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BookeenThee‐readingspecialist
IDPFDigitalBook2009LaurentPicard–MichaëlDahan
Whoarewe?
► Summary ▪ Based in Paris, France ▪ Self funded & privately held ▪ Pioneering ebook technologies
since 1998
► Mission ▪ Design & develop the best e-book
readers
10yearsofevolution
► Customer education ▪ Music and video gone digital ▪ Newspaper gone digital ▪ USB Key widely used ▪ PDF widely used ▪ Internet and ADSL widely used
► Technical revolution ▪ Development and
industrialization of e-paper technology
► Business segmentation ▪ Format & DRM ▪ Content aggregator ▪ Digitizing content
Bookeen’sproduct
► Dimensions: 118 x 188 x 8.5 mm
► Weight: 174 g
► Battery life : 8 000 pages, 1 month
► Screen : E Ink® Vizplex 6" [122mmx91mm]
600x800 pixels, 166 dpi, 4 grey levels Sunlight readable
► Standard formats ▪ Mobipocket DRM ▪ HTML/Txt/PDF
► User interface in 12 languages
Adobe ePub/PDF DRM (now available)
BookeenPosition
► Customers over 70 countries ► eBook Reader Specialist Recognition ► Expected sales in 2009: 50K (2008 x 3) ► European full coverage ► US market to be opened June 2009
Competition
Product Cybook Gen 3
Display 6’’ E Ink Weight Dimensions Touch No Wireless No Battery life Catalog 150,000 titles
Formats ePub, PDF, PRC
PRS700 (Sony)
6’’ E Ink 283g 127x174x9.7mm Yes No 14 days 30,000 titles
BBeB, ePub, PDF
Kindle 2 (Amazon)
6’’ E Ink 289g 135x203x9mm No Yes 4 days 275,000 titles
AZW
174g 118x188x8.5mm
21 days
What’snext?
Current typical customer Avid reader, traveller
Age: 35+
B2C « Book iPod »
Target: any book reader
B2B « eTextBook »
Target : academy, training
Big screen (>10’’) Note taking 100% PDF compliant
Portable – easy to carry Robust Low-cost Easy to use
B2C « Book iPhone » Target: newspaper
reader
Portable – easy to carry Robust 3G or WiFi
Announcing…
Cybook Opus
▪ Lightest device: 5.3 oz ▪ Highest def.: 200 dpi ▪ Storage capacity: 1GB ▪ Fits in a pocket ▪ One handed operable ▪ Adobe ePub/PDF ▪ 12 different font sizes ▪ Customizable layout ▪ Folder management ▪ Motion sensor
Launch date: June 2009