Calling all UK Sony Reader owners !!

dickon25 · 07-16-2008, 07:04 PM

Hi All,
I live in the UK and have recently acquired a Sony PRS-505. This site is the absolute best for advice and I'm slowly working my way through the file conversion minefield! However, I've got the usual non-US resident problem of not being able to buy from US eBook sites (why, oh why do they do that??!). I just wondered what other UK residents do for content?
So far, I've sourced stuff from Gutenberg, Diesel Books, Fictionwise etc but none of the sites I've seen have anywhere near the content available for the Kindle on amazon.com, particularly of recent books.
How do you all manage, please??

Thanks

macphersondh · 07-16-2008, 07:17 PM

I have a US resident friend who has registered his credit card on my account to use and I repay him via Paypal. Works well!

David

HarryT · 07-17-2008, 02:27 AM

There are a number of MR members (eg "Leaping Gnome") who very kindly offer to buy Sony Store gift vouchers for non-US people (you pay him for them by PayPal). The vouchers can be used by anyone.

The other option is to buy LIT books and convert them to Sony format. This is very easy, although possibly not entirely legal in the UK - the law is not clear.

simond · 07-17-2008, 05:14 AM

I tend to buy LIT books and convert them personally, I have in the past bought eReader books but obviously they don't have as nice formatting in the end

dickon25 · 07-17-2008, 12:20 PM

Thanks for the ideas; unfortunately, my US resident contact has now re-located again, so that's not an option. I'll probably stick to the file conversion route for the time being and hope that Waterstones will come up trumps in the autumn!!

Happy reading!!

Leaping Gnome · 07-18-2008, 10:04 PM

Just PM if you would like to purchase some Connect credit and we'll work it out, as Harry mentioned. At this point I have bought well over $10,000 in gift credit for MobileReaders.

EDIT: I just added it up because I was curious, over $19,000! I wonder if I am Sony's best customer.

stustaff · 07-19-2008, 08:53 AM

Thats amazing! shame you dont get loyalty points!

Lord KiRon · 07-21-2008, 09:30 AM

God !
You really BUY eBooks ?

Patricia · 07-21-2008, 09:52 AM

You wouldn't be suggesting that we violated a poor author's copyright, would you, Lord KiRon?

Lord KiRon · 07-21-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

You wouldn't be suggesting that we violated a poor author's copyright, would you, Lord KiRon?

Actually no idea.
I use public internet libraries , I guess it's their problem to distinguish (or somehow manage) copyrighted material from public domain.

Btw many of the books Sony sells in store are public domain so nobody have a rights for them (or what ever it phrased in specific country law since every country has different).

rarias12345 · 08-26-2008, 04:50 PM

I PM to Leaping Gnome, did what he said and now I can get some books. Overcomming the Sony Connect only-US law.

Many thanks to Leaping Gnome

bbusybookworm · 08-26-2008, 10:07 PM

One thing to keep in mind about the UK waterstones ebooks store.

The few waterstones employees I have spoken to have said that the prices will be close to UK Paperback book prices in most cases, and higher for new releases. So £6 to £8 pounds for most and higher for some.

I don't know about you, but buying from US based stores still looks like the best bet, with prices like this. They Might be wrong, and prices might be cheaper, but living in and with Rip off Britain, I'm not keeping my hopes up.

Peadar Ó Guilín · 08-27-2008, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbusybookworm

One thing to keep in mind about the UK waterstones ebooks store.

The few waterstones employees I have spoken to have said that the prices will be close to UK Paperback book prices in most cases, and higher for new releases. So £6 to £8 pounds for most and higher for some.

I don't know about you, but buying from US based stores still looks like the best bet, with prices like this. They Might be wrong, and prices might be cheaper, but living in and with Rip off Britain, I'm not keeping my hopes up.

That's disappointing. I'll keep buying from fictionwise for now.

HarryT · 08-28-2008, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord KiRon

Actually no idea.
I use public internet libraries , I guess it's their problem to distinguish (or somehow manage) copyrighted material from public domain.

What libraries are you referring to?

dickon25 · 08-28-2008, 02:57 PM

Harry, I wondered which public libraries as well, but, being a newbie, thought everyone would already know!

Since I started this thread I've been exploring further options and have found that Books on Board is one of the better sites - I download the Mobi version and crunch it through Calibre (which is brilliant!). The new PRS-505 upgrade for Adobe is useful too, but I'm not fully happy with having to use the Sony book library again and haven't yet been able to work out how to add downloads to Calibre. This means I've got two libraries on the go, which is not ideal!

