09-08-2008, 04:32 PM | #1 |
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Hello. PRS-505 and a Mac
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The UK version of the Sony PRS-505 is my first eBook reader and I'm loving the technology! It's just wonderful to read from and the battery just goes on and on - I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time with it. I'm hoping there's a few other early adopters here in the UK and maybe even some of them with a Mac? If you are, then maybe you can help me with the Waterstones store? I've posted my problem in the Reader Troubleshooting forum (Help! DRMed books crashing the UK PRS-505 on a Mac), so head along there and make me even happier! Looking forward to chatting here. Mike. |
09-08-2008, 05:10 PM | #2 | |
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I am about to buy the Sony e-reader and I am UK based, I would like to know if I can use it on my Mac with some kind of software, I have read that Calibre would do it, but have been unable to download it, any advice would be much appreciated, bearing in mind that I am not a techy and not yet very good with the Mac as I have not long had a mac i'm also blonde! Which says it all. |
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09-12-2008, 08:05 AM | #3 | |
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The good news is that the Mac sees the Reader as just another storage device. Plug it in and it will appear on the Desktop. So it is possible to drag unDRMed books - such as those provided on the Sony CD, those from Gutenberg or feedbooks and so on, from your Mac, straight on to the Reader. Now, about the Waterstones store. I haven't got my Reader to talk to it as yet, but others have - so if you pop along to this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28883 You will see instructions on how to get the Reader working with the Waterstones store. You will need access to Microsoft Windows to get things started, but that's not too hard these days. |
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09-12-2008, 08:52 AM | #4 |
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Just a note to say that personally I've so far had no problems with my mac and sony talking to each other; however, it's a Sony 500 I own, not 505, and mine is the older, pre-Intel model of ibook and mac-mini. That may make a difference. Also, my Sony does not appear on my mac desktop when it's plugged in - but shows up very nicely in the free calibre software, which I use in lieu of the official Windows-only Sony software.
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