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JohnP · 11-03-2007, 11:23 AM

Fantastic little book reader. Already, I much prefer it over a paperback book as I can bump the test size to M. I also much prefer it to a heavy tome of a book that gets tiring to hold after a while. Reading during a meal, I do not have to use the salt shakers or napkin holder to hold open the book! I removed the cover and it is SO much easier to hold one handed and flip pages.
Yep, PDFs really do not work well, just to small and grainy. Book Designer does a good job of converting books that are all over the torrents, especially mininova (search on Sony Reader).
Nice to have a monster Tom Clancy book in such a small format!
Lighting is NOT an issue, even with my bedside lamp on medium dim, the book reads fine.
Yep, menu takes a bit and try loading a gig of books on a flash card. Takes about 10 minutes to catalog.
Could NOT be happier!

11-03-2007, 11:23 AM	#84
JohnP Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mancehster, CT Device: Sony Prs505	Hving read over 10 books... Fantastic little book reader. Already, I much prefer it over a paperback book as I can bump the test size to M. I also much prefer it to a heavy tome of a book that gets tiring to hold after a while. Reading during a meal, I do not have to use the salt shakers or napkin holder to hold open the book! I removed the cover and it is SO much easier to hold one handed and flip pages. Yep, PDFs really do not work well, just to small and grainy. Book Designer does a good job of converting books that are all over the torrents, especially mininova (search on Sony Reader). Nice to have a monster Tom Clancy book in such a small format! Lighting is NOT an issue, even with my bedside lamp on medium dim, the book reads fine. Yep, menu takes a bit and try loading a gig of books on a flash card. Takes about 10 minutes to catalog. Could NOT be happier!