505, memory cards and Mac

samread · 01-03-2009, 08:25 AM

Hi! Perhaps someone can help me with a Mac problem. My 505 was initially registered on a PC. Now, using my Mac, I have bought ebooks from Waterstones online and have copied them to an SD memory card. I thought that putting the card in the reader should display the books - but it doesn't. Is there a way of doing this?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Alfy · 01-03-2009, 11:35 AM

Yes there is: don't copy them on your SD card, but on the main storage, in the folder called Digital Editions, and it should work fine.

You CAN try to creat such a folder on your SD Card, but I've never tried it myself. Bottom line, you need a special folder for these files.

samread · 01-03-2009, 12:02 PM

The main storage of what? Do you mean from the Mac directly to the reader?

Alfy · 01-04-2009, 08:14 AM

Yep. The Sony reader has internal storage in addition to being able to accept SD cards. On my Mac, when I plug the reader in, it mounts a disk called "SONY READER". If you open it, and if you have already authorised the device on a PC once, you will find the "Digital Editions" folder.

01-03-2009, 08:25 AM	#1
samread Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: 505	505, memory cards and Mac Hi! Perhaps someone can help me with a Mac problem. My 505 was initially registered on a PC. Now, using my Mac, I have bought ebooks from Waterstones online and have copied them to an SD memory card. I thought that putting the card in the reader should display the books - but it doesn't. Is there a way of doing this? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

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01-03-2009, 11:35 AM	#2
Alfy Liseur de Bonne Aventure Posts: 374 Karma: 2176666 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: PRS T1	Yes there is: don't copy them on your SD card, but on the main storage, in the folder called Digital Editions, and it should work fine. You CAN try to creat such a folder on your SD Card, but I've never tried it myself. Bottom line, you need a special folder for these files.

01-03-2009, 12:02 PM	#3
samread Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: 505	The main storage of what? Do you mean from the Mac directly to the reader?

01-04-2009, 08:14 AM	#4
Alfy Liseur de Bonne Aventure Posts: 374 Karma: 2176666 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: PRS T1	Yep. The Sony reader has internal storage in addition to being able to accept SD cards. On my Mac, when I plug the reader in, it mounts a disk called "SONY READER". If you open it, and if you have already authorised the device on a PC once, you will find the "Digital Editions" folder.

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