No. The Cybook screen is not backlit. As a sheet of paper the Cybook E Ink® screen uses ambient light to enlighten the reading surface. Your Cybook is thus readable in full sunlight which is not the case for almost all standard LCD displays.

Connect your Cybook to your computer via the USB cable. Drag and drop (copy) your TrueType font file in the "Font" folder of the Cybook internal memory. You will then be able to choose it in the "Font Family" submenu.

MP3 is supported with no DRM.

No, additional software or programs cannot be installed on the Reader.

Nothing.

Your data have been kept in persistent internal storage memory or SD card. You just can't use your Cybook anymore until you put your Cybook on charge.

Yes and no.

Yes, you can synchronise some data between your Cybook and your computer (only PC*) using the Mobipocket^TM software: Mobipocket Desktop reader (you can download it for free from Mobipocket website).

This software synchronise the books you bought from the different online libraries and the eNews and RSS you subscribed to.

No, the Cybook is not a PDA, no calendar, contact or task information can be synchronized with your Cybook.

*The Mobipocket Desktop Reader is not available for Mac and Linux. On these machines, the Cybook is seen as a simple external storage drive and the Mobipocket files must be transferred manually.

No. There is no touchscreen and no stylus on the Cybook.

You control the Cybook with its buttons.

You can store your books either in the internal memory of the Cybook or in an extra optional memory card.

The internal storage capacity is made of 64 MB (Mega Bytes) of persistent memory. It represents 300 standard books in Mobipocket, HTML or Text format.

You can increase your storage capacity by using an optional memory card and get an extra storage space until 2 GB (2 Giga Bytes = 2 048 Mega Bytes). It represents 10 000 standard books in Mobipocket, HTML or Text format.

No. The Cybook USB only functions in slave mode. The Cybook must be used with a USB Host (a computer for instance).

The Cybook weighs 6.13 ounces (174 grams) battery included.

For comparison:

- a standard paperback weighs 11.2 ounces (317grams)

- a 3.5 inch screen smartphone weighs 4.8 ounces (135 grams).

The Cybook screen is viewable under a wide range of lighting conditions, including direct sunlight and possesses a paper-like high contrast appearance. Like a sheet of paper, it can be viewed from nearly any angle, doesn't show any flicker effect and has a high resolution. When you read, you have no eyestrain and it definitely gives you the experience of reading from paper.

Yes. The Cybook offers an MP3 player (see "Which music formats are supported on the Cybook?"). You can even listen to your favorite music as you read an eBook.

No.

Many professional books (Health, Law, Technology…) are available in Mobipocket format.

Technical specifications are available in PDF format which is supported by the Cybook.

Most of the time, yes.

Right to left languages as Hebrew and Arabic will only be available in PDF format.

For languages with a limited set of character as Cyrillic or Greek, the files can be read in all formats. The Cybook contains default fonts which can decode all these files. Please note that for text files, you will have to set a local information which specifies which is the language of the document.

For documents with an extended set of characters like Chinese, you will need to install your own font on the Cybook to decode your documents (except for PDF files which embed most of the times the required font). Please check "How to install a new font on the Cybook?".

Yes. You just have to plug the Cybook USB cable to your computer (PC, Mac, etc.). The Cybook is seen as an external hard drive. You can thus transfer easily your files.

Yes. Several books in different formats can be read at the same time, and you can switch from one to another very easily.

Yes. Thanks to its abilities to increase the font size or to change the font family, visually impaired persons can comfortably read again.

How many books and magazines can you put in your travel bag? How many books did you renounce to take with you because of the weight? Once arrived to destination, what do you do when you reach the last page of your last book?

If you have your Cybook with you, you will be able to carry with you all the books you want or to download them instantaneously.

There are many free eBook files available on Internet; most of the time these eBooks are classical titles, or free documents or gifts. The Cybook can read most of these files (see format support specification).

There are also paying books available in different digital formats generally protected by a Digital Right Management system. The Cybook supports one of the most spread eBook format: Mobipocket^TM. The Mobipocket^TM eBook files can be bought from several online eBook shops and their prices are generally 20% to 30% lower than the paper version.

Not at all. The Cybook is designed for you. With few buttons and a USB cable you control everything.

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Touching, feeling and looking at the paper of a book are true physical pleasures. The Cybook does not try to replace it, but brings new features to the reading experience: immediate access to hundred thousands of documents, adaptation of the reading environment (size, font type) for optimal comfort and a huge storing capacity which allows you to carry your whole library with you.