Hi from Hampshire, England - waiting for my 505 to arrive

Buxton · 10-08-2009, 09:54 PM

After watching the play.com price bounce up and down over the last couple of months, I've decided to grab a Sony Reader PRS-505 while they have them at £160. Still waiting on delivery as I only placed the order last night.

As there seems to be a wealth of experience about the 505, hardware, converting files for it, modding/hacking it, it seemed sensible that I sign up to the forum fully so I can join in fully.

Plus, the community-uploaded versions of public-domain stuff looks like an excellent way to catch up on a lot of stuff that I "really should have read already". I'm downloading a small heap of those so I'm ready to go as soon as it arrives.

neilmarr · 10-09-2009, 03:49 AM

Good to have your company, Buxton. You'll love that wee machine; from all I've seen and read, maybe the best on the market right now (far superior to the new international Kindle for a whole heap of good reasons, I think). A word of advice: persuade someone to get you a posh leather PRS-505 cover for Christmas. Costs around $30. It instantly turns the reader into something that looks, feels and smells like the most beautiful hardback you can dream of. The cover has somehow doubled by reader enjoyment. Cheers. Neil

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-09-2009, 08:58 AM

Welcome to MR!

MickeyC · 10-09-2009, 12:20 PM

Hi Buxton and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a 505 since Jan 08 and really like it. Be sure and let us know when yours arrives.

10-08-2009, 09:54 PM	#1
Buxton Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hampshire, England Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi from Hampshire, England - waiting for my 505 to arrive After watching the play.com price bounce up and down over the last couple of months, I've decided to grab a Sony Reader PRS-505 while they have them at £160. Still waiting on delivery as I only placed the order last night. As there seems to be a wealth of experience about the 505, hardware, converting files for it, modding/hacking it, it seemed sensible that I sign up to the forum fully so I can join in fully. Plus, the community-uploaded versions of public-domain stuff looks like an excellent way to catch up on a lot of stuff that I "really should have read already". I'm downloading a small heap of those so I'm ready to go as soon as it arrives.

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10-09-2009, 03:49 AM	#2
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Buxton. You'll love that wee machine; from all I've seen and read, maybe the best on the market right now (far superior to the new international Kindle for a whole heap of good reasons, I think). A word of advice: persuade someone to get you a posh leather PRS-505 cover for Christmas. Costs around $30. It instantly turns the reader into something that looks, feels and smells like the most beautiful hardback you can dream of. The cover has somehow doubled by reader enjoyment. Cheers. Neil

10-09-2009, 08:58 AM	#3
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome to MR!

10-09-2009, 12:20 PM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Buxton and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a 505 since Jan 08 and really like it. Be sure and let us know when yours arrives.

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