Sony eBook Library (EBL) 3.0 links - Page 11

BuddyBoy · 08-26-2009, 04:03 AM

Yay! Installed fine on windows, able to download library books directly into Sony software without even having ADE installed on this computer. One less hassle and now I can sync library books in their own category.

Lilly · 08-26-2009, 05:45 AM

Is anyone else having this problem? I download the ebook library software and it all went well but the book cover pictures are all fuzzy and out of focus. Is anyone else book covers when looking at it in the Thumbnail View out of focus?

doreenjoy · 08-26-2009, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy

Yay! Installed fine on windows, able to download library books directly into Sony software without even having ADE installed on this computer. One less hassle and now I can sync library books in their own category.

OMG that sounds like heaven. You've just given me a great reason to install the software.

Did you need your ADE ID or anything?

AprilHare · 08-26-2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lilly

Is anyone else having this problem? I download the ebook library software and it all went well but the book cover pictures are all fuzzy and out of focus. Is anyone else book covers when looking at it in the Thumbnail View out of focus?

Yep. I was just looking at fuzzy thumbnails on the Mac version here!

rhewes · 08-26-2009, 08:10 AM

Just grabbed the Mac version - quite excited if it works, good bye boot camp partition.

spinoza · 08-26-2009, 08:34 AM

Well, I installed 3.0 on my Mac last night, and with only a minor glitch in it initially not being able to read the SD card on my PRS-505, everything seems to be working great. I was able to register the copy of eBook Library without problems, and smoothly transferred the some 150 books on my Reader with nary a hiccup. It's really terrific to finally be able to get all this working on my Mac, and to be able to manage my Reader natively in a Mac environment.

The UI appears to work more smoothly than the older PC version, and I actually like the book Viewer better than Calibre's viewer. The whole thing has more of an Adobe Digital Editions feel to it, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Adobe folks worked closely with Sony (who have never been good with software) to make 3.0 more polished and user-friendly. This is not to imply that Adobe's software is good by any means, but it is a more polished piece of primitive software than Sony's 2.x version.

Well, at least for Mac users I feel we are slowly moving out of the Early Stone Age of ebook culture, and (finally) entering a less primitive Late Stone Age. We still have a long ways to go to invent the wheel, but at least we now have fire. If only Apple would enter the fray, that would quickly get us over to a more civilized Neolithic era of ebook development!

Here's how it looks after transferring over my books:

Wetdogeared · 08-26-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by spinoza

Here's how it looks after transferring over my books:

My install went smoothly also on my Vista PC, but my thumbnails are also fuzzy, not clear as yours are.

WDE.

AprilHare · 08-26-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

My install went smoothly also on my Vista PC, but my thumbnails are also fuzzy, not clear as yours are.

WDE.

Maybe it has to do with the lack of quality in thumbnails in LRF's?

kikar · 08-26-2009, 09:30 AM

My Mac install went smoothly. The one problem I have is when I plug in my 505, the software does not fully recognize it. It shows the icon in the left side menu but instead of being labeled "reader" it has the label "error" and I am unable to see the contents of my reader. Any suggestions?

JSWolf · 08-26-2009, 09:37 AM

Maybe it has to do with Vista being awful?

SHOECHICK · 08-26-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

My install went smoothly also on my Vista PC, but my thumbnails are also fuzzy, not clear as yours are.

WDE.

Exactly the same for me.

DigitalFeonix · 08-26-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kikar

My Mac install went smoothly. The one problem I have is when I plug in my 505, the software does not fully recognize it. It shows the icon in the left side menu but instead of being labeled "reader" it has the label "error" and I am unable to see the contents of my reader. Any suggestions?

I have the same issue. My SD card showed fine, but the internal memory showed as "Error". Tried numerous things to resolve it. Was online with the chat support. They referred me to their phone support at (877)263-2863. Haven't called yet.

Digging into the system.log with console and looking at the installer log, it appears the sony_prs.kext failed to load properly.

Mac OS X 10.4.11, Dual G4 1.25 GHz, 2 GB RAM

tsgreer · 08-26-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kikar

My Mac install went smoothly. The one problem I have is when I plug in my 505, the software does not fully recognize it. It shows the icon in the left side menu but instead of being labeled "reader" it has the label "error" and I am unable to see the contents of my reader. Any suggestions?

This happens to me every once in a while on my Mac. What works for me is to plug in my reader BEFORE I start the sony software. Not sure why that makes a difference but it always solves the problem when it happens to me.

kikar · 08-26-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tsgreer

This happens to me every once in a while on my Mac. What works for me is to plug in my reader BEFORE I start the sony software. Not sure why that makes a difference but it always solves the problem when it happens to me.

Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately that did not work either. I have, thus far, rebooted the reader, reinstalled the 3.0 software, tried different USB ports, tried connecting the reader before and after starting the library software, deleted Calibre, and formatted my Reader. All of this to no avail.

Dura74 · 08-26-2009, 11:59 AM

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Installed Sony eBook Library 3.0.00.08240_MAC on my G3 Mac running last version of OS X Tiger. The application opens, shows a series of menus. Nothing else. No window(s), nothing. Menus appear not to work - except for quit.
Any other reports?

Hello, I have the same problem on my mac 10.5.8

Waiting for sony to fix the software....

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08-26-2009, 04:03 AM	#151
BuddyBoy eBookin' Fool Posts: 310 Karma: 1008360 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)	Yay! Installed fine on windows, able to download library books directly into Sony software without even having ADE installed on this computer. One less hassle and now I can sync library books in their own category.

08-26-2009, 05:45 AM	#152
Lilly Guru Posts: 688 Karma: 2090 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-900 & PRS-950, Amazon Kindle2	Is anyone else having this problem? I download the ebook library software and it all went well but the book cover pictures are all fuzzy and out of focus. Is anyone else book covers when looking at it in the Thumbnail View out of focus?

08-26-2009, 08:10 AM	#155
rhewes Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony Reader 505	Just grabbed the Mac version - quite excited if it works, good bye boot camp partition.

08-26-2009, 08:34 AM	#156
spinoza Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston area Device: PRS-505, iPhone, MacBook Pro	Well, I installed 3.0 on my Mac last night, and with only a minor glitch in it initially not being able to read the SD card on my PRS-505, everything seems to be working great. I was able to register the copy of eBook Library without problems, and smoothly transferred the some 150 books on my Reader with nary a hiccup. It's really terrific to finally be able to get all this working on my Mac, and to be able to manage my Reader natively in a Mac environment. The UI appears to work more smoothly than the older PC version, and I actually like the book Viewer better than Calibre's viewer. The whole thing has more of an Adobe Digital Editions feel to it, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Adobe folks worked closely with Sony (who have never been good with software) to make 3.0 more polished and user-friendly. This is not to imply that Adobe's software is good by any means, but it is a more polished piece of primitive software than Sony's 2.x version. Well, at least for Mac users I feel we are slowly moving out of the Early Stone Age of ebook culture, and (finally) entering a less primitive Late Stone Age. We still have a long ways to go to invent the wheel, but at least we now have fire. If only Apple would enter the fray, that would quickly get us over to a more civilized Neolithic era of ebook development! Here's how it looks after transferring over my books:

08-26-2009, 09:30 AM	#159
kikar Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 258574 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Device: Too many eReaders, One annoyed wife.	My Mac install went smoothly. The one problem I have is when I plug in my 505, the software does not fully recognize it. It shows the icon in the left side menu but instead of being labeled "reader" it has the label "error" and I am unable to see the contents of my reader. Any suggestions?

08-26-2009, 09:37 AM	#160
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Maybe it has to do with Vista being awful?