Description

The Cybook Gen1 (formally Cybook) was originally made by the French company Cytale, which filed for bankruptcy in 2003. Two engineers of Cytale founded Bookeen

Bookeen

Bookeen is French company dealing with eBooks and Consumer electronics.- History :In 2003 after the failure of Cytale two former engineers of Cytale, Laurent Picard and Michaël Dahan, bought the intellectual property of the Cytale reading device, the Cybook Gen1...

 and bought the rights to the Cybook. They completely remade the integrated OS and application, and then sold it as the Cybook Gen1.

This product is now discontinued. It was replaced by the Cybook Gen3

Cybook Gen3

Cybook Gen3 is a 6 inch e-Reader, specially designed for reading e-Books and e-News, or listening to MP3 music or audio-books. It is produced by the French company Bookeen....

, a smaller, lighter device that is easier on the eyes.

See also

• List of e-book readers – other similar devices
• Cybook Gen3
  Cybook Gen3
  Cybook Gen3 is a 6 inch e-Reader, specially designed for reading e-Books and e-News, or listening to MP3 music or audio-books. It is produced by the French company Bookeen....
  
  
• Cybook Opus
  Cybook Opus
  Cybook Opus is a 5 inch e-Reader, specially designed for reading e-Books and e-News. It is produced by the French company Bookeen.-Description:The Cybook Opus is an ultra-light reading device based on E Ink screen technology....
  
  – The newer product in the Bookeen line of product