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The Perfect Christmas Gift?

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2 years ago
by frankps in ,

The Pop-up Book of Phobias from donvanone on Vimeo.

Electronic book as you never seen it before

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2 years ago
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The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave is an excellent example of what you can achieve on an modern multimedia device. We are now living in the multi-media age, the book itself is only part of the story. So: The Death of Bunny Munro isn’t just a book. It’s also an audio recording! And an iPhone app! And a tour! You can read this electronic book yourself or listen to Nick Cave reading it, while following the text. Or you could watch the video clips of Cave reading from the book. As an extra bonus, the publication also features an original soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis!

Do you still prefer buying it as a regular book? The novel has been made available here in Norway by Aschehoug.

You know you are an artist, when …

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2 years ago
by frankps in ,

you rather want to play with your food then eat it:

Best Wishes Via Food Sculptures

Bookeen with ePub and PDF support

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2 years ago
by frankps in ,

Bookeen today released their pocket ebook reader Opus and a new look on their web site.

Bookeen's new webpages

I badly want to try both ePub and the new improved PDF support. But still have to wait.

Pictures of the new Cybook Opus

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2 years ago
by frankps in

Bookeen is soon to come with their new mini ebook reader, Cybook Opus. The device will come with support for both ePub and PDF. Here are some pictures from the French site Ebouquin:

Here are some specifications for Opus:

  • 5″ high definition e-ink screen (200dpi, 600×800 pixels)
  • Ultra light-weight : 150 gr
  • 1 GB internal memory (twice the capacity of the Cybook Gen3)
  • Excellent ergonomy with convenient well-placed page-turning buttons on the side of the screen for one-handed use
  • An accelerometer allows you to use it in either hand
  • ePUB and PDF support (with or without DRM) via the Adobe Reader Mobile SDK
  • 12 different font sizes
  • Folder support
  • User replaceable battery
  • Memory card expansion slot (Micro SD)

There is also a firmware update for owners of the Cybook Gen 3 giving the same functionality. I have waited patiently for a long, long time. Hopefully it is here now!

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