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Originally Posted by BobLenx
Actually I haven't purchased any eBooks from Sony or anyone else for my 505 - nor do I plan to. Everything I have is free from a variety of sources. When I want to read a book that is not yet out of copyright, I hit the library. Free is good. The advantage to the 505 is that I can download all those magnificent novels from the 18th and 19th century authors who really knew how to craft a lengthy intriguing novel with fascinating characters and plots.
Bob
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I agree with you, Bob; 19th century fiction is one of my main interests, and the beauty of an eBook reader is that there are vastly
more such novels available as eBooks than can be easily obtained in print - exactly the reverse of the situation with modern books. Eg, one of my favourite authors is Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Go to any modern bookshop and you'll probably find two of his novels available - "King Solomon's Mines" and "She". His entire works (60+ novels) are, however, available as eBooks (and are downloadable from this site!).