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electrocutus · 01-06-2010, 12:08 AM

Hi everyone,
I just recently discovered mobileread.com, and it's a great resource.
I recently joined the "e-ink" reader revolution and bought a Sony PRS-300 Reader. Before that, I had been reading ebooks for many years. I first started on a Palm Pilot over 10 years ago (remember CSpotRun?), moving through a succession of various Palm-powered devices over the years, eventually ending up on a Windows Mobile smartphone.
I really love the Sony Reader, although I miss the ability to read in the dark, but I'll take the extended bettery life over that.
My only issue so far with my Reader is that I have a fair amount of DRMed books I bought over the years, and I can't transfer them and read them on it.

Thanks!!!

Ervserver · 01-06-2010, 12:16 AM

Hello electrocutus

dreams · 01-06-2010, 01:21 AM

Welcome to MR, electrocutus!

Have fun with your new 300 and exploring the forums.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-06-2010, 05:25 AM

Welcome to MR!

kennyc · 01-06-2010, 06:53 AM

Welcome! What format are your drm'd books in? There are ways to strip drm from some if you are willing to do that. And as far as I'm concerned if you bought them and only intend to use them yourself, that is perfectly acceptable.

Stitchawl · 01-06-2010, 08:57 AM

Hi electrocutus, welcome to MobileRead forums!

What sort of books do you like to read? Will you share you favorite author?

Stitchawl

King Windom · 01-06-2010, 09:15 AM

Welcome. I also graduated from a Palm to the PRS-300. It's nice not to have to turn the page so often. DRM can, as mentioned above, be removed. The PDB format used on the Palm can also be converted to a Sony friendly format using Calibre. There is lots of great information from lots of great people to be found on this forum. Happy reading. Dan

MickeyC · 01-06-2010, 11:09 AM

Hi electrocutus and welcome to MobileRead. I used to read on an iPaq but, once I got my hands on a eInk device, I never looked back. And, as for light, there are plenty of clip-on lights available at reasonable prices

electrocutus · 01-11-2010, 05:48 PM

thanks for the welcoming notes :-)

The DRM'd books I have are in a couple of different formats: secure eReader and secure MOBI mostly... I've read most books I bought and probably don't care too much about converting them all, but there are a few I bought more recently that I hadn't had a chance to read before I saw the eInk light!!

As for my favourite authors, it's hard to tell. I love sci-fi and related genres, and Orson Scott Card and Neal Stephenson are among my favourites. However, since I got my Reader, I started checking out a few classics from my public library, and I've now read my first 2 Steinbeck novels... East of Eden was just amazing.

01-06-2010, 12:08 AM	#1
electrocutus Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 24 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Sony Reader PRS-300	veteran reader... Hi everyone, I just recently discovered mobileread.com, and it's a great resource. I recently joined the "e-ink" reader revolution and bought a Sony PRS-300 Reader. Before that, I had been reading ebooks for many years. I first started on a Palm Pilot over 10 years ago (remember CSpotRun?), moving through a succession of various Palm-powered devices over the years, eventually ending up on a Windows Mobile smartphone. I really love the Sony Reader, although I miss the ability to read in the dark, but I'll take the extended bettery life over that. My only issue so far with my Reader is that I have a fair amount of DRMed books I bought over the years, and I can't transfer them and read them on it. Thanks!!!

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01-06-2010, 12:16 AM	#2
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello electrocutus

01-06-2010, 01:21 AM	#3
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Welcome to MR, electrocutus! Have fun with your new 300 and exploring the forums.

01-06-2010, 05:25 AM	#4
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!

01-06-2010, 06:53 AM	#5
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Welcome! What format are your drm'd books in? There are ways to strip drm from some if you are willing to do that. And as far as I'm concerned if you bought them and only intend to use them yourself, that is perfectly acceptable.

01-06-2010, 08:57 AM	#6
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Hi electrocutus, welcome to MobileRead forums! What sort of books do you like to read? Will you share you favorite author? Stitchawl

01-06-2010, 09:15 AM	#7
King Windom Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Device: Sony PRS-300	Welcome. I also graduated from a Palm to the PRS-300. It's nice not to have to turn the page so often. DRM can, as mentioned above, be removed. The PDB format used on the Palm can also be converted to a Sony friendly format using Calibre. There is lots of great information from lots of great people to be found on this forum. Happy reading. Dan

01-06-2010, 11:09 AM	#8
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi electrocutus and welcome to MobileRead. I used to read on an iPaq but, once I got my hands on a eInk device, I never looked back. And, as for light, there are plenty of clip-on lights available at reasonable prices

01-11-2010, 05:48 PM	#9
electrocutus Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 24 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Sony Reader PRS-300	thanks for the welcoming notes :-) The DRM'd books I have are in a couple of different formats: secure eReader and secure MOBI mostly... I've read most books I bought and probably don't care too much about converting them all, but there are a few I bought more recently that I hadn't had a chance to read before I saw the eInk light!! As for my favourite authors, it's hard to tell. I love sci-fi and related genres, and Orson Scott Card and Neal Stephenson are among my favourites. However, since I got my Reader, I started checking out a few classics from my public library, and I've now read my first 2 Steinbeck novels... East of Eden was just amazing.

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