Comments on: NAEB storefront is up: Multiformat Cybook on sale for $375 with 1G memory card, leather case, other extras http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/25/naeb-storefront-is-up-multiformat-cybook-on-sale-for-375-with-1g-memory-card-leather-case-other-extras/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/25/naeb-storefront-is-up-multiformat-cybook-on-sale-for-375-with-1g-memory-card-leather-case-other-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-673926 David Rothman Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:26:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/25/naeb-storefront-is-up-multiformat-cybook-on-sale-for-375-with-1g-memory-card-leather-case-other-extras/#comment-673926 Glad to see some confirmation of my impressions, Brad. I'm <em>amazed</em> that more people have not picked up on the significance of the Cybook's embolden feature. It's not that the screen is really that much different from the others. But the ability to bold letters on an E Ink screen can make a major difference in readability, given the contrast issues. As much as I like Bookeen the company, I would <em>beg</em> Sony and other rivals of Bookeen to implement embolden for the sake of the progress of the e-book world. Meanwhile I remain interested in other folks' impressions, pro and con, of the Cybook. Happy holidays, David Glad to see some confirmation of my impressions, Brad. I’m amazed that more people have not picked up on the significance of the Cybook’s embolden feature. It’s not that the screen is really that much different from the others. But the ability to bold letters on an E Ink screen can make a major difference in readability, given the contrast issues.

As much as I like Bookeen the company, I would beg Sony and other rivals of Bookeen to implement embolden for the sake of the progress of the e-book world.

Meanwhile I remain interested in other folks’ impressions, pro and con, of the Cybook.

Happy holidays,
David

]]> By: Brad http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/25/naeb-storefront-is-up-multiformat-cybook-on-sale-for-375-with-1g-memory-card-leather-case-other-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-673849 Brad Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:57:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/25/naeb-storefront-is-up-multiformat-cybook-on-sale-for-375-with-1g-memory-card-leather-case-other-extras/#comment-673849 >>"The view on the Cybook is easily the best on a six-inch E Ink Vizplex screen because of a feature in the software which bolds the font, if you want, no matter what type you’ve selected; this dramatically increases the perceived contrast between the text and the background." Thank you so much for telling me about this feature! I was a bit disappointed in the contrast between background and text on the eInk screen of my new Cybook until I read your tip and went looking for the bold setting. Now reading on the Cybook has gone from a dim "flashlight in a coal bin" sort of experience to one of great pleasure. It is amazing how that one feature really improved the readability of the eInk. On the Cybook: I like the size and weight and how it feels in hand with the leather cover. I particularly like how easy it is to move ebooks onto the device and not having to have some sort of proprietary software installed on my computer to do format conversions. Thanks again. >>”The view on the Cybook is easily the best on a six-inch E Ink Vizplex screen because of a feature in the software which bolds the font, if you want, no matter what type you’ve selected; this dramatically increases the perceived contrast between the text and the background.”

Thank you so much for telling me about this feature! I was a bit disappointed in the contrast between background and text on the eInk screen of my new Cybook until I read your tip and went looking for the bold setting. Now reading on the Cybook has gone from a dim “flashlight in a coal bin” sort of experience to one of great pleasure. It is amazing how that one feature really improved the readability of the eInk.

On the Cybook: I like the size and weight and how it feels in hand with the leather cover. I particularly like how easy it is to move ebooks onto the device and not having to have some sort of proprietary software installed on my computer to do format conversions.

Thanks again.

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