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Originally Posted by Sonist
Debating between the PRS-505 and the Kindle.
I'd rather get the PRS-505, but the person has only a Mac, thus my question:
If they purchase DRM-ed book from the Sony store, can they load them on the 505 directly (as it appears as a drive on the desktop) or use something like Calibre.
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A Mac will be able to connect to and transfer ebooks to the 505. But they won't be able to apply firmware updates... or register it with an Adobe Secure ID. Of course, all that will take is 5 minutes with a PC of a friend or at work.
The Kindle is pretty much PC agnostic. Actually, you don't even need a PC to use it like you do with every other reader out there.
Getting them a Kindle will also give them access to the largest commercial library of ebooks at the best prices. Case in point... Fictionwise is having a Crichton sale. But even the club prices after the discount the books are about $2 more than in the Kindle store.
BOb