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Cloud solution attached to Cybook Odyssey with Thalia and Deutsche Telekom

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Bookeen Press Release
Paris, 26th February 2013

Following on from the success of the launch of Bookeen’s e-readers by Thalia in Germany, Switzerland and Austria during Christmas 2012, the leading German Bookstore has decided to enhance its e-reader solution by adding a cloud solution powered by Deutsche Telekom.

Bookeen has been working since summer 2012 to link and connect all the Cybooks sold by Thalia to this new cloud solution. This set up offers new features helping to synchronise customers’ content within Thalia’s ecosystem.

In 2012, Thalia released Bookeen’s Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight and Cybook Odyssey 2013 Edition inbuilt with Thalia’s eBook store within 300 stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Thanks to the partnership between Bookeen and Thalia, Thalia is a leader in the German digital eBook industry. As a result of its partnership with Thalia, Bookeen has contributed to making e-reading become a mainstream technology in Germany.

Dr Bernhard Mischke, Thalia Director Digital and Mobile says: “Our collaboration with Bookeen enabled us to offer our customers eReading devices of high quality. The eReader “Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight”, for example, has been a great success, especially throughout the Christmas season. Therefore, we plan to continue our cooperation as well as improving the current range of products.”

Michael Dahan, Bookeen CEO says: “We are delighted to be continuing our work with prestigious partners as such as Thalia and Deutsche Telekom for their e-reader solution. Since we announced our partnership with Thalia last summer, we have seen a significant success in sales of the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight sold by Thalia. This demonstrates that there is a strong market for e-reading in Germany and we are still continuing to position Bookeen as one of the industry leaders in Europe.”

Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight

On top of managing this new solution, all Cybooks connected to Thalia ebook stores (Thalia.de, Thalia.at, Thalia.ch, Buch.de) will be able to synchronise content (new books, archived books, books opened on other devices, last page position…) within Thalia’s ecosystem.

To continue the collaboration, Bookeen is managing everyday actions on Thalia/Cybook devices (new features thru OTA updates…) and working with Thalia’s team on a future common project for an innovative and premium reading solution to be announced later on this year.

About Bookeen
Based in Paris, France, selling Cybooks in more than 50 countries, the Bookeen team – experts in eBooks since 1998 – have developed numerous e-reading solutions over the past 13 years (Hardware and software). Bookeen is proud to be bringing innovation to the market through this new FrontLight technology or 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

For more information: www.bookeen.com
Download high resolution images: http://www.bookeen.com/en/press/

Bookeen Press contacts:
Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 (0) 6 11 29 30 28
Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 (0) 1 83 64 77 06

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Bookeen and Thalia expand their collaboration

Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Paris, 8th November 2012
Bookeen Press Release / Increased partnership with Thalia, Germany

After launching the Cybook Odyssey in June, Bookeen, the European leader in e-reading, joined forces with Thalia, the #1 Bookseller in Germany, to lead the digital market in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

In November Thalia will launch Bookeen’s Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight and the Cybook Odyssey 2013 Edition within 300 stores.

Thalia will be the exclusive German bookseller selling the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight during the Christmas period.

Thalia will offer the brand new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight, the best illuminated e-reader ever. With this device Bookeen brings to Thalia premium technology ahead of what Amazon and Kobo are offering. Thalia will also sell the Cybook Odyssey 2013 edition. Both Cybook Odysseys will be provided with a Thalia e-book store embedded.

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

This partnership affirms Bookeen’s position as the only European competitor to the Amazon Kindle and Kobo e-readers.

Michael Busch, Thalia CEO:
“We at Thalia have a solid foundation of experience in eBooks and eReading. This expanded partnership with Bookeen, after a very successful launch in June, is therefore an important step as it brings together our common experience in this domain. Our customers will be able to discover Bookeen’s new FrontLight technology within major bookshops thanks to our expert booksellers. The rapid developments in the e-reader market as well as the increase in the distribution of eBooks justifies Thalia’s strategy to invest in this sector.”

