PRS-900 Would I need the library software?

ziegl027 · 01-08-2010, 01:44 PM

If I get a 900, would I need to install the Sony library software on my computer at all? If I want to buy from the Sony store, I can do so from the unit itself. And I've heard so much to indicate that Calibre beats the pants off of the Sony software as far as management.

Dutchreader · 01-08-2010, 02:42 PM

I just got the 900 myself and indeed you can tranfer Ebooks onto the 900 directly from the Sony store.
However if you want to upload your own content (pdf, doc etc.) you still need the software that comes with the unit to be able to do so.
I have several of my own documents that I want to transfer over, so I did.

I just also installed ADE on my PC in order to download / read / transfer Ebooks from my local library onto my 900, which also seems to work just fine.

ziegl027 · 01-08-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutchreader

However if you want to upload your own content (pdf, doc etc.) you still need the software that comes with the unit to be able to do so.
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I thought Calibre could do this?

Dutchreader · 01-08-2010, 03:16 PM

Well you might be correct there. I just have not been able to try that step yet .....

mgmueller · 01-08-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ziegl027

I thought Calibre could do this?

Yes, it does. And you even can do it manually (drag and drop). You only have to register your reader with Adobe Digital Editions once (eBook library from Sony uses that very seem registration) for being able to read DRMed content (ePUB and PDF).

JSWolf · 01-08-2010, 03:36 PM

You need Reader Library to be able to purchase eBooks from Sony. And that includes the free ones.

Kolenka · 01-08-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

You need Reader Library to be able to purchase eBooks from Sony. And that includes the free ones.

Not on the 900... you can create an account and purchase straight from the device over 3G.

gwynevans · 01-08-2010, 04:08 PM

You might need it to borrow from online libraries but that's probably also possible via Adobe's ADE - other than that it's not actually needed, although might be useful if you made annotations on the device, as you could then (AIUI) view them on the desktop machine.

JSWolf · 01-08-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolenka

Not on the 900... you can create an account and purchase straight from the device over 3G.

This is true. I did forget about that.

So basically, you don't need the software. But you do need Reader Library or Calibre in order to manage collections.

HarryT · 01-09-2010, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

This is true. I did forget about that.

So basically, you don't need the software. But you do need Reader Library or Calibre in order to manage collections.

If you choose to use collections. I've never bothered with them myself.

ziegl027 · 01-09-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

If you choose to use collections. I've never bothered with them myself.

"Collections" are like folders, right? A filing system? This would be pretty vital for me. Not for my casual reading but for articles I need to refer to from time to time.

RonF · 01-09-2010, 11:11 AM

Coorect, like a folder system. The collections run off the tags that the books have and a single book can appear in more than one collection. If you tag a book with Thriller and Fiction, it will appear in both folders on the reader.

dsvick · 01-11-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by gwynevans

You might need it to borrow from online libraries but that's probably also possible via Adobe's ADE - other than that it's not actually needed, although might be useful if you made annotations on the device, as you could then (AIUI) view them on the desktop machine.

I think you're right on both counts, you dont need the Sony software to get books from the library, but you'll need it if you want to print notes, annotations you've made.

Don't you also need the Sony software to load MP3s and audiobooks? I dont think Calibre does this.

HarryT · 01-11-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Don't you also need the Sony software to load MP3s and audiobooks? I dont think Calibre does this.

MP3's you can just drag and drop onto the Reader with Windows Explorer. No need to use EBL.

Kolenka · 01-11-2010, 11:57 AM

Like the earlier models, the Sony is mostly a mass storage device when you plug it into a USB port. That means you can copy over eBooks/MP3s/etc manually as a last resort.

01-08-2010, 01:44 PM	#1
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	Would I need the library software? If I get a 900, would I need to install the Sony library software on my computer at all? If I want to buy from the Sony store, I can do so from the unit itself. And I've heard so much to indicate that Calibre beats the pants off of the Sony software as far as management.

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01-08-2010, 02:42 PM	#2
Dutchreader Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 36 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Daily EReader	I just got the 900 myself and indeed you can tranfer Ebooks onto the 900 directly from the Sony store. However if you want to upload your own content (pdf, doc etc.) you still need the software that comes with the unit to be able to do so. I have several of my own documents that I want to transfer over, so I did. I just also installed ADE on my PC in order to download / read / transfer Ebooks from my local library onto my 900, which also seems to work just fine.

01-08-2010, 03:16 PM	#4
Dutchreader Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 36 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Daily EReader	Well you might be correct there. I just have not been able to try that step yet .....

01-08-2010, 03:36 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,896 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You need Reader Library to be able to purchase eBooks from Sony. And that includes the free ones.

01-08-2010, 04:08 PM	#8
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	You might need it to borrow from online libraries but that's probably also possible via Adobe's ADE - other than that it's not actually needed, although might be useful if you made annotations on the device, as you could then (AIUI) view them on the desktop machine.

01-09-2010, 11:11 AM	#12
RonF Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 306 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY Device: Sony PRS-300, K3 WiFi, K4 NT, PW2	Coorect, like a folder system. The collections run off the tags that the books have and a single book can appear in more than one collection. If you tag a book with Thriller and Fiction, it will appear in both folders on the reader.

01-11-2010, 11:57 AM	#15
Kolenka <Insert Wit Here> Posts: 1,017 Karma: 1275899 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Puget Sound Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Forma	Like the earlier models, the Sony is mostly a mass storage device when you plug it into a USB port. That means you can copy over eBooks/MP3s/etc manually as a last resort.

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