has been a European pioneer for electronic books since 1998. They have developed and marketed the following e-Readers in more than 70 countries: the Cybook Opus and the Cybook Orizon. Bookeen’s R&D team which are based within their Paris headquarters are world renowned for their excellence and innovation. Bookeen is one of a number of companies which invent, design and develop effective electronic solutions and software. www.bookeen.com

Bookeen e-Readers are available in more than 70 countries around the world

Some retailers: Pixmania, Waterstone’s, Redcoon, Media World, Bol.com, La Feltrinelli, Boulanger, Darty, Fnac, Virgin, Cultura, Auchan, Le Furet du Nord, Gibert Joseph, Surcouf, Gibert Jeune, GrosBill, Librairie Dialogues… and www.Bookeen.com

Press contacts : Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33611293028 Capucine de Jessey, c.dejessey@licencek.com, Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +331 83 64 77 06 & +331 42 15 70 12

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