Michael Dahan, Bookeen CEO:
“Thalia has clearly proven to be one of the most influential booksellers in Europe by taking a leading position in this new digital revolution. We had an amazing start to our partnership during the summer and this is a great opportunity for Bookeen to broaden this collaboration by bringing our new products and innovation to German customers by working with Thalia. By offering our new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight exclusively to Thalia in Germany this is clearly a key step in our partnership going forward.”

About Bookeen
Based in Paris, France, selling Cybooks in more than 50 countries, the Bookeen team – experts in ebooks since 1998 – have developed numerous e-reading solutions over the past 13 years (Hardware and software). Bookeen is proud to be bringing innovation to the market through this new FrontLight technology or 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
Bookeen Press contacts:
Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 6 11 29 30 28.
Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 1 83 64 77 06
About the Bookeen Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight
The Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight is the brand new e-reader from Bookeen. The HD FrontLight technology enables e-book pages to be illuminated with a layer of light and is inbuilt with a High Definition tactile screen which uses e-ink. This new e-reader benefits from an unparalleled rapidity thanks to Bookeen’s High Speed Ink System and it is also optimized with an autonomy which allows many weeks of reading time. The Bookeen interface has been improved yet again to produce an ultra intuitive navigation for the tactile screen or mechanical buttons. The interface enables PDF Reflow (simplification of the formatting of PDFs). Free dictionaries are offered and the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight is enriched with a range of content which the reader can increase just with a few touches of the screen in order to freely access the online library of their choice via Wi-Fi connection.
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 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 the “virtual” world 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
Phone: +49(0)2331/690-6319, Fax: +49(0)2331/690-6322, Mobile: +49(0)175/2434539
E-Mail: m.berle@thalia.de

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Why is the new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight the best illuminated e-reader ever?

Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Press Release Bookeen e-Book Reader – Paris, 25th October 2012

Following the announcement last week of the new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight, Bookeen can now reveal a few more details and technical specifications about its new e-reader and what makes it different to other devices which are currently available on the market.

Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight

More about the FrontLight by Bookeen

The light is guided to the surface of the display through a thin light layer. It illuminates the text and enhances the contrast. The FrontLight solution turns the eBook screen into a spectacular white page. The light is not emitted from the back or from above. It is a completely innovative technology which creates a layer of light. Therefore, FrontLight evenly illuminates the screen and makes reading much easier. Michaël Dahan, Bookeen CEO: “With the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight we have designed a device for readers who want to enjoy their favorite books at any time of day wherever they are.”

The FrontLight is inbuilt with a great lighting system which is easy on the eyes, offering an amazing reading experience.

A new generation of E Ink HD display

The Cybook Odyssey HD display (758 x 1024 resolution) is the most advanced e-reader display. It has 62% more pixels than current e-readers and is extremely comfortable for your eyes.

Laurent Picard, Bookeen General Manager: “With so many dots per inch, text has never been so sharp and pictures have never been so crisp on an E Ink display: our algorithms which have been optimised over the years really show their true potential. With the FrontLight allowing people to read in all lighting conditions, we offer an unprecedented experience in terms of reading comfort.”

When and Where will the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight be available?

In France this new Cybook will be released in November within Cultura, Virgin Megastore, Decitre, Le Furet du Nord… and other leading European retailers will be announced soon including in  Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain…
The pre-order campaign will start this Friday October 26th on Bookeen.com and soon with Bookeen’s partnering stores.

About Bookeen
Based in Paris, France, selling Cybooks in more than 50 countries, the Bookeen team – experts in e-books since 1998 – have developed numerous e-reading solutions over the past 13 years (Hardware and software). Bookeen is proud to be bringing innovation to the market through this new FrontLight technology or 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
Download high resolution images: http://www.bookeen.com/en/press/
Bookeen Press contacts:
Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 6 11 29 30 28.
Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 1 83 64 77 06

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Display 6 inch E Ink Pearl V220
Touchscreen Capacitive multi-touch
Resolution 758 X 1024 (HD)
FrontLight Invisible laminated light guide film

