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davlewis · 05-31-2009, 03:54 PM

I just purchased a new PRS-505 (Blue). I signed up on the Sony eBook Connect site, created my account and authorized my PC. I purchased a couple of books from the Sony site, and they are now in my Sony software library.

I now have two problems:

When I connect the Reader to the machine and attempt to copy the books purchased from Sony to the Reader I am informed the Reader must be authorized first, I am presented with a screen in the Sony software to login which I do. The software spins the sync indicator for a few seconds and then I get he following error:

Oops, the page you requested is temporarily unavailable.

This has been going on now for over 12 hours, so if it is a web site error Sony needs to hire some new developers and IT support people.

So I think, no problem, I'll simply use Calibre to copy the books purchased from Sony to the Reader, wrong, I cannot find any method to get the purchased books out of the Sony library software to a file on my computer for Calibre to pick up.

As of now I am very tempted to return the PRS-505 and wait until I can afford a Kindle 2 (I got the PRS-505 from Fry's for $269, a Kindle 2 WITH cover will be more than $100 more than the PRS-505). And while I really like the idea of built in dictionary of Kindle 2 the extra size of the Kindle to support the built-in keyboard sure seems to be added bulk to try and hold, and I really like the metal more substantial housing of the PRS-505 over what I hear is a plastic case on the Kindle.

The main reasons I tried to buy the books from the Sony site versus BoB was either availability of a specific title, or a different price on Sony for some of the titles. But from this point on if I buy a title from BoB does the Reader need to be "authorized" or can I just use Calibre to copy the book directly to the PRS-505 (for PROTECTED DRM books) and ignore the whole Sony software debacle (the Sony software is clumsy to be as polite as possible).

One thing that "may" be at play with the inability to authorize the Reader is that I am running Windows 7 Release Candidate, but I did install the Sony software in Windows Vista SP1 compatibility mode and everything else other than authorizing the Reader appears to work.

Dave...

05-31-2009, 03:54 PM	#1
davlewis Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	Oops, the page you requested is temporarily unavailable. I just purchased a new PRS-505 (Blue). I signed up on the Sony eBook Connect site, created my account and authorized my PC. I purchased a couple of books from the Sony site, and they are now in my Sony software library. I now have two problems: When I connect the Reader to the machine and attempt to copy the books purchased from Sony to the Reader I am informed the Reader must be authorized first, I am presented with a screen in the Sony software to login which I do. The software spins the sync indicator for a few seconds and then I get he following error: Oops, the page you requested is temporarily unavailable. This has been going on now for over 12 hours, so if it is a web site error Sony needs to hire some new developers and IT support people. So I think, no problem, I'll simply use Calibre to copy the books purchased from Sony to the Reader, wrong, I cannot find any method to get the purchased books out of the Sony library software to a file on my computer for Calibre to pick up. As of now I am very tempted to return the PRS-505 and wait until I can afford a Kindle 2 (I got the PRS-505 from Fry's for $269, a Kindle 2 WITH cover will be more than $100 more than the PRS-505). And while I really like the idea of built in dictionary of Kindle 2 the extra size of the Kindle to support the built-in keyboard sure seems to be added bulk to try and hold, and I really like the metal more substantial housing of the PRS-505 over what I hear is a plastic case on the Kindle. The main reasons I tried to buy the books from the Sony site versus BoB was either availability of a specific title, or a different price on Sony for some of the titles. But from this point on if I buy a title from BoB does the Reader need to be "authorized" or can I just use Calibre to copy the book directly to the PRS-505 (for PROTECTED DRM books) and ignore the whole Sony software debacle (the Sony software is clumsy to be as polite as possible). One thing that "may" be at play with the inability to authorize the Reader is that I am running Windows 7 Release Candidate, but I did install the Sony software in Windows Vista SP1 compatibility mode and everything else other than authorizing the Reader appears to work. Dave...