Hi entendedping, I own the Sony Pocket Edition and have just got a Nook so can compare the two side by side as it where.
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1) can you really place the device in your pocket? I know I could technically get even a kindle 2 in my pocket but no way you could actually walk around with it like that as a pocketable reader....but is the "pocket" reader really pocketable?
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As long as it's not in a case, it can slip mine into my back jeans pocket. I have the slip case it came with and one with a light that sony sells, with either of these it becomes a little too big to fit in a pocket, although with the slip case it can just about fit in a suit jacket pocket.
I suppose if you wear those kind of Berghaus/Regatta jackets it will fit easily.
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2) does it have table of contents enabled for pdf? I can't believe that my kindle dx does not have that and whatever I buy will have to have that for certain.
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PDF is an achilles heal of the Sony, I had bought a number of books in PDF before I got the reader and the rendering is mainly shocking. I tend to read in 'Medium' size which mucks up tables. Many PDF ebooks I have are actually just the print file and include the little page guides so the image is tiny.
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) can I read my oreilly books on it? I know I can't read many of my kindle books but it can read the epub that I see I have available to me in my online oreilly collection...right?
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Sony supports EPUB which is it's de facto now, assuming the books are either DRM free, or DRM's with Adobe Digital Editions you can view them. I'm not familiar with the online oreilly stuff.. sorry
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) I only have an ubuntu computer...is it a real pain, do I need some windows software to put book on it? or can I just drag and drop like I do the .mobi books I have from oreilly on my kindle (yea I know I'd not be dragging and dropping the .mobi, perhaps pdf or epub).
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Drag and drop works fine except for Adobe Digital Editions which have a special folder and require you to authorise your machine. Not sure about ADE on Linux, some guy across at BeBook has got it working using Crossover Professional. YMMV.
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) can I click and zoom on the code (or whatever it is called) like I can on the kindle and kindle dx to expand code in technical books? I know its is a stretch reading the zoomed code on the kindle 2 (even can be hard on the dx) and if I did not have that ability on the smaller 5 inch, It would not even make sense to try to read the oreilly books I own.
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The PRS300 has three Zoom levels with a dedicated button on the front for that.
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) finally does anyone here own the device? how does the screen (things like readability outside) compare to the kindle. how different is a 5 inch screen vs a 6 inch like on the kindle 2. Is it in reality a massive difference once you actually use the device?
thanks very much for listening. I think I need 2 ereaders...one big (like the dx) and one really portable like the sony...I just don't know if reading is actually feasible on a device that size...
thanks again for listening....
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I love my Pocket Edition, it just feels quality in the hand, the screen is great, the battery lasts for ages and I can pop it in my pocket.
Having experienced the larger screen of the nook (although I find it a bit more reflective than the Sony) I can see the benefit, plus the nook has 5 levels of zoom. I tend to change the pages quickly on the Sony, as there is less text obviously on each screen.
The Sony is a quality bit of kit, but the features list is basic. If you can get both do, although I think for the technical documents you will struggle.
Just my thoughts