How does selling a 505 work?

FligMupple · 10-11-2009, 10:13 PM

I would like to sell my red 505. I have purchased around 50 books for it through the sony site. Is there any way for the buyer to be able to get and use those books? I know they can initially (if I put them all on the 505), but what happens when they de/reregister the unit with their own account?... and is moving a reader to an entirely new account even possible?

Patricia · 10-11-2009, 10:17 PM

Once the reader is authorised to their account then your DRM'd books from Sony will vanish.
Yes, readers can be moved to different accounts.
Open Ebook Library; go to "My Account" and towards the bottom there's a place where you can authorise/deauthorise devices.

pepak · 10-12-2009, 01:25 AM

It would be easiest to sell the reader to a person who can't use Sony Store anyway due to regional restrictions.

Maggie May · 10-12-2009, 05:07 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

Once the reader is authorised to their account then your DRM'd books from Sony will vanish.
Yes, readers can be moved to different accounts.
Open Ebook Library; go to "My Account" and towards the bottom there's a place where you can authorise/deauthorise devices.

Patricia,

A quick question. If I had a PRS505 and wanted to give it to a friend.
Would I have to deauthorise it from my computer first, or would my friend deauthorise it from her computer. Thanks.

Slan
Mag.

HarryT · 10-12-2009, 05:15 AM

You deauthorise it from your computer.

Maggie May · 10-12-2009, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

You deauthorise it from your computer.

Thanks a million Harry.

Slan
Mag.

10-11-2009, 10:13 PM	#1
FligMupple Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 192 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle DX	How does selling a 505 work? I would like to sell my red 505. I have purchased around 50 books for it through the sony site. Is there any way for the buyer to be able to get and use those books? I know they can initially (if I put them all on the 505), but what happens when they de/reregister the unit with their own account?... and is moving a reader to an entirely new account even possible?

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Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Once the reader is authorised to their account then your DRM'd books from Sony will vanish. Yes, readers can be moved to different accounts. Open Ebook Library; go to "My Account" and towards the bottom there's a place where you can authorise/deauthorise devices.

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pepak Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 4150 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T3, Kobo Libra H2O	It would be easiest to sell the reader to a person who can't use Sony Store anyway due to regional restrictions.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You deauthorise it from your computer.

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