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stygian · 08-21-2009, 02:42 PM

Hello, I hope this the right forum for this question. None of the others seemed right.

Are these reasonable expectations for the new PRS-600

1) You will be able to read books from Sony and from Barnes & Noble on the Sony reader (less "lock-in" than for the Kindle).

2) All of these books will viewable on your computer screen as well on the ereader.

3) There will be folders (collections?) to organize the books you download for free as well as the books that you buy.

4) You will be able to select different fonts, not just different font sizes, when viewing books.

5) You will be able to skim through books several pages at a time as on the Kindle 1.

6) There will be a dictionary to look up words, as on the Kindle 1 and 2.

If the all these features are present and the ergonomics are good, I think I would buy the PRS-600 and use it as my primary ebook reader. I would still keep my Kindle 2 because I bought a fair number of books from and Amazon and would like to retain access to them.

Are these reasonable expectations for the Sony PRS-600, or am I dreaming?

08-21-2009, 02:42 PM	#1
stygian Member Posts: 12 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: kindle 2, sony prs-600 (prospective)	Expectations for Sony PRS-600 Hello, I hope this the right forum for this question. None of the others seemed right. Are these reasonable expectations for the new PRS-600 1) You will be able to read books from Sony and from Barnes & Noble on the Sony reader (less "lock-in" than for the Kindle). 2) All of these books will viewable on your computer screen as well on the ereader. 3) There will be folders (collections?) to organize the books you download for free as well as the books that you buy. 4) You will be able to select different fonts, not just different font sizes, when viewing books. 5) You will be able to skim through books several pages at a time as on the Kindle 1. 6) There will be a dictionary to look up words, as on the Kindle 1 and 2. If the all these features are present and the ergonomics are good, I think I would buy the PRS-600 and use it as my primary ebook reader. I would still keep my Kindle 2 because I bought a fair number of books from and Amazon and would like to retain access to them. Are these reasonable expectations for the Sony PRS-600, or am I dreaming?