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its centre below the screen, which is primarily used for navigating the menu system but can also be used for page navigation. The menu is activated by a dedicated button, and then there's a back button to return to the previous option or screen. It has an accelerometer that allows it to switch from portrait to landscape mode automatically (if the option is enabled), which will appeal equally to left and right-handed readers. All the controls change to match the orientation, and behave as a user would expect - whichever page button is "top" or "right" will go to the next page, and the "bottom" or "left" button will go to the previous page, no matter which way around you hold the Opus. While reading and also in the “Library”, keeping next/previous page button pressed will enter the fast pagination mode.
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as its underlying operating system; however, the firmware is open source but not the application. This could be due to the support for DRM protected e-books, which probably require third party libraries. June 2010 Bookeen published a much improved firmware. This new firmware, (V2.1 build 1198) brings
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12 font sizes, from very small to very large (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). You can add your own fonts. Create a folder called "Fonts" (the name is case sensitive) under the "CyBook" USB drive and add your TrueType or OpenType fonts to it (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). Layout can be switched
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It has a Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer) rechargeable (and replaceable, unlike other devices) battery, with a battery lifetime of 8,000 page flips. The page flips are the only thing that consumes battery. To charge the device, you use the same included USB cable that you use for transferring content to
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The control system include: -two long buttons to the right of the screen (in standard portrait mode) to handle page navigation. Side buttons can be flipped (“Advanced…” menu), allowing one hand page turns with thumb on lower button (portrait modes only). -a four-way navigation wheel with a button at
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fonts (TTF), and can also be used as an image viewer. Text formats : Adobe ePub / PDF (native or DRM-protected), TXT, FictionBook (.fb2) and HTML files without any conversions. One has to choose between ePub or Mobi (due to Amazon contract restrictions), but you can swap Mobi and ePUB firmware
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As it lacks a keyboard, it does not have dictionary support, annotations and bookmarks. It also does not have Wi-Fi access, text-to-speech support nor the possibility of listening to music while reading. It is meant only for reading, like a physical book. The main concern was to make it small and
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with a 200 dpi display which is enough for text, although not enough for high quality images. Its screen possesses a paper-like high contrast appearance and is readable under direct sunlight. It is not the best E-Ink screen available, as it supports only 4 shades of gray compared with the 8 or 16
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To a host computer the Cybook functions as a typical USB mass storage device. The user can categorize your books into folders and subfolders for easy access. It stores up to 1,000 titles in 1 GB of built in flash memory. A Micro
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files, however it doesn't actually reflow text. Current firmware revisions support ten levels of zoom and allow scrolling around the page, making the device suitable for reading many PDF files.
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between justified and left-aligned text (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). Text emboldening: allows setting text in bold for maximized contrast (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT).
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the 1 second mode: Cybook can be switched on/off in 1 second, keeping last read page open -this allows you to switch on and off without having to boot each time. See the .pdf
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lightweight, so that one can read for hours without discomfort. It uses open formats and standards so it would not lock the user into one company's products in future.
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as often as you wish (and as sensible). Conversions from all formats can be done with 3rd party software such as Calibre. Image formats (black and white):
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it (either via free Adobe Digital Editions software or by dragging and dropping to storage). It takes 5 hours for a full charge.
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screen technology. The device is 4.2″ x 6″ x 0.4″ inches and weighs 5.3 oz (150 g), battery included. It features
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slot allows for expanded storage, which does support SDHC cards for up to 32 GB more storage space.
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The Cybook Opus is an ultra-light reading device based on
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600x800 pixels, 200 dpi, black and white, 2-bit gray-scale
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User interface is available in a total of 23 languages.
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Bookeen
E-book reader
Mobipocket
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HTML
TXT
PDF
EPub
Operating system
CPU
E Ink
USB
Cybook Gen3
Cybook Orizon
e-reader
e-books
French
Bookeen
E Ink
E Ink
electronic ink
Secure Digital card
TrueType
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