Anti-glare treatment
CPU Cortex A8 Texas Instruments OMAP3611 (800MHz)
RAM 128MB Low Power DDR
Size 166 x 120 x 9,4 mm
Weight 180 g / 6.35 oz
Memory 2GB iNAND + MicroSDHC up to 32GB
OS Linux 2.6
Buttons Dedicated buttons to turn pages + main Menu/ FrontLight button
Software features PDF reflow/ notes/ bookmarks/ highlights/ dictionary/ 20 font sizes/ personalization screensaver mode
Web Browser WebKit based
User interface HSIS, ultra-reactive
Menus Scrollable
Battery life 1600mAh

Weeks of battery life, even with activated FrontLight
Content ebook formats EPUB, PDF, Adobe DRM, HTML, TXT, FB2
Content picture formats JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, TIF, PSD
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
Languages

Dictionaries

User Interface available in 23 languages

French (Le Nouveau Littré) , Italian & German (Wiktionaries)
Firmware Upgrades OTA (Over The Air), SD card, USB connection
Activation OTA (Over The Air), USB connection
Shop interface HD Mobile optimized webshop

USB Micro-USB 2.0 for transferring files and charging
Offered content + 100 books included
Warranty 1 year full service warranty
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Bookeen is about to launch the new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight: The world’s lightest e-reader solution!

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Bookeen is announcing today the launch of the new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight, the 6th generation and most advanced Cybook with an inbuilt FrontLight solution and with the most advanced E Ink® HD display. Since 1998, Bookeen has been the European champion in digital reading years before Amazon entered the market.

Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight

The new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight which will be launched first in Europe starting from November 2012 marks a revolution in the e-reader market. It is embedded with an HD display, innovative and low power consumption FrontLight technology and an enhanced user interface. It is also ergonomically designed, made with Bookeen’s HSIS technology (High Speed Ink System) as well as smart connectivity technology. Bookeen disrupts digital reading with this high quality e-reader incorporating brand new technology.

Michael Dahan, Bookeen CEO: “In 2007 with the launch of the first reader with E Ink® display technology, we participated in making digital reading a success. We did this by offering a new comfort and demonstrating how the competition between e-readers and paper books is changing our lives. Now with the new Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight we are making a huge step forward, demonstrating that we are the only independent solution to partner with booksellers against Amazon or Kobo”.

Most Advanced E-Reader Display

Cybook Odyssey HD display is the most advanced e-reader display. Featuring a 213 DPI display, the Cybook Odyssey HD display has 62% more pixels than current e-readers. This means that all fonts and images will be defined more precisely and will benefit from a 758 x 1024 resolution screen.

This new capacitive touch display (with anti-glare treatment) offers the best digital reading experience in a very slim device.

Adopt the FrontLight revolution

As a pioneer in e-reader technology, Bookeen has worked on bringing a solution in low light conditions which is easy for the reader’s eyes. The Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight offers a choice of twenty levels of FrontLighting by sliding the regulator on the touch screen and adjusting the light power according to the environment.

If you want to have a whiter screen, simply activate the FrontLight with the menu button; the reader can use the FrontLight in any environment.

A new version of Bookeen’s user interface

With the newest HD screen, Bookeen invested a lot of energy in optimising this new display and resolution to all content on theCybook interface. The result is spectacular in terms of pixel management.

With this version, Bookeen introduces PDF reflow option to the Cybook Odyssey. For PDF users this new software feature makes reading as easy as possible. This is a key element in order to read the content in a better layout without having to manipulate the display.

This Cybook offers an inbuilt High Speed Ink System to operate any action at a fast pace.

A perfect design for reading at home or when on the go

The Cybook Odyssey is an international success with sales in more than 40 countries; this new version is even more appealing.

The Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight now weighs only 180 g/6.35 oz positioning this device as one of the world’s lightest and thinnest readers (thinner than a magazine or a paper book (9.4mm)).The Cybook Odyssey is one of the few readers to offer a perfect touch screen management AND mechanical buttons. These backward and forward page buttons can also be reversed on the settings to fit the use or preferences of customers (left or right handed).

A full range of covers is available in six different colours from Old Pink, Black and Red Vermillion.

