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libraryaddict · 07-26-2011, 06:57 PM

My Sony PRS-505 has died. Cracked substrate, apparently, and it will cost more to repair than to replace. I loved it, but it was only two years old, so I'm not terribly impressed with the durability. I'm thinking of switching to a Kindle - partly for the wifi, partly because the screen seems good. BUT

- I have quite a large library of epub and Adobe files. Could I convert it using Calibre? Is it difficult?
- Would the Kindle be any more durable?
- I don't really like the idea of being tied to Amazon as a bookseller

Has anybody here made the switch? Any advice?

Thank you!

(I know Sony has new models coming out in October, but I have a two week holiday in September, and I'd like a new reader before that!)

07-26-2011, 06:57 PM	#1
libraryaddict Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony? convince me	Switching from a Sony? My Sony PRS-505 has died. Cracked substrate, apparently, and it will cost more to repair than to replace. I loved it, but it was only two years old, so I'm not terribly impressed with the durability. I'm thinking of switching to a Kindle - partly for the wifi, partly because the screen seems good. BUT - I have quite a large library of epub and Adobe files. Could I convert it using Calibre? Is it difficult? - Would the Kindle be any more durable? - I don't really like the idea of being tied to Amazon as a bookseller Has anybody here made the switch? Any advice? Thank you! (I know Sony has new models coming out in October, but I have a two week holiday in September, and I'd like a new reader before that!)