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I'd advise against PDF as your ebook format. Even when sized specifically for the Sony screen size (rare), you lose most of the advantages of ebooks - especially resizable fonts.
I'd advise going for ePUB (which the Sony reads natively), LRF, LIT, Mobipocket or LRX, in that order (if you're a Windows user - if not, scratch the LIT format).
DRM is the current drawback to ebooks - publishers are about where the music industry was 5 years ago - still inconveniencing only their paying customers. (DRM can be removed from ePUB, LIT and Mobipocket, but not LRX)
Fictionwise and
Books-on-Board are popular sites for ebooks in general, with some specialist sites also being worth a look -
Webscriptions for Sci-Fi/Fantasy and
eHarlequin for romance.
There are lots of helpful users here, and lots of useful info in the
wiki. Take a look around, and ask questions.
Finally,
Calibre is a great ebook library program for storing, organising and doing conversions between formats. It's free, well supported, and highly recommended.
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Originally Posted by bachus26
Hi, I am an avid reader, and recently took the plunge and bought an e-reader, after many hours of research, which ultimately told me we are at the beta stage of e-books, I decided on the Sony PRS 700. I know very little about where to purchase the best books for value, and which formats to focus on. It seems pdf is the way to go. Can anyone help and give me some advise.
Thanks
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