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I just got my first ereader, a Sony PRS-350. Thanks to postings on this site, I found out about a great deal (that included a free cover) from PC Richard, though it took close to a month for it to arrive (they were back ordered). I have several questions, probably too many for one post, but I figure I let anyone respond to anything they like.

1. When I charged the reader for the first time, the charging process kept stopping with a message if I received this message repeatedly to call customer service. I was in and out of my apartment much of that day and thought my PC going to sleep was causing the recharging stoppage. I woke my PC up and the charging would begin again. However, when I was home for the evening and could monitor it, I noticed the charging was stopping even when the PC was not asleep. I disconnected and opened the reader and even though it had been indicating that it wasn’t fully charged, I had 4 full bars. Customer service offered to send me another USB cable, but I’m curious if anyone has had a similar situation. Also, does the recharging have a “memory,” so I should wait to recharge until it’s pretty low?

2. I’ve read a lot of posts about people who prefer Calibre to the Sony Library, but I’m not really getting a picture of what people don’t like about the Library. I know there are syncing issues, but I won’t be using that feature. If I decide to use Calibre, do I bypass installing the Library all together or do I need to have both? For a few more days, I’m just enjoying the preloaded Pride and Prejudice which somehow I’ve never read -- but I already have my short list of what I want to load once I decide between Sony or Calibre.

3. Is there anytime when it is more efficient to use sleep mode rather than to shut down the reader completely or is sleep mode just convenience? It seems to boot up so quickly when it’s fully turned off I can’t see why you wouldn’t just shut it down between reads (or perhaps it’s so quick because I don’t have much loaded yet).

4. I’ve read (and can see) that the stylus is not the sturdiest. Will any stylus work? I saw one at Target made for ipads and wondered if that would do the job.

5. Many public domain titles come in many editions. On Amazon people review not only the book, but the quality of the particular edition, some seem to be pretty spotty. Is there a site or sites where people do a similar thing for non-Kindle editions? For example, I’m looking to get the ever popular complete Sherlock Holmes and would like to find some reviews as to which edition would be best.

Thanks for any and all suggestions and, as I’m sure these questions have all be asked countless times, feel free to link me to a previous thread I might have missed.

Happy Reading!