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Forum: Which one should I buy? 02-14-2014, 04:18 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,369
Posted By Garry Lancaster
The eBookApplications firmware for the PRS-505...

The eBookApplications firmware for the PRS-505 does provide fully-justified ePubs, however. This is because it completely replaces the standard Sony software, rather than just make a few tweaks to...
Forum: Upload Help 02-12-2014, 09:57 AM
Replies: 1,060
Views: 260,617
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Download the PRS-300/505 firmware from here: ...

Download the PRS-300/505 firmware from here:

http://ebookapplications.com/downloads/

Then just extract the contents of the zip file to the internal memory of the PRS-505. You can also put your...
Forum: News 02-06-2014, 02:53 PM
Replies: 817
Views: 163,514
Posted By Garry Lancaster
That isn't what they say in the Datalogics...

That isn't what they say in the Datalogics presentation. RMSDK10 will be provided only as a binary library; they specifically mention that you have to remember to link against it.

They also stated...
Forum: Upload Help 02-05-2014, 08:20 AM
Replies: 1,060
Views: 260,617
Posted By Garry Lancaster
A good alternative to getting a new reader is to...

A good alternative to getting a new reader is to install the eBookApplications firmware on the PRS-505. This does include full justification for ePubs, plus fast and easy control of fonts and...
Forum: News 02-04-2014, 11:48 AM
Replies: 817
Views: 163,514
Posted By Garry Lancaster
I wonder how many of the independent ePub...

I wonder how many of the independent ePub retailers will actually switch to ACS5?

I can't really see what's in it for them, given that if they do this then a large proportion of their existing...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-07-2014, 01:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,574
Posted By Garry Lancaster
How do you do that? In the "My Books"...

How do you do that?

In the "My Books" section I can click on a gear icon on the book cover, but it only gives me "Archive" or "Delete" options. If I click on the book cover itself, it just takes...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-07-2014, 05:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,574
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Having now contacted support, it seems that this...

Having now contacted support, it seems that this is a general problem and it is not currently possible to download books from B&N. They suggested trying again in a couple of hours.
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 01-06-2014, 08:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,574
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Help - can't download first book purchase on Nook ST

Hi everyone,

I bought a Nook ST back in the summer for the bargain price of £30, but up until now have only read books on it that I'd previously purchased elsewhere.

Tonight, I decided to try...
Forum: Sony Reader 11-13-2011, 08:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,541
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Waterstones clearance PRS-350/PRS-650

If anyone in the UK's after a bargain PRS-350 or PRS-650, then Waterstones have some:

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/pages/new-readers/1918/

Pink or silver PRS-350 @ £89.99
Black or...
Forum: Sony Reader Dev Corner 11-12-2011, 08:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 14,048
Posted By Garry Lancaster
I have some epubs I couldn't get to use new...

I have some epubs I couldn't get to use new font-sizes, and eventually figured out the problem last night. These books were specifying various class properties, each with different styles, for <p>...
Forum: Sony Reader 11-10-2011, 05:55 AM
Replies: 244
Views: 88,503
Posted By Garry Lancaster
I would be very wary of buying any case from...

I would be very wary of buying any case from UltimateAddOns unless you know exactly what you're getting. I was interested in their leather sleeve "custom made for your Sony PRS 350" but according to...
Forum: Bookeen 11-07-2011, 11:28 AM
Replies: 77
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Views: 29,775
Posted By Garry Lancaster
If you google "cybook odyssey pixmania", you can...

If you google "cybook odyssey pixmania", you can get to a page which Pixmania have obviously removed, but is still cached by Google. This suggests a price of £140 inc VAT in the UK (ie a smidge more...
Forum: Sony Reader 11-01-2011, 06:45 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 20,349
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Well, admittedly the speed could be quite...

Well, admittedly the speed could be quite dependent on the size of the PDF. Mine are scanned in b&w (not greyscale), and a typical 200-300 page novel from hardback form (~22cmx14cm) weighs in at...
Forum: Sony Reader 11-01-2011, 03:54 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 20,349
Posted By Garry Lancaster
It's quite a recent innovation, I think - v2.0.13...

It's quite a recent innovation, I think - v2.0.13 came out mid-September.



Strange. On the 350, the speed for me is almost as good as ePubs - only fractionally (and hardly noticeably) slower....
Forum: Sony Reader 11-01-2011, 03:31 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 20,349
Posted By Garry Lancaster
I'd have to agree with this. I'm much happier...

I'd have to agree with this. I'm much happier with my 350 than with the PB360, even though the PocketBook did have some really nice features. Mine eventually broke, due (I believe) to a poor design...
Forum: Sony Reader 11-01-2011, 03:25 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 20,349
Posted By Garry Lancaster
The overlap is necessary for scanned-image type...

The overlap is necessary for scanned-image type books (of which I have quite a few), as the "half-page" boundary could occasionally split a line of text in half.

If you install PRS+ (v2.0.13 or...
Forum: Sony Reader 10-27-2011, 05:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,388
Posted By Garry Lancaster
You can certainly put them there if you like but,...

You can certainly put them there if you like but, as fafaforza says, the nice thing about the Sonys are that they will find the books wherever they are, so you can use whatever directory structure...
Forum: News 10-20-2011, 08:24 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 23,588
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Okay, I stand corrected, and the contrast will...

Okay, I stand corrected, and the contrast will hopefully not be affected. However, is it not possible that the coating adds reflection, and might still impact the display quality? Are there any...
Forum: News 10-20-2011, 07:47 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 23,588
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Looks interesting, but the main drawback appears...

Looks interesting, but the main drawback appears to be that it uses a capacitive touchscreen, rather than IR beam detection. This would put the quality of the screen on a par with the old Sony...
Forum: Sony Reader 10-14-2011, 08:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,828
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Glad to hear you've got it going again, Dawn! ...

Glad to hear you've got it going again, Dawn!

Garry
Forum: Library Management 10-12-2011, 07:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,205
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Ah yes, brilliant - thanks! I had been going...

Ah yes, brilliant - thanks! I had been going through editing individually.
Forum: Library Management 10-12-2011, 07:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,205
Posted By Garry Lancaster
Prevent covers from being downloaded?

Is it possible to prevent Calibre from searching for and downloading cover images when it is downloading metadata? I have a large number of scanned books which all have covers embedded within them,...
Forum: Sony Reader 10-12-2011, 01:02 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 10,367
Posted By Garry Lancaster
If you have (or can beg/borrow/steal) a Windows...

If you have (or can beg/borrow/steal) a Windows installation CD, you can download Oracle's VirtualBox, install windows into that and then run the PRS+ installer inside it.
Forum: Sony Reader 10-11-2011, 04:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,828
Posted By Garry Lancaster
I had almost exactly the same experience as you a...

I had almost exactly the same experience as you a couple of months ago. I'd dug out the PRS-505 (having been using the 350 exclusively for a while), found I couldn't get the battery to hold a charge,...
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