Newbie checking in

adeve · 06-25-2009, 05:19 PM

Hiya all!

My name is Anne, Adeve on the net. I hate reading anything more than a few pages on my laptop (eyestrain) and sooo want an eInk-reader, so I've been lurking here (and the Wiki) for the last days and trying to find out about different options...

What I'd really want is a Sony PRS-700, mostly because it has a touch screen, but I suspect that I could do with less... especially considering that the 700 isn't even sold&supported in Finland and ApoloXXI had it listed for 499€+shipping...

Since I don't have any eBooks downloaded yet, I'm free to choose almost anything (as long it speaks some PDF - I knit and most patterns&charts are sold in PDF-form)

I'm Finnish speaking, but read anything in Swedish and English, too. Mostly fiction, from Jude Deveraux to Liza Marklund, Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card. (and Juha Vuorinen, totally NSFW)

desertgrandma · 06-25-2009, 05:40 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, adeve.

Feel free to ask questions, lots of people here stand ready to help.

In anticipation of your new device, how about downloading some of the books available here? You can sort by author, genre, title or format.

Enjoy.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-25-2009, 05:42 PM

Welcome, Adeve

Have you considered the 505? It doesn't have a touchscreen, but it is a capable reader

ruth1304 · 06-25-2009, 08:14 PM

Hi Adeve!
I also started off looking at the 700, but had similar issues as you about support and cost. I ended up with the 505 and I haven't regretted it - it's brilliant and after I'd had it a week I didn't know how I'd managed without it. Although it doesn't have a touch screen it's easy to use.

They seem to be a good price at the moment as well, with many places offering deals, so if price is a consideration that might help.

Whatever you eventually choose there are lots of free books here you'll be able to download

Cabe · 06-25-2009, 08:34 PM

Sony 505, on the condition its in silver.

If you can http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...k/Product.html have them for only £150.

MickeyC · 06-25-2009, 09:05 PM

Hi Anne and welcome to MobileRead. Good advice about the 505. I've had one for over a year and a half and I like it a lot.

Lady Blue · 06-25-2009, 09:08 PM

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to Mobileread.

I have the Sony 505, in Silver, and love it.

kazbates · 06-26-2009, 09:35 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, adeve!

If you have a chance to try out both the Sony 505 and 700, do so. I compared them at my local bookstore. There were things I liked about both but felt that the 700 met my requirements a little better. Since the reader is a long term investment, make sure you get the reader that is closest to meeting your own personal requirements. I know I would have been happy with the 505 (and my husband would have been happier with the price

) but I knew the 700 was more to my liking. I justified the extra cost because it was a one time purchase that I would be living with for sometime. Good luck in deciding, but, either way, you can't go wrong with a Sony!

Enjoy!

GraceKrispy · 06-26-2009, 06:07 PM

I love my 505! I got it as a gift before the 700 came out, but when it did come out, I realized I liked my 505 better. For my purposes, it worked perfectly. welcome to the board, and good luck deciding!

Verencat · 06-26-2009, 09:30 PM

Hi Adeve, and welcome to Mobile Read!
I don't have an e-reader yet, but I've played with a 505 and I liked it a lot. Problem is, I figure this particular thread is biased for an obscure reason (505 owners are more welcoming or they really want you to join their color club?) so I'd say: check out this forum for more info!
Glad to have you on board!

adeve · 06-27-2009, 03:30 PM

*coughs* er-um- I just might have bought the 505... in silver... *ducks and hides*

The thing is: none of the eInk-devices are sold here, in my hometown, even if we have 10-15 (depends whether you count the hypermarkets too) different shops that sell electronics...

So I've been reading and reading the past few days, different forums, the mobileread, Wiki... and decided the Sony-700's touch screen wasn't worth the extra 150€. So I placed an order (Play.com doesn't deliver electronic devices outside UK, BTW) on the Advanced MP3 Players on the 505. I googled for coupons and found this code (jolly) that gave 10% discount. Reader+AC-charger+shipping totalled for £237 (around 280€ - Apolo had it for 350€+shipping)

happyhappy.

