MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Decided on Sony 505 over Kindle, thanks everyone!

LauraLynn · 02-16-2009, 12:26 PM

Hi all,

I just wanted to say a big "Thank you" to all of you for all of your discussions and opinions that you have so freely shared.

I discovered ebook readers because of Amazon. But like anything else I am thinking of purchasing, I started doing research and found this forum.

I had thought I had made my decision - a Kindle from Amazon based upon the sheer number of titles they have available.

But then I did some more research, found that my own library has a nice selection of ebooks, plus the sites with the free books.

Thanks to this forum I found out about the other ebook stores and discovered that they have tons of books that I would be interested in. Not only that, but I can buy them and read them NOW before I purchase my reader (which will be some time in the future, need to save up $)

These are the 2 major factors that made me decide for the Sony 505:

1) I can read library books on it.
2) I can purchase books and read them NOW on my laptop (Adobe Digital Editions) and still be able to read them on my reader when I get it.

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for helping me make up my mind... and wanted to post in case it may help someone else make up their own mind as to which device will be best for them.

02-16-2009, 12:26 PM	#1
LauraLynn Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 66 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago area Device: iPod Touch, Dell Axim X30 & EB1150	Decided on Sony 505 over Kindle, thanks everyone! Hi all, I just wanted to say a big "Thank you" to all of you for all of your discussions and opinions that you have so freely shared. I discovered ebook readers because of Amazon. But like anything else I am thinking of purchasing, I started doing research and found this forum. I had thought I had made my decision - a Kindle from Amazon based upon the sheer number of titles they have available. But then I did some more research, found that my own library has a nice selection of ebooks, plus the sites with the free books. Thanks to this forum I found out about the other ebook stores and discovered that they have tons of books that I would be interested in. Not only that, but I can buy them and read them NOW before I purchase my reader (which will be some time in the future, need to save up $) These are the 2 major factors that made me decide for the Sony 505: 1) I can read library books on it. 2) I can purchase books and read them NOW on my laptop (Adobe Digital Editions) and still be able to read them on my reader when I get it. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for helping me make up my mind... and wanted to post in case it may help someone else make up their own mind as to which device will be best for them.