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Originally Posted by Poppaea
As you can name the collections every name you want them to, it can be set up like you would with a folder structure, too. It is simply just a matter of being organized in Calibre.
The reason why the Nook is cheaper is it is a Simple Touch Reader. It has simple functions but no finesse.
And the 650 has been in stock constantly since the end of April at the SonyStoreWebsite. I'd rather you'd stop spreading false informations!!!! It is the second time today I read you making the untrue claim they are not to be found.
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The Nook is NOT 'Simple' compared to the Sony, it just has different features.
Yes, the Sony's do have a half-assed Landscape mode (that Sony never bothered to make work correctly) and marginally better PDF handling.
But the Nook has the ability to override EPUB document settings, with user selectable Fonts and Line Spacing, which gives it much better EPUB handling.
Let's see, I have about 1500 EPUBs on my Sony, and about a dozen PDFs, so which should I consider more useful?
The Sony PRS-650 has a MP3 player that most folks rarely, if ever, use. (because it will suck down your battery in hours instead of weeks)
The Nook Touch has WiFi access which allows direct purchase of books -PLUS- a better store to purchase them from -PLUS- access to GMail, Facebook, and Twitter. (yes I know that Barnes and Nobel isn't available outside the U.S. without jumping through some hoops, but neither is the Sony Store).
And organizing by 'tags' or 'collections' is NOT the same as organizing by folders, because folders are hierarchal (folders can go inside other folders, but collections can't go inside other collections).
The Nooks now do BOTH 'collections' (shelves) -AND- folder navigation.
And YES there is some value to having
both of these, which is why this feature was added to PRS+
(but you shouldn't have to risk hacking your reader to have this feature, and with the Nook you don't)
So, given a fair comparison, the Nook certainly isn't more 'Simple' than the Sony, in some respects it's actually more sophisticated, and in others it's just different.
And as far as availability of the Sony PRS-650 goes . . .
Not everybody wants a putrid-pink PRS-650
And the PRS-650B, in black, remains chronically in short supply and much harder to find.