Off to search for books. I already found my teenage-favorites : Burroughs' Barsoom-series and Pellucidars - I spent several years (-96-2000) trying to find reprints of them, didn't dare to buy anything from the interwebs back then. Only the 4 first Pellucidars were ever translated to Finnish so I'm happy to finally get to read the rest of them, too. (Added bonus: Now I can read them in their original language

)

MickeyC · 06-27-2009, 05:04 PM

Anne, congrats on your new toy. Be sure and let us know when you get it

06-25-2009, 05:19 PM	#1
adeve Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Device: Sony PRS-505	Newbie checking in Hiya all! My name is Anne, Adeve on the net. I hate reading anything more than a few pages on my laptop (eyestrain) and sooo want an eInk-reader, so I've been lurking here (and the Wiki) for the last days and trying to find out about different options... What I'd really want is a Sony PRS-700, mostly because it has a touch screen, but I suspect that I could do with less... especially considering that the 700 isn't even sold&supported in Finland and ApoloXXI had it listed for 499€+shipping... Since I don't have any eBooks downloaded yet, I'm free to choose almost anything (as long it speaks some PDF - I knit and most patterns&charts are sold in PDF-form) I'm Finnish speaking, but read anything in Swedish and English, too. Mostly fiction, from Jude Deveraux to Liza Marklund, Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card. (and Juha Vuorinen, totally NSFW)

06-25-2009, 09:05 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Anne and welcome to MobileRead. Good advice about the 505. I've had one for over a year and a half and I like it a lot. Last edited by MickeyC; 06-25-2009 at 09:23 PM.

06-25-2009, 09:08 PM	#7
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	Hello adeve , and to Mobileread. I have the Sony 505, in Silver, and love it.

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, adeve. Feel free to ask questions, lots of people here stand ready to help. In anticipation of your new device, how about downloading some of the books available here? You can sort by author, genre, title or format. Enjoy.

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome, Adeve Have you considered the 505? It doesn't have a touchscreen, but it is a capable reader

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ruth1304 Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Waiting for a kindle!	Hi Adeve! I also started off looking at the 700, but had similar issues as you about support and cost. I ended up with the 505 and I haven't regretted it - it's brilliant and after I'd had it a week I didn't know how I'd managed without it. Although it doesn't have a touch screen it's easy to use. They seem to be a good price at the moment as well, with many places offering deals, so if price is a consideration that might help. Whatever you eventually choose there are lots of free books here you'll be able to download

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Cabe Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 403 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone	Sony 505, on the condition its in silver. If you can http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...k/Product.html have them for only £150.

06-26-2009, 09:35 AM	#8
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Welcome to MobileRead, adeve! If you have a chance to try out both the Sony 505 and 700, do so. I compared them at my local bookstore. There were things I liked about both but felt that the 700 met my requirements a little better. Since the reader is a long term investment, make sure you get the reader that is closest to meeting your own personal requirements. I know I would have been happy with the 505 (and my husband would have been happier with the price ) but I knew the 700 was more to my liking. I justified the extra cost because it was a one time purchase that I would be living with for sometime. Good luck in deciding, but, either way, you can't go wrong with a Sony! Enjoy!

06-26-2009, 06:07 PM	#9
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I love my 505! I got it as a gift before the 700 came out, but when it did come out, I realized I liked my 505 better. For my purposes, it worked perfectly. welcome to the board, and good luck deciding!

06-26-2009, 09:30 PM	#10
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Hi Adeve, and welcome to Mobile Read! I don't have an e-reader yet, but I've played with a 505 and I liked it a lot. Problem is, I figure this particular thread is biased for an obscure reason (505 owners are more welcoming or they really want you to join their color club?) so I'd say: check out this forum for more info! Glad to have you on board!

06-27-2009, 03:30 PM	#11
adeve Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Device: Sony PRS-505	coughs er-um- I just might have bought the 505... in silver... ducks and hides The thing is: none of the eInk-devices are sold here, in my hometown, even if we have 10-15 (depends whether you count the hypermarkets too) different shops that sell electronics... So I've been reading and reading the past few days, different forums, the mobileread, Wiki... and decided the Sony-700's touch screen wasn't worth the extra 150€. So I placed an order (Play.com doesn't deliver electronic devices outside UK, BTW) on the Advanced MP3 Players on the 505. I googled for coupons and found this code (jolly) that gave 10% discount. Reader+AC-charger+shipping totalled for £237 (around 280€ - Apolo had it for 350€+shipping) happyhappy. Off to search for books. I already found my teenage-favorites : Burroughs' Barsoom-series and Pellucidars - I spent several years (-96-2000) trying to find reprints of them, didn't dare to buy anything from the interwebs back then. Only the 4 first Pellucidars were ever translated to Finnish so I'm happy to finally get to read the rest of them, too. (Added bonus: Now I can read them in their original language )

06-27-2009, 05:04 PM	#12
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Anne, congrats on your new toy. Be sure and let us know when you get it

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