Incidentally, I popped into my local Sony shop the other day and, amongst other things, asked them about when their Readers will be on sale (Sept 14th). The staff had a sample under the counter, still in its sealed box, but they barely knew what it was for! Let's hope they have a little training before they try and start selling the thing!!!

Regards,

07-16-2008, 07:04 PM	#1
dickon25 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 818 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505. Pocketbook Inkpad 840	Calling all UK Sony Reader owners !! Hi All, I live in the UK and have recently acquired a Sony PRS-505. This site is the absolute best for advice and I'm slowly working my way through the file conversion minefield! However, I've got the usual non-US resident problem of not being able to buy from US eBook sites (why, oh why do they do that??!). I just wondered what other UK residents do for content? So far, I've sourced stuff from Gutenberg, Diesel Books, Fictionwise etc but none of the sites I've seen have anywhere near the content available for the Kindle on amazon.com, particularly of recent books. How do you all manage, please?? Thanks

07-18-2008, 10:04 PM	#6
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Just PM if you would like to purchase some Connect credit and we'll work it out, as Harry mentioned. At this point I have bought well over $10,000 in gift credit for MobileReaders. EDIT: I just added it up because I was curious, over $19,000! I wonder if I am Sony's best customer. Last edited by Leaping Gnome; 07-18-2008 at 10:16 PM.

08-26-2008, 04:50 PM	#11
rarias12345 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony Reader	Finally I could by books from Sony I PM to Leaping Gnome, did what he said and now I can get some books. Overcomming the Sony Connect only-US law. Many thanks to Leaping Gnome

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07-16-2008, 07:17 PM	#2
macphersondh Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 340 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seoul, Tokyo, London. Device: Sony PRS505	I have a US resident friend who has registered his credit card on my account to use and I repay him via Paypal. Works well! David

07-17-2008, 02:27 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	There are a number of MR members (eg "Leaping Gnome") who very kindly offer to buy Sony Store gift vouchers for non-US people (you pay him for them by PayPal). The vouchers can be used by anyone. The other option is to buy LIT books and convert them to Sony format. This is very easy, although possibly not entirely legal in the UK - the law is not clear.

07-17-2008, 05:14 AM	#4
simond Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 1062755 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad, iPhone	I tend to buy LIT books and convert them personally, I have in the past bought eReader books but obviously they don't have as nice formatting in the end

07-17-2008, 12:20 PM	#5
dickon25 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 818 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505. Pocketbook Inkpad 840	Thanks for the ideas; unfortunately, my US resident contact has now re-located again, so that's not an option. I'll probably stick to the file conversion route for the time being and hope that Waterstones will come up trumps in the autumn!! Happy reading!!

07-19-2008, 08:53 AM	#7
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	Thats amazing! shame you dont get loyalty points!

07-21-2008, 09:30 AM	#8
Lord KiRon Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Kobo Forma	God ! You really BUY eBooks ?

07-21-2008, 09:52 AM	#9
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	You wouldn't be suggesting that we violated a poor author's copyright, would you, Lord KiRon?

08-26-2008, 10:07 PM	#12
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	One thing to keep in mind about the UK waterstones ebooks store. The few waterstones employees I have spoken to have said that the prices will be close to UK Paperback book prices in most cases, and higher for new releases. So £6 to £8 pounds for most and higher for some. I don't know about you, but buying from US based stores still looks like the best bet, with prices like this. They Might be wrong, and prices might be cheaper, but living in and with Rip off Britain, I'm not keeping my hopes up.

08-28-2008, 02:57 PM	#15
dickon25 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 818 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505. Pocketbook Inkpad 840	Harry, I wondered which public libraries as well, but, being a newbie, thought everyone would already know! Since I started this thread I've been exploring further options and have found that Books on Board is one of the better sites - I download the Mobi version and crunch it through Calibre (which is brilliant!). The new PRS-505 upgrade for Adobe is useful too, but I'm not fully happy with having to use the Sony book library again and haven't yet been able to work out how to add downloads to Calibre. This means I've got two libraries on the go, which is not ideal! Incidentally, I popped into my local Sony shop the other day and, amongst other things, asked them about when their Readers will be on sale (Sept 14th). The staff had a sample under the counter, still in its sealed box, but they barely knew what it was for! Let's hope they have a little training before they try and start selling the thing!!! Regards,

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