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Old 08-19-2008, 01:10 PM   #3
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Hi John,
Welcome to MobiRead.
Great site, great people on this forum. Peoples questions and contributions are always welcomed.

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Originally Posted by jnousis View Post
Ideally I would love to be able to synchronize my rss feeds as well but anyway I believe sony will cover almost all my requirements.
There are two technologies that really help sync rss, three really but SONY's software is alwasy so terrible.

First you can use Calibre. Though this is not automatic, but with one click of a button you can download and copy it to your device.

The next option is FeedBooks. On their FeedBooks news page you can resister to receive ANY RSS feed, they have canned solutions, and you can also add your own. It will download a format of your choice PDF/ePub.
To Auto-Sync your RSS feeds download their executable.


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I also saw that many people compare these devices with mobile phones like iphone or treo. What I wanted to mention for that case is that e-ink technology should not be compared to any backlit/tft/lcd technology. If you are on a PC all day and then you need to take a break to read a book, your eyes won't relax if there is a backlit. I saw many people referring to ebook readers as "book replacements" and that's the whole meaning. I do have an iphone and I can hardly read more than 1 hour without getting my eyes tired not to mention the small screen size. On the other hand I can easily read a book for 2,3 or 4 hours.
Are you basing this comment on medical reasons or just personal preference?

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