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ilovejedd · 12-18-2011, 10:59 PM

I bought my PRS-350 on sale earlier this year after asking for feedback from MobileRead users. I've never read a review on the PRS-350 from a tech site prior to purchasing which is quite unusual for me. For some reason I started looking up PRS-350 reviews today and boy, am I glad I hadn't read them beforehand. Most of the review sites gave the PRS-350 a rating of 3.5 or so. Pretty much all of the reviews were from the perspective of a "techie" and not that of a "reader". Most were dinging it based on lack of 3G/Wi-Fi and web browser while ignoring features such as collections (which, as someone with a large library, is quite invaluable). Very few made mention that despite the fact that you don't get instant access to the Sony ebook store (ala-Kindle), the PRS-350 supports other ebook stores carrying ebooks in Adobe ePub or PDF.

Same as a lot of PRS-350 owners on MobileRead, I'm very, very happy with it. Happy enough to have bought extras for backup. Really glad I went straight to MobileRead for opinions instead of reading "expert" reviews.

12-18-2011, 10:59 PM	#1
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Reviews I bought my PRS-350 on sale earlier this year after asking for feedback from MobileRead users. I've never read a review on the PRS-350 from a tech site prior to purchasing which is quite unusual for me. For some reason I started looking up PRS-350 reviews today and boy, am I glad I hadn't read them beforehand. Most of the review sites gave the PRS-350 a rating of 3.5 or so. Pretty much all of the reviews were from the perspective of a "techie" and not that of a "reader". Most were dinging it based on lack of 3G/Wi-Fi and web browser while ignoring features such as collections (which, as someone with a large library, is quite invaluable). Very few made mention that despite the fact that you don't get instant access to the Sony ebook store (ala-Kindle), the PRS-350 supports other ebook stores carrying ebooks in Adobe ePub or PDF. Same as a lot of PRS-350 owners on MobileRead, I'm very, very happy with it. Happy enough to have bought extras for backup. Really glad I went straight to MobileRead for opinions instead of reading "expert" reviews.