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	Mobipocket^TM eBooks The Cybook supports the Mobipocket^TM format. This encrypted format enables the Cybook user to get access to one of the biggest catalogue of contemporary copyrighted eBook titles. Most of the top publishers provide titles in this format: Random House, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Harlequin… With several tens of online retailers proposing Mobipocket digital books, the Cybook user will be able to choose its favorite eBook shop. To learn more about Mobipocket on the Cybook. Check the retailer list.

Mobipocket^TM e-dictionaries You can download dictionaries on your device as Pocket Oxford or Merriam Webster® and use them for definition lookup on any word of your books. You can even share several dictionaries on the same Cybook and choose which one you want to use when asking for word definition or translation. To learn more about dictionaries.

	Mobipocket^TM eNews: You can read the latest news on your Cybook or reading your favorite website offline with the revolutionary RSS eNews feature of the Mobipocket Desktop Reader software. The software allows you to easily synchronize RSS feeds from any website to your Cybook. (For reading RSS feeds, Mobipocket Desktop Reader software is required. This software is available for Microsoft Windows only) To learn more about eNews.

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Frequently asked question: Books and content

Can I synchronize my Cybook with my computer as I do with my PDA?

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.

How many books can I store in my Cybook?

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 512 MB (Mega Bytes) of persistent memory. It represents 1000 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.

Can I read professional documents?

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

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

Can I read documents in other languages (Chinese, Greek, Russian…)?

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?".

Can I read several books at the same time?

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