Low power consumption technology

If the reader is used in daylight or in a dark environment, battery management must be optimal. This is why Bookeen’s engineers optimized the power management of the laminated light guide film used in the FrontLight technology.

Thanks to this efficient battery management and with a use of 1/2 hours of reading per day with the FrontLight, the Cybook will last for weeks of reading on just a single charge.

Wi-Fi connection

Thanks to its built-in Wi-Fi connection, the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight will let readers download new content when at home or on the go.

The Cybook HD FrontLight is coming soon in November

Price, technical specs and key leading retail partners will be announced soon

On top of this launch, in November Bookeen will introduce a new version of its best seller with the Cybook Odyssey 2013 Edition

This new reader will be lighter than the previous Cybook Odyssey (180g vs. 195g) and will offer new software features such as the PDF reflow, ability to reverse the page buttons function. This new version is equipped with an E Ink Pearl display, capacitive touch and built-in Wi-Fi to download books wherever you want in seconds. This Cybook offers an inbuilt High Speed Ink System to process any action at a fast pace.

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 (hardware and software). Bookeen is proud to be bringing innovation to the market through this new FrontLight technology and 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
Bookeen Press contacts:
Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 6 11 29 30 28. Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 1 83 64 77 06
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Bookeen triumphs in Northern Europe with Adlibris Letto

Friday, September 28th, 2012
Paris, 28th September 2012
Press release Bookeen e-Reader / Bookeen provides Adlibris’ fifth best seller: The Swedish market of digital reading skyrocketing!

Launched in June 2012, the ereader ‘Letto’ available from the first Scandinavian bookseller Adlibris confirms its success while also becoming the central figure of a massive marketing investment during the 4 days of the largest Scandinavian bookfair in Gothenburg. This investment has resulted in a prime time campaign on the leading swedish TV channel. The Swedish eReader which is “made in France” will be also placed at the disposal of thousands of travellers in trains across Sweden and will be demonstrated at various universities in Sweden, until the end of the duration of the fair. The ereader, which is produced in partnership with French company Bookeen, is currently Adlibris’ 5th best seller.

Adlibris Letto

With 15 million books sold per annum, Adlibris is the number one Scandinavian bookseller. The ereader Letto, made in partnership with Bookeen, is currently the Adlibris’ fifth best seller right behind “Fifty Shades of Grey”. Gothenburg, the most important book fair in Scandinavia, is held on Thursday 27th September until Sunday 30th September and celebrates digital reading.

Julia Reuszner, Head of Digital at Adlibris:
“By having been recognized by the Swedish media to such an extent, Letto by Adlibris and the French manufacturer Bookeen is regarded as the first Swedish contender in front of Amazon and its Kindle. With Bookeen, Adlibris made a success of its bet: digital reading attracts consumers at the highest level”.

http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.459949/adlibris-letto-tummen-upp-for-svenska-letto

Michael Dahan, CEO of Bookeen:
« Bookeen aims to provide the best solution for digital reading to European booksellers. We can only congratulate ourselves based on the successes of Adlibris and the global solution developed for our partners. The historical booksellers are the natural market leaders of digital books and the success of this partnership demonstrates this. Like the USA, Sweden and Northern Europe are undergoing the e-reading revolution ».

This partnership follows on from other high profile partnerships with Bookeen which provides its solution to booksellers such as Thalia (300 Bookstores in Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Virgin Megastore, Cultura and Decitre in France and Feltrinelli in Italy. By these various collaborations, Bookeen not only currently positions itself as the competitor of Amazon and Kobo in the whole of Europe but confirms its position as a leader in the Nordic countries where the industry has a double digits growth.

The Cybook Odyssey is available for 1095 kr until the 10th of October

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 Adlibris:
Adlibris is the largest Internet retailer in Nordic countries, with Sweden as its primary market. In 2010 nearly 20 % of Swedish book sales were sold via Adlibris. Adlibris has more than 2 million visitors per month and over 50.000 books sold every day! www.adlibris.com/se/ Adlibris is fully owned & part of the Bonnier Group, the leading Nordic Media group.

