Bookeen announces the opening of its online ebook store: Ubibooks.com

After announcing the worldwide release of the Cybook - the first multi-format open e-book reader -- in 2004, Bookeen opens its online ebook store on ubibooks.com.

Ubibooks proposes 20,000 titles in five languages and in more than 50 categories, from science-fiction to classical literature. All ebooks are downloadable 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.

Thanks to Mobipocket Reader", ebooks available from Ubibooks can be read on the largest variety of platforms: PocketPC, Palm, Smartphone, PC or Cybook.

On Ubibooks, you will find publishers as prestigious as Random House or Simon & Schuster and authors of best-sellers such as Dan Brown or Stephen King. Available at any time of the day or night, Ubibooks catalogue allows avid but also occasional readers to discover new writers and new titles at the best price," explains Michaël Dahan, cofounder of Bookeen.

Given the rich catalogue offer, the comfort and quality of reading systems such as the Cybook and the cost effective price of ebooks, e-reading becomes a most interesting alternative," confirms Laurent Picard, cofounder of Bookeen.

The launch of Ubibooks by Bookeen completes its strategy of development and democratization of digital reading. Bookeen now offers both a unique e-reading device (the Cybook) and a vast source of content.

For more information, visit the sites http://www.bookeen.com and http://www.ubibooks.com.