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Originally Posted by libraryaddict
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!)
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Durability:
As was stated already before, the glass substrate does brake, no matter, which company installed it in whatever device. However, a sturdy frame gives better protection and if I'm not mistaken, Sony is the company, which provides this asset by using a metal body, contrary to amazon, kobo and nook.
If the screen of your 505 broke after two years, a kindle/kobo/whatever-housed-in-plastic screen probably would have broken already much earlier.
Booksellers:
I buy books from various sources, including Amazon. They all go through calibre first: It's a great and simple-to-use tool to manage your books. I didn't even bother to register the sony to ADE. Apprentice Alf is your friend, if you don't want to be tied to any bookstore.
Screen Quality:
If you liked your 505 (just as I liked my Gen3), you will love any device with a pearl screen (the latest models of Amazon, Sony, Kobo and nook). The little discussion about screens - though it took a lot of space - is of minor relevance to the decision, you have to make.
I
have made the switch, though the other way around: Going from a Gen3 to a 350 and I love it.