For more information and details regarding Adlibris, please contact:
Julia Reuszner, head of digital at Adlibris, +46 8 696 8035, julia.reuszner@adlibris.com


Bookeen Press contacts:
Jean-François Kitten, jf@licencek.com +33 6 11 29 30 28. Imogen Bailey, i.bailey@licencek.com +33 1 83 64 77 06

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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

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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

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More about the Cybook Odyssey and the High Speed Ink System technology

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Press release Bookeen Paris, 19th October 2011

Following the announcement of our new product, the Cybook Odyssey, we received many questions regarding the HSIS technology.

Bookeey Cybook Odyssey

What is High Speed Ink System (HSIS)?

HSIS is an architecture developed by Bookeen and results from 2 years of research & development. This architecture is made of hardware and software components in order to boost electronic ink.

Cornerstones of HSIS which are incorporated within the Cybook Odyssey are:

  • Optimized software stack and algorithms, developed with quality and performance in mind from the ground up. The main goals are to increase computing speed and refresh display rate thanks to a very sharp display management.
  • An E Ink Pearl touch display providing a best-in-class e-paper reading experience.
  • A dedicated Cortex A8 processor, developed by Texas Instruments in partnership with Bookeen, which brings pure and efficient horsepower.

A consumer electronic product can be seen as a chain of hardware and software elements. As for any chain, it is as strong as its weakest link. With HSIS, the chain is perfectly balanced; all links are robust and optimized. HSIS is the foundation for a brand new groundbreaking E Ink based user experience.

What does HSIS bring to the Cybook Odyssey?

  • Comfort: an intuitive e-reading experience.
  • Speed: a reactive and smooth user interface.
  • Power efficiency: record battery life.

For example, the Cybook Odyssey is the first e-paper reader to provide rolling menus or a scrolling web browser. More features will be revealed in the forthcoming days.

How will HSIS evolve?

This architecture already allows e-reading devices to be built with different display sizes, with different bistable technologies, and with grayscale as well as color e-paper displays.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank E-Ink and Texas Instruments for these fruitful collaborations.

Based in Paris (France), the Bookeen team has been pioneers in the ebook industry since 1998 and has developed many e-reading solutions in over 13 years. We’re very proud to bring innovation to the market with our HSIS technology and through the launch of the Cybook Odyssey you will be able to experience it to its full capacity.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • Equipped with exclusive HSIS (High Speed Ink System ) technology for an amazingly fast speed on an E Ink® pearl screen
  • A 6” screen in a compact design
  • A premium device with a robust and classy aluminium back
  • A multi-touch interface
  • A fast Wi-Fi connectivity
  • 20 font sizes
  • Thousands of books available in seconds
  • Support Major open formats

Multi-Touch paperlike Display
6’’ E Ink® Pearl Display
600 x 800 pixels
Resolution: 167 dpi
Technology: E Ink Pearl (V220)
Capacitive multi-touch
Fast & Powerful Engine
CPU: Cortex A8 TI OMAP3611 800MHz
RAM: 128MB LP DDR
High Speed Ink System (HSIS)
Ultra reactive User Interface
Scrollable menus
Dynamic zoom
Fluid Web browsing
Elegant & Compact Design
Dimensions: 166mm x 120mm x 9mm
Weight: 195g – 6.87 oz*
Aluminum back casing
Buttons: Page Forward, Page Back, Menu
Connectivity
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
Micro-USB connector
Weeks of Battery Life
Battery: 1650 mAh
Battery Life: approx 25,000 page flips
Storage
Internal Memory: 2GB (iNAND),
approx. 2,000 ebooks (*)
Expansion Slot: microSDHC up to 32GB,
approx. 32,000 ebooks
USB: microUSB for transferring file and charging
Extras
Accelerometer (portrait/landscape)
Personal screensaver pictures
Audio: 3.5mm stereo
Hundred of books included
Software
User interface in 23 languages
Web browser included
OS Linux 2.6.31
20 font sizes
Software features: notes/bookmark/
highlights/dictionary (French version)
Supported ebook standards: ePub, PDF,
Adobe® DRM, HTML, TXT, FB2
Pictures: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, TIF, PSD
Music: MP3

Media 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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