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Old 05-28-2009, 11:11 PM   #3
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Device: Sony PRS-505 (Blue!), PRS-650 (Black), iPad, iPod Touch
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Originally Posted by del View Post
I've searched on this same topic, as search is the only feature that keeps me from buying the PRS-505.

With printed books I don't have built-in dictionaries or many other of the features of e-book devices, so I can overlook those omissions. I can, however, fan quickly through pages looking for the last time a character, place, or topic was mentioned. Given the limitations of the format and display on current readers, search functionality seems like the best way to address this limitation. (I don't think the multi-page jumping would solve this.)

The PRS-505 is still top on my candidate list (Calibre solves my other complaint), but I share your reservations with regards to search.

It would be great if a Sony firmware update resolved this, but I don't expect it to happen at this point.
Maybe I'm missing something, but how can you search without a keyboard?
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