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dhbailey · 01-26-2008, 08:35 AM

I think the total number of devices which can be authorized to an account at the Sony Connect web-site is 6 (if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me!) which can be any combination of computers and readers. The reader is not linked to a specific computer, but of course the computer it tries to communicate with the Connect store needs to be authorized, since the content is downloaded to the Connect software on the computer and then later transferred to the reader as you wish.

I see no need for your wife to authorize it first while she's in the US, other than to make it easier for her to download the bonus books you want.

For books which Fictionwise doesn't have in Sony format, you can purchase the LIT format version and then use programs which are discussed in other threads here to strip the DRM from the LIT file, and then use LibPrs500 to convert to LRF format.

For the charger, buy the less expensive Sony PSP charger, since it is the same and works just fine. You can even buy a car charger for about $20, if you'll be travelling a lot and won't be near reliable electrical sources at night.

In the box you get the reader and a cover and the USB cable. No Memory Stick, no charger. The 505 can read up to 8GB memory sticks and only up to 2GB SD cards. Be forewarned, though, that using the memory stick and/or the SD card will run the battery down faster, and will also slow things down on the reader after you get a certain number of books on the memory stick and/or the SD card.

While it will be possible to put many thousands of books on an 8GB memory stick, it can seriously deteriorate your reading experience, and many people on this forum don't use memory cards at all for just that reason.

Depending on the type of reading you plan on doing, you can put several hundred essentially text files on the reader itself without need for memory card, which should be more than enough for all but the longest travels. (we're talking months and months -- a typical vacation of 1 to 3 weeks will certainly be fine with book you can load into the internal memory of the reader without memory cards.)

Enjoy! I can't imagine how I got along without it since I'm having a blast reading many fine books available through Project Gutenberg and not available in print anywhere.

01-26-2008, 08:35 AM	#2
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	I think the total number of devices which can be authorized to an account at the Sony Connect web-site is 6 (if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me!) which can be any combination of computers and readers. The reader is not linked to a specific computer, but of course the computer it tries to communicate with the Connect store needs to be authorized, since the content is downloaded to the Connect software on the computer and then later transferred to the reader as you wish. I see no need for your wife to authorize it first while she's in the US, other than to make it easier for her to download the bonus books you want. For books which Fictionwise doesn't have in Sony format, you can purchase the LIT format version and then use programs which are discussed in other threads here to strip the DRM from the LIT file, and then use LibPrs500 to convert to LRF format. For the charger, buy the less expensive Sony PSP charger, since it is the same and works just fine. You can even buy a car charger for about $20, if you'll be travelling a lot and won't be near reliable electrical sources at night. In the box you get the reader and a cover and the USB cable. No Memory Stick, no charger. The 505 can read up to 8GB memory sticks and only up to 2GB SD cards. Be forewarned, though, that using the memory stick and/or the SD card will run the battery down faster, and will also slow things down on the reader after you get a certain number of books on the memory stick and/or the SD card. While it will be possible to put many thousands of books on an 8GB memory stick, it can seriously deteriorate your reading experience, and many people on this forum don't use memory cards at all for just that reason. Depending on the type of reading you plan on doing, you can put several hundred essentially text files on the reader itself without need for memory card, which should be more than enough for all but the longest travels. (we're talking months and months -- a typical vacation of 1 to 3 weeks will certainly be fine with book you can load into the internal memory of the reader without memory cards.) Enjoy! I can't imagine how I got along without it since I'm having a blast reading many fine books available through Project Gutenberg and not available in print anywhere.