Cybook Gen3 is a 6-inch (15.2 cm)

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for reading

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and periodicals, and it can be used to listen to

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and

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files. It was produced by the French company

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Description

The Cybook Gen3 is a reading device based on

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screen technology. Its screen possesses a paper-like high contrast appearance and is readable under direct sunlight. The device offers a battery lifetime of 8,000 page flips. The Cybook Gen3 reads many file formats and offers access to a wide range of digital documents. A

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slot allows for expanded storage. To a host computer the Cybook Gen3 functions as a typical USB mass storage device, which allows for copying books from a computer. For this reason it is supported on all major operating systems, including Linux. The device uses

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fonts (.ttf), and can also be used as an image viewer to display

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and PNG files, as well as to play

files. The Cybook Gen3 supports

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files, however it doesn't reflow text and early firmware did not allow zooming in on documents. Current firmware revisions support ten levels of zoom and allow scrolling around the page, making the device suitable for reading many PDF files. However, very large PDF files take a long time to display once the file is selected. Some PDF files also cause the firmware to crash, which requires a hard reset by pressing the small button on the back side.Cybook Gen3 review
ZDNet The Cybook Gen3 runs

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as its underlying operating system. While the firmware source code is mostly open-source, the

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reader application which allows the display of DRM-protected content is closed-source.

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External links

Official website

Bookeen Cybook Gen3 dedicated forum

MobileRead Wiki entry

Dedicated ebook devices de:Cybook Gen3

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