Comments on: The Sony PRS-505 eBook Reader

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:27:19 +0000

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By: Vikas

Vikas — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:53:57 +0000

@darren: try putting them on an SD card and going to a Borders, pop in the SD card and see if you can open the files. I just got a PRS-505 and haven’t bothered with the SD card yet, but it’s worth a try.

By: darren

darren — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:50:02 +0000

I have a lot of ebooks which i downloaded from the internet for free but the problem is that most of them are text books with diagrams e.g electronic text books.I am about to buy a sony ebook reader and i need to make sure i can get these books on the ebook reader with all the diagrams displayed correctly. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

By: Gangs, Programming, Marketing, Sony

Gangs, Programming, Marketing, Sony — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:06:12 +0000

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By: Vince

Vince — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:24:09 +0000

The PRS-700 screen is foggy! Glad we didn’t get that then. I still can’t believe the battery life- I have not charged mine since Morocco.

Funnily enough I also did a review comparing the PRS-505 and the Amazon Kindle just the other day (link in my sig). The PRS-505 totally eclipses the Kindle 2 in my book.

BTW did you ever figure out the collections thing?

By: Karol

Karol — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:17:49 +0000

Looks like the new Kindle DX has native PDF support.

Where do you find all your PDF eBooks?

What has kept me from purchasing an eBook reader is I’m not a fan of DRM, but a library of PDF eBooks would change that. I buy music from AmazonMP3 and Amiestreet.com instead of iTunes for the simple fact that they’re normal MP3s, with no proprietary technology.

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:52:01 +0000

Just bought the 505 as well from the Borders $200 promotion. It’s nice! Now need to spare some time to read on it :)

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:30:55 +0000

I have the kindle 2 and I love it. The .pdf thing isn’t a big deal. The kindle cookbook explains how to convert almost any text file to .azw (kindle native file) for free. I spend a lot of time traveling outside the US aswell. Many books I download for free from websites with books in the public domain. Pirated books can be converted and read on the kindle. Books from the Amazon store can be purchased through the internet on a computer, then transfered to the kindle via the USB connector that comes with the device. I have not seen the Sony e-book reader, but the negatives you described about the kindle are not big issues. I also bought the extended 2-year warranty for $70. This also covers 1 accidental damage/drop and break. Super convenient.