Bookeen is a French company dealing with
e-books
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and
consumer electronics
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.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bought the intellectual property of the Cytale reading device, the
Cybook Gen1
Bookeen is a French company dealing with e-books and consumer electronics.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bough ...
. They founded the company, Bookeen, to produce dedicated ebook reading devices. Their first product was the Cybook Gen1.
The Cybook Gen1 was Bookeen's only product until 2006/2007, when they began exploring
E-ink
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screens. At the time, E-Ink screens were a new technology and claimed to have a near paper-like appearance that did not cause eyestrain. In late 2007 Bookeen began selling the
Cybook Gen3
Cybook Gen3 is a 6-inch (15.2 cm) e-reader for reading e-books and periodicals, and it can be used to listen to MP3 and audiobook files. It was produced by the French company Bookeen.
Description
The Cybook Gen3 is a reading device based on ...
, their first eBook reader to use an E-Ink screen.
At the end of 2008, Bookeen started to claim future support for the
ePub
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eBook format. The current firmware supporting it for all models;
however, this firmware can not support the older Mobipocket format. Another firmware with support for Mobipocket is still made available so the user can select the desired format.
The Swedish Internet Book Store AdLibris initiated a cooperation with Bokeen, and started 2010 to sell the "läsplatta" (Swedish for ebook reader) named
Letto
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an exact copy of Bookeen, except with Swedish menus and Swedish dictionary. When the frontline model of Bookeen was introduced 2014, the Swedish twin version was also manufactured and sold by AdLibirs in the Scandinavian market. In 2009 they also announced a new product the
Cybook Opus
Cybook Opus is a 5-inch e-reader, specially designed for reading e-books and e-news. It is produced by the French company Bookeen.
Description
The Cybook Opus is an ultra-light reading device based on E Ink screen technology.
The device is 4.2â ...
a smaller version of the
Cybook Gen3
Cybook Gen3 is a 6-inch (15.2 cm) e-reader for reading e-books and periodicals, and it can be used to listen to MP3 and audiobook files. It was produced by the French company Bookeen.
Description
The Cybook Gen3 is a reading device based on ...
but with some improvements: improved shape,
accelerometer
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, 1 GB of user memory, and a 400Mhz CPU.
June 2010 Bookeen published a much improved firmware for Gen3 and Opus devices.
In August 2011, Bookeen launched its own
e-book store called BookeenStore.com with ePub and PDF format books, and a selection of free e-books with no DRM. (Note: this site now has DRM.)
In 2014, Bookeen launched the Cybook Muse, the new 6 inches connected ebook reader and later in 2014, the Cybook Ocean, an 8 inches connected ebook reader.
In 2022, the company was placed under
administration
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, and was acquired by Cultura's subsidiary Vivlio, another e-book manufacturer.
Products
Cybook is the brand of Bookeen for its line of
ebook readers. The following models have been released in this line:
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Cybook Gen1
Bookeen is a French company dealing with e-books and consumer electronics.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bough ...
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Cybook Gen3
Cybook Gen3 is a 6-inch (15.2 cm) e-reader for reading e-books and periodicals, and it can be used to listen to MP3 and audiobook files. It was produced by the French company Bookeen.
Description
The Cybook Gen3 is a reading device based on ...
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Cybook Opus
Cybook Opus is a 5-inch e-reader, specially designed for reading e-books and e-news. It is produced by the French company Bookeen.
Description
The Cybook Opus is an ultra-light reading device based on E Ink screen technology.
The device is 4.2â ...
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Cybook Orizon
Cybook Orizon is a 6-inch e-Reader, specially designed for reading e-Books. It is produced by the French company Bookeen.
See also
* Comparison of e-book readers
* Comparison of tablet computers
This is a list of tablet computers, grouped by ...
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Cybook Odyssey
Bookeen is a French company dealing with e-books and consumer electronics.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bough ...
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Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight
Bookeen is a French company dealing with e-books and consumer electronics.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bough ...
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Cybook Muse
Bookeen is a French company dealing with e-books and consumer electronics.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bough ...
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Cybook Muse Frontlight
Bookeen is a French company dealing with e-books and consumer electronics.
History
In 2003 after the failure of Cytale (the first European company to make an ebook reader) two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bough ...
See also
*
Comparison of e-book readers
An e-reader, also known as an e-book reader, is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading e-books and periodicals. E-readers have a similar form factor to a tablet; usually use electronic paper resulting ...
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial Books store WebsiteInterview in French of Laurent Picard and Michael Dahan
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