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Elsi · 09-07-2008, 12:27 PM

OK -- I know that the MobiPocket Download Guide was created in response to an unauthorized edition and was geared toward the Kindle user who has the ability to download directly into the device via the WhisperNet facility.

But, I find myself using it as a generalized catalog of just the MobiPocket books. Now that I have a Sony Reader as well, I want a Sony Download Guide.

Here's my rationale -- the online interface is too difficult to filter. Here's an example. Start by selecting "Sony BBeB (LRF)" from the E-Books pull-down in the blue bar. You get a page with just LRF-format books. It's too tedious to page 4 pages ahead at a time to get to the Ns which start on the 59th of the 88 pages, so click on the "N" in the guide at the top of the page. Oops! Now you're back to a listing of all the formats.

Having a guide for the Sony-format books means that I will not have the catalog cluttered with other formats. I would be able to browse titles and descriptions with my Sony Reader. And, even though I can't "order" and download directly into the Reader, I can plan what I'd like to download the next time I'm online.

A book about books seems goodness to me.

09-07-2008, 12:27 PM	#1
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Download Guide OK -- I know that the MobiPocket Download Guide was created in response to an unauthorized edition and was geared toward the Kindle user who has the ability to download directly into the device via the WhisperNet facility. But, I find myself using it as a generalized catalog of just the MobiPocket books. Now that I have a Sony Reader as well, I want a Sony Download Guide. Here's my rationale -- the online interface is too difficult to filter. Here's an example. Start by selecting "Sony BBeB (LRF)" from the E-Books pull-down in the blue bar. You get a page with just LRF-format books. It's too tedious to page 4 pages ahead at a time to get to the Ns which start on the 59th of the 88 pages, so click on the "N" in the guide at the top of the page. Oops! Now you're back to a listing of all the formats. Having a guide for the Sony-format books means that I will not have the catalog cluttered with other formats. I would be able to browse titles and descriptions with my Sony Reader. And, even though I can't "order" and download directly into the Reader, I can plan what I'd like to download the next time I'm online. A book about books seems goodness to me.