Hello,

I'm new to the forum and had my first eReader only a Month or so. It was a good way for me to get back into reading. I recently have become more high tech with a new Macbook and also netbook (for work) and my first new iPod in 6 years 9the old finally died. I went with the PRS-300 as it took most every format. I now have a little over 150 books that I have gotten from friends and other sources. I have been impressed and can't figure why its reviews are not as good as others (I'm sure its because its not wireless). I still get excited when I see the Nook at the local Barnes & Noble. I think I still want one, but not sure why. It seems there are lots of folks on here that have more than one. I can't imagine using the netbook for reading A book... Not ideal for me. I use it for email on a VPN for work and that's about it. I also bought the leatherette cover from Sony that has the light on it. I'm on my second one as the 2 way intensity switch went bad in 2 weeks. We'll see about the replacement from target (I just exchanged them). Any advice you can offer to get me more in depth to the ereader world would be great. Thanks for having me! Looking forward to it!

Hi Bltprf502, welcome to MR! :hatsoff:

You might consider posting again in "Introduce Yourself" to make sure that everyone knows you're here! :)

Hey Bltprf502,

Welcome to Mobileread!

Welcome to MR and congratulations on your new 300, Bltprf502 :bigwave:

Did you know that MR has free ebooks? They have been beautifully handcrafted by some very dedicated MR members. ePub format (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php?ltr=ALL&pp=0&genreid=&sort=ebook&order=asc&forumid=130) and Sony BBeB / lrf format (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php?forumid=126)

Free ebook sites.. feedbooks.com (http://www.feedbooks.com/) and manybooks.net (http://manybooks.net/)

Free and for purchase ebooks .. smashwords.com (http://www.smashwords.com/) (we have many MR author members and some MR publisher members there) and baen.com (http://www.baen.com/) Plus Baen has a free library (http://www.baen.com/library/)

You can explore using Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/download) to manage your library of DRM free books. and Kovid, the creator, frequents the forums here. We even have a dedicated Calibre forum (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166).

Have fun in the forums and ask if you have any questions.

PS Check my signature and click on the links to find more information.:)

You can explore using Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/download) to manage your library of DRM free books. and Kovid, the creator, frequents the forums here. We even have a dedicated Calibre forum (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166).

Calibre manages DRM'd books as well it just can't convert or read those books. It is able to update metadata for most all formats.

@Bltprf502 Welcome aboard glad to have another ereader user in our midst. :)

Wow cool! Nice welcome for sure. I have been doing other forums for the past several years and just stumbled on this one. I'm glad to see I'm not the minority of getting free books. I already have 150 on mine (which God only knows how long that will take to tackle). I buy the books too, but I started with the free ones first. I do wish mine had wireless so I could get newspapers, but I suppose I can use my laptop like always. For some reason I want a second reader which does not make any sense. But, I want a second (seems so excessive and unnecessary). I guess it the toy thing. I also always use a Mac right next to a netbook because I like the best of PC and Mac. Thanks for the leads. I initially had some crash troubles with the PRS-300s, but when I finally decided to follow the directions and call tech support for help I have been up and running. The exception being I loaded Men's Journal Magazine with pictures and it froze it on page 17. I had to reset it with the paperclip sized hole and reboot. Problem fixed. I have been hearing some bad stuff about these Sony's on various sites and even more bad stuff about the Sony ebook store being a night mare to use. Not sure what to think. I have 90 days to take it back (now 60), but so far so good. I think some folks expect too much sometimes... Thanks again!

For what it's worth, Bltprf502, I got my Sony because I really dislike my Nook. I have to give the Sony two (arthritic) thumbs up :2thumbsup; it's thin and light and yet solidly built, and the buttons work with a light touch.

Oh, and the reader software is fully functional, including a "Go To Page" function (which you don't realize you need until you get a brand of ereader that doesn't have it).

I do wish mine had wireless so I could get newspapers, but I suppose I can use my laptop like always.

I get manage my ebooks and get news by using Calibre. Calibre has recipes that allow you to schedule and download news from 100s of sources. I even created recipes for two local papers in NC and submitted them for inclusion. I attached an example series from my news downloads via Calibre.

The exception being I loaded Men's Journal Magazine with pictures and it froze it on page 17. I had to reset it with the paperclip sized hole and reboot. Problem fixed.

Some html is just not part of the standard epub rendering engine and will lock up or reboot any reader.

I have been hearing some bad stuff about these Sony's on various sites and even more bad stuff about the Sony ebook store being a night mare to use. Not sure what to think. I have 90 days to take it back (now 60), but so far so good. I think some folks expect too much sometimes... Thanks again!

I don't think you'll find a better reader for the price this year.