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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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

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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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We’ve corrected the file and we’re happy to provide it here, download it by clicking on the link below. To read the book, just edit the file name to remove the .zip extension, so the file ends in “.epub”, before loading it on your Cybook.

Der Freigeist_Lessing.epub

Thanks very much to the Bookeener who let us know about this so we could correct it.

Happy reading,

Bookeen Team

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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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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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We’d be very happy to see you, so please stop by our stand and say hello. You can find us at South Hall 4 36173. Hope to see you there!

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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 17^th 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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The change log is also available for download on our site.

Version 4.0 (build 1485)

• Feature: support for multiple dictionaries. Bookeen and international partners will propose new dictionaries (monolingual and bilingual) for download within the next weeks.
• Feature: to define a custom screensaver, open the desired picture and check the “Set as Screensaver” option. If the option is grayed out, rotate the user interface in portrait orientation.
• Improvements: various user interface and keyboard localizations.
• Fix: the system could lock up randomly.
• Fix: the system would freeze when ejecting the microSD card in suspend mode.
• Fix: the battery level indicator could fluctuate significantly.
• Fix: the download process could restart the application under some circumstances.
• Fix: on some web sites, cookies could not be recognized.

Version 4.0 (build 1481)

• Fix: support for USB drive ejection (Mac, Windows, Linux).
• Fix: USB connectivity (looping disconnections, successive cable insertions).

Version 4.0 (build 1476)

• Fix: pressing side buttons could lead to turn 2 pages instead of 1.
• Fix: some SDHC cards were not recognized.

Version 4.0 (build 1470)

• Optimization of touch reactivity and sensitivity.
• Smoother animations and scrolling.
• Fix on USB disconnections.
• Fix on highlight and annotations (1 & 2 fingers).
• Serial number visible in “About” box and in /system/sn.txt

Automated installation (Wi-Fi)

• Connect the Cybook to the Internet (ebook store or browser), the latest firmware update is proposed, validate.
• The firmware update is automatically downloaded then installed.
• The device restarts automatically with the new software version.

Manual installation

• Download the firmware update file from www.bookeen.com/en/supportdownload.
• Copy the file CybUpdate.bin onto a microSD card.
• Switch off your Cybook (Home, “Settings”, “Advanced”, “Shutdown”).
• Insert the microSD card.
• Press the main button (central button below the screen) and keep it pressed while switching on the Cybook.
• When the boot image appears (after about 2s), you can release the main button.
• The firmware update will be launched and, once complete, will reboot the device automatically.

Happy reading,
Bookeen Team

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The change log is also available for download on our site.

Version 4.0 (build 1481)

• Fix: support for USB drive ejection (Mac, Windows, Linux).
• Fix: USB connectivity (looping disconnections, successive cable insertions).

Version 4.0 (build 1476)

• Fix: pressing side buttons could lead to turn 2 pages instead of 1.
• Fix: some SDHC cards were not recognized.

Version 4.0 (build 1470)

• Optimization of touch reactivity and sensitivity.
• Smoother animations and scrolling.
• Fix on USB disconnections.
• Fix on highlight and annotations (1 & 2 fingers).
• Serial number visible in “About” box and in /system/sn.txt

Automated installation (Wi-Fi)

• Connect the Cybook to the Internet (ebook store or browser), the latest firmware update is proposed, validate.
• The firmware update is automatically downloaded then installed.
• The device restarts automatically with the new software version.

Manual installation

• Download the firmware update file from www.bookeen.com/en/supportdownload.
• Copy the file CybUpdate.bin onto a microSD card.
• Switch off your Cybook (Home, “Settings”, “Advanced”, “Shutdown”).
• Insert the microSD card.
• Press the main button (central button below the screen) and keep it pressed while switching on the Cybook.
• When the boot image appears (after about 2s), you can release the main button.
• The firmware update will be launched and, once complete, will reboot the device automatically.

Happy reading,
Bookeen Team

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