Hello hfrummer. Welcome, WELCOME, to MobileRead. I, too, own a Sony PRS-505 and enjoy it very much. Actually, the Sony was the second reader that I purchased, and my hubby was not sure he approved of me spending the money for it, but then he saw the cover with the lightwedge built in and bought that for me. We take a lot of long trips in the car and he prefers for me to be reading on the Sony after the sun goes down!
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Originally Posted by hfrummer
The idea was kindled in my mind from reading about the Kindle but did not like the fact that I had to depend upon them for getting content onto my device. I also refuse to buy something sight unseen. One a held a 505 at a Borders, I was sold.
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It's a common misconception that you have to use Amazon's wireless to put content on the device. I use exactly the same process with my Kindle as with the Sony. In fact, I have some of the same books on both devices since I really like to buy the multi-format books from Fictionwise and Baen/Webscriptions. I did buy my Kindle based solely on the web site information, but I was quite comfortable with that decision as I knew Amazon had a 30-day return policy and if I hadn't found it worth keeping, I could return it for a full refund. A couple of months later, I had the opportunity to see the Sony in a Borders store and realized that it was a good choice as well -- then when the opportunity came up to purchase a used 505, I jumped at it.
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