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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 26^th 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

Tags: frontlight, hd, Odyssey
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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 6^th 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

Tags: 2013, frontlight, hd, Odyssey
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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.”

Tags: Adlibris, Letto, Odyssey
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Cybook Odyssey Video Tour

Monday, November 28th, 2011

We’ve received many requests for some videos demonstrating the features and interface of the Cybook Odyssey, so today we’re presenting a tour of the Odyssey in four videos.

Graphical User Interface on Bookeen Cybook Odyssey powered by HSIS

Dictionary Interface on Bookeen Cybook Odyssey powered by HSIS

Multi-Touch Interface on Bookeen Cybook Odyssey

Animation Boot Sequence of Bookeen Cybook Odyssey powered by HSIS

Tags: demo, Odyssey, video
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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

Tags: Odyssey, Press release
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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

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

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Press release Bookeen Paris, 19^th 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

Tags: Odyssey, Press release
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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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Cybook Opus and Orizon, now more affordable than ever!

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Starting today, Bookeen makes ebooks more accessible by offering great deals on Cybook Opus and Cybook Orizon.

The Cybook Opus, at under 130€: the lightest 5″ reader in the world, the Cybook Opus is the perfect companion. Slip it into your pocket to read whenever and wherever you like. Load it with up to 1000 books* and you’ll always have something to read!

The Cybook Orizon, at under 150€: its sleek profile, the thinnest in the world, offers a 6″ touchscreen, and thanks to the built-in WiFi connection, download your next book in just seconds.

All Cybooks benefit from Bookeen’s years of expertise as a pioneer in electronic books since 1998.

Order your Cybook from our Bookeen Store, or from one of our resellers.

*internal memory 1Gb, expandable via microSD memory card.

Tags: Opus, Orizon, price, reduction
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The Cybook Orizon now only 199.99€

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Starting today, the Cybook Orizon is available for a new reduced price of 199.99€!

Take advantage to discover the world’s thinnest ebook-reader, now even better thanks to the recent firmware upgrade. Find it in Bookeen’s online store and from our resellers.

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