One more PRS-505 user

mszklano · 10-11-2009, 03:55 AM

Hi,

My name is Michal. I'm Polish, living in Switzerland, Basel.
I bought PRS-505 recently, hoping to use the device to read
various technical and non-technical books.

I see here a very energetic community, so greetings for you all.

Michal.

neilmarr · 10-11-2009, 04:00 AM

Greetings, Michal. You have a superb wee machine there. Hope you'll come to love it as much as I do mine. Cheers. Neil

MickeyC · 10-11-2009, 07:32 AM

Hi Michal and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a 505 since Jan 08 and really like it.

Superlucky · 10-11-2009, 09:21 AM

Welcome Michal. I hope you love your 505 as much as I love mine. Are you using the Sony software or calibre?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-11-2009, 11:35 AM

Welcome, Michal! The 505 is a nice little device

mszklano · 10-11-2009, 12:31 PM

For the time being I'm using off-the-shelf Sony firmware (version 1.4 - German). I posted a new thread in the PRS-505 forum, asking for differences between different versions of the firmware for PRS-505.

What means 'calibre'? Is it customized version of PRS-505 firmware?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-11-2009, 12:34 PM

Calibre is library-management software, which a lot of people here use instead of, for example, the Sony library software for your PC/Mac

mszklano · 10-11-2009, 12:39 PM

Sorry for a dumb question. I just figured it out on my own. Yes, for the time being I use Sony eBook Library 3.0 on Mac (although it sucks badly). I also use Adobe Digital Editions for ebook reading on my Mac.

I somehow managed to connect my PRS-505 to Digital Editions once, just to authorize the device, but since then they are not working together.

I also tried to use file manager (Finder) to copy books to the device, but I realized that PRS-505 has sometimes problem to update book index after disconnecting. Is it a common problem?

gwynevans · 10-11-2009, 03:28 PM

With Sony v3 Library, it seems to now include the ADE functionality, so you don't need to use ADE itself with the Reader, just the Sony Library software.

Normally OK to use Finder as long as you disconnect properly, but I tend to either use Calibre or the Sony Library and use them to unmount the device.

10-11-2009, 03:55 AM	#1
mszklano Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	One more PRS-505 user Hi, My name is Michal. I'm Polish, living in Switzerland, Basel. I bought PRS-505 recently, hoping to use the device to read various technical and non-technical books. I see here a very energetic community, so greetings for you all. Michal.

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10-11-2009, 04:00 AM	#2
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Greetings, Michal. You have a superb wee machine there. Hope you'll come to love it as much as I do mine. Cheers. Neil

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Michal and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a 505 since Jan 08 and really like it.

10-11-2009, 09:21 AM	#4
Superlucky Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 5952 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-350	Welcome Michal. I hope you love your 505 as much as I love mine. Are you using the Sony software or calibre?

10-11-2009, 11:35 AM	#5
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome, Michal! The 505 is a nice little device

10-11-2009, 12:31 PM	#6
mszklano Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	For the time being I'm using off-the-shelf Sony firmware (version 1.4 - German). I posted a new thread in the PRS-505 forum, asking for differences between different versions of the firmware for PRS-505. What means 'calibre'? Is it customized version of PRS-505 firmware?

10-11-2009, 12:34 PM	#7
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Calibre is library-management software, which a lot of people here use instead of, for example, the Sony library software for your PC/Mac

10-11-2009, 12:39 PM	#8
mszklano Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	Sorry for a dumb question. I just figured it out on my own. Yes, for the time being I use Sony eBook Library 3.0 on Mac (although it sucks badly). I also use Adobe Digital Editions for ebook reading on my Mac. I somehow managed to connect my PRS-505 to Digital Editions once, just to authorize the device, but since then they are not working together. I also tried to use file manager (Finder) to copy books to the device, but I realized that PRS-505 has sometimes problem to update book index after disconnecting. Is it a common problem?

10-11-2009, 03:28 PM	#9
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	With Sony v3 Library, it seems to now include the ADE functionality, so you don't need to use ADE itself with the Reader, just the Sony Library software. Normally OK to use Finder as long as you disconnect properly, but I tend to either use Calibre or the Sony Library and use them to unmount the device.

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