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lubberts · 11-23-2007, 02:22 AM

My dad, my girlfriend and myself are all current sony reader users. My girlfriend is using my old prs 500 and my dad and I both got prs 505s when they were released (due to the untimely death of his, and my girlfriend's persistence that she couldn't have my "old one" unless I got a new one)
The problem is that we are all also Mac users. The headache for dedicated Mac users to switch between osx and windows through boot camp are plenty, which we have to do any time we want to buy sony reader content. When you add to that the fact that the sony reader software is so buggy and slooooow to use, the amount of stress derived from simply attempting to get books onto the readers is practically not worth it. I say practically because we all adore our readers despite the problems with the software. We are all avid readers, and any avid reader would be hard-pressed to hate an e-reader (after actually using one).
When my dad read online about the kindle reader's ability to download books from anywhere, and the fact that no computer software was necessary, he was sold. The fact that we can share the books we purchase (much more easily than with the reader), that the new releases and best sellers are cheaper than anywhere else (even than discount book stores), and that he could get newspapers and magazines automatically delivered without having to worry about waking up early enough to sync the reader before work, well that was all just icing on the cake!
This morning he whipped out his card, and we have 3 on the way for Christmas, to be delivered on or around December 10th. I couldn't be happier. The content that we have purchased for the sony reader is just water under the bridge I suppose, Most of the reading we do is from the webscriptions website anyway, and that can all come along for the ride.
So will I get one? Yes, we ordered 3!

11-23-2007, 02:22 AM	#41
lubberts Member Posts: 22 Karma: 54 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader 505, soon to be Kindle user!	My dad, my girlfriend and myself are all current sony reader users. My girlfriend is using my old prs 500 and my dad and I both got prs 505s when they were released (due to the untimely death of his, and my girlfriend's persistence that she couldn't have my "old one" unless I got a new one) The problem is that we are all also Mac users. The headache for dedicated Mac users to switch between osx and windows through boot camp are plenty, which we have to do any time we want to buy sony reader content. When you add to that the fact that the sony reader software is so buggy and slooooow to use, the amount of stress derived from simply attempting to get books onto the readers is practically not worth it. I say practically because we all adore our readers despite the problems with the software. We are all avid readers, and any avid reader would be hard-pressed to hate an e-reader (after actually using one). When my dad read online about the kindle reader's ability to download books from anywhere, and the fact that no computer software was necessary, he was sold. The fact that we can share the books we purchase (much more easily than with the reader), that the new releases and best sellers are cheaper than anywhere else (even than discount book stores), and that he could get newspapers and magazines automatically delivered without having to worry about waking up early enough to sync the reader before work, well that was all just icing on the cake! This morning he whipped out his card, and we have 3 on the way for Christmas, to be delivered on or around December 10th. I couldn't be happier. The content that we have purchased for the sony reader is just water under the bridge I suppose, Most of the reading we do is from the webscriptions website anyway, and that can all come along for the ride. So will I get one? Yes, we ordered 3!