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solitarywolf · 12-03-2007, 07:49 PM

1. I have the Sony 500 and would prefer to upgrade to the 505, when I can because I have enjoyed my experience with my 500.

2. The look is more appealing to me.

3. I am a SONY lover

4. I want to read books. Keyboards and making notes has no bearing for me.

5. I like the ability to convert any text into the Reader format and read it.

6. Of the 90,000 titles that Amazon has, how many do they have of the books I read? Not many I can tell you. I also seek out books that are no longer in print or hard to find. Believe it or not, you can find these titles on the internet in a text form. For example, Martin Pipin in the Apple Orchard.

7. I dont want to download a book on the spot when I have almost 200 loaded and ready to read.

8. When I decided to buy the Reader, I wanted to touch and see it first. $399 for the Kindle is a lot to pay and wait to see later to find you're not happy with it.

-Seth Williams
San Francisco, CA

12-03-2007, 07:49 PM	#74
solitarywolf Ink Drinker Posts: 224 Karma: 347666 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle 2021, Ipad Pro, iPhone Pro	1. I have the Sony 500 and would prefer to upgrade to the 505, when I can because I have enjoyed my experience with my 500. 2. The look is more appealing to me. 3. I am a SONY lover 4. I want to read books. Keyboards and making notes has no bearing for me. 5. I like the ability to convert any text into the Reader format and read it. 6. Of the 90,000 titles that Amazon has, how many do they have of the books I read? Not many I can tell you. I also seek out books that are no longer in print or hard to find. Believe it or not, you can find these titles on the internet in a text form. For example, Martin Pipin in the Apple Orchard. 7. I dont want to download a book on the spot when I have almost 200 loaded and ready to read. 8. When I decided to buy the Reader, I wanted to touch and see it first. $399 for the Kindle is a lot to pay and wait to see later to find you're not happy with it. -Seth Williams San Francisco, CA Last edited by solitarywolf; 12-03-2007 at 07:53 PM.