Welcome to the Forums. Well, I will add my cent or two. I have had the Cybook Gen3 for 3 months and love it. I have had the Sony 505 for 2 weeks and also love it. I think bbusybookworm broke it down quite well. Both of them have the same screen. I will add or repeat my bits about both:
Cybook pluses:
- Mobipocket support
- 12 Font sizes
- Dictionary Support
_ Unlimited fonts
Sony 505:
- Best Ergonomically(better turn page buttons)
- page numbers
- landscape and portrait mode
Both are great devices. I solved the problem by buying one of each. I use the Sony for reading on the go (I bike 10-15 kms a day it is sturdier) and keep the Cybook at home.
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Originally Posted by tinybilbo
Many thanks bbusybookworm for the quick reply,
I just googled into the forum, and I'm glad I've joined - its seems a friendly place 
Your quick breakdown has shown me the way to go, despite having been more in favour of the Cybook - the fact it can't reflow is unfortunate. My Palm T3 has this and it made Pdf's much easier to read.
So I will be choosing the Sony based on the extra sturdiness (whilst I treat my gadgets with respect - I do feel that they need to be able to survive the odd impact) and its ability to reflow pdf's.
It's almost a shame really because I do really like the Cybook due to its lightness, Html, and dictionary - in fact I would forgo the sturdiness factor if It displayed Pdf's better. Does the reflow work well on the sony or does the pdf reading on both suck so that I'm never going to use it?.....
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