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skypilotpete · 09-29-2011, 08:22 PM

I use the Sony PRS-350, mainly for epubs and a few searchable pdfs. I am very disappointed with the search function within books. If I search for a word that I know is there, the search function will only find it if I am searching from a position in the book before the occurrence of the word. If I search from a position after the word, I get a message saying "word not found, do you want to search from the beginning?" I select "Yes" and a message comes up at the bottom of the screen saying "searching...", but nothing happens. I have left this running for a very long time, but still nothing happens - and it is not a long book. If I search for the word when I am actually located at the beginning of the document, the word is found almost instantly. This is very frustrating, as I want to use the reader for study purposes, and the absence of a decent search function makes that impossible.

Does anyone else with a PRS 350 use the search function successfully, and is there any way to get it working correctly?

09-29-2011, 08:22 PM	#1
skypilotpete Member Posts: 24 Karma: 590 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Device: Prs 350	Search function not working correctly I use the Sony PRS-350, mainly for epubs and a few searchable pdfs. I am very disappointed with the search function within books. If I search for a word that I know is there, the search function will only find it if I am searching from a position in the book before the occurrence of the word. If I search from a position after the word, I get a message saying "word not found, do you want to search from the beginning?" I select "Yes" and a message comes up at the bottom of the screen saying "searching...", but nothing happens. I have left this running for a very long time, but still nothing happens - and it is not a long book. If I search for the word when I am actually located at the beginning of the document, the word is found almost instantly. This is very frustrating, as I want to use the reader for study purposes, and the absence of a decent search function makes that impossible. Does anyone else with a PRS 350 use the search function successfully, and is there any way to get it working correctly?