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eljacob · 03-14-2009, 11:21 AM

Hi FicBot,

I've been using the PRS-700 with my Mac, and we Mac users have a few options:

1) we can simply copy the books to a memory card (SD or Memory Stick) and the reader will find then when you insert the card back
2) we can install the software provided by Sony using a Virtual Machine (I use VMWare) or using Boot Camp
3) we can use Calibre

With Calibre you can convert from some other formats, and you can also organize your books and create collections. It is a great software, and I am using it for everything except to transfer some books I bought from Sony store over the years.

And the reading experience on a reading device like the Sony Reader is much better than on an IPod - larger screen, better battery life, better contrast, etc...

As for the dictionary, I tried many different solutions over the years, and never found a perfect built in dictionary. Even for other readers that do support a built in dictionary I always found it very slow and distracting to select the word, move to the dictionary, and move back to the book I was reading - so I've been using a separate Franklin multi-language dictionary device (I use the MWD-1490).

You do have to carry another device with you, and you have to type the word you are looking for, but the device is very small and light, and I found that it is faster to retype the words in an external device than to do the full cycle inside a reader - at least with the ones I have tested so far.

Finally the PRS-700 screen is not as sharp and anti-glare as the PRS-505 (I had a PRS-505 and was very disappointed as many other forum members at first). But the built in light of the PRS-700 is great to read in the dark and low light conditions like a plane.

03-14-2009, 11:21 AM	#27
eljacob Member Posts: 10 Karma: 14 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: PRS-700	Hi FicBot, I've been using the PRS-700 with my Mac, and we Mac users have a few options: 1) we can simply copy the books to a memory card (SD or Memory Stick) and the reader will find then when you insert the card back 2) we can install the software provided by Sony using a Virtual Machine (I use VMWare) or using Boot Camp 3) we can use Calibre With Calibre you can convert from some other formats, and you can also organize your books and create collections. It is a great software, and I am using it for everything except to transfer some books I bought from Sony store over the years. And the reading experience on a reading device like the Sony Reader is much better than on an IPod - larger screen, better battery life, better contrast, etc... As for the dictionary, I tried many different solutions over the years, and never found a perfect built in dictionary. Even for other readers that do support a built in dictionary I always found it very slow and distracting to select the word, move to the dictionary, and move back to the book I was reading - so I've been using a separate Franklin multi-language dictionary device (I use the MWD-1490). You do have to carry another device with you, and you have to type the word you are looking for, but the device is very small and light, and I found that it is faster to retype the words in an external device than to do the full cycle inside a reader - at least with the ones I have tested so far. Finally the PRS-700 screen is not as sharp and anti-glare as the PRS-505 (I had a PRS-505 and was very disappointed as many other forum members at first). But the built in light of the PRS-700 is great to read in the dark and low light conditions like a plane.