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Missing Text
First: I love using this thing. The technology is somewhat "rough around the edges" but I find it truly useful and, for me, a good value.
Second: I expect Sony to issue software and firmware updates. Sony should acknowledge the "young" nature of their product and allow current owners to benefit from the feedback we have provided them.
The most significant issue I've found with the PRS-500 is missing text at the top of a page turn when viewing a book in the "Medium" font size. I've seen this in multiple books purchased from the Sony site.
When I notice missing text I switch to the "Small" font and the missing text is displayed, often as much as four lines of text. When I switch back to the "Medium" font and page back and forth the text is again missing - always at the top of a new page after a page break.
Given the repeatable nature of this problem I seriously doubt the cause is a manufacturing problem specific to a single unit.
An e-book reader which drops text is equivalent to a book missing pages. Neither should be acceptable to Authors, Publishers or Readers.
I look forward to Sony's response, which I hope to soon find in the form of a firmware update.
...Mike
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