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wgrimm · 02-19-2007, 10:51 AM

I bought this device in anticipation of the native .pdf support. Boy, was I disappointed, because none of the commercial .pdf's I bought can be read on it. Connect store? Yeah, sure, I am going to buy all of my reading material there (not really). Seems like all of the books that Connect has that I want to read, I have already purchased at ereader for my Palm. Ereader has a much bigger selection of books; why the heck can't books I bought there for the Palm be made in a version for the Sony? It's ridiculous- I am not going to buy a book 2 times to read on different devices.

And this is why all the Sony execs with $$ signs in their eyes are wrong. It is harder to get my books into the Sony than it is to get them in Palm or RB format. The RB, BTW, is easier and more comfortable to use. Think about it- if it was this hard to get your music collection from cd into an MP3 player, do you think the ipod would have taken off like it has?

In the final analysis, I like my Rocketbook and REB better. Only advantage Sony is giving me is long battery life/ability to read easily outdoors. The software isn't as good as the RB or Palm software. By far, to date, the easiest reading experience is with the Palm or RB. Too bad that with EVERY device, including the Sony with "native pdf support," I have to jump through hoops to make a pdf readable on the "readers."

02-19-2007, 10:51 AM	#49
wgrimm Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 334908 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: multiple	Device is okay, not great I bought this device in anticipation of the native .pdf support. Boy, was I disappointed, because none of the commercial .pdf's I bought can be read on it. Connect store? Yeah, sure, I am going to buy all of my reading material there (not really). Seems like all of the books that Connect has that I want to read, I have already purchased at ereader for my Palm. Ereader has a much bigger selection of books; why the heck can't books I bought there for the Palm be made in a version for the Sony? It's ridiculous- I am not going to buy a book 2 times to read on different devices. And this is why all the Sony execs with $$ signs in their eyes are wrong. It is harder to get my books into the Sony than it is to get them in Palm or RB format. The RB, BTW, is easier and more comfortable to use. Think about it- if it was this hard to get your music collection from cd into an MP3 player, do you think the ipod would have taken off like it has? In the final analysis, I like my Rocketbook and REB better. Only advantage Sony is giving me is long battery life/ability to read easily outdoors. The software isn't as good as the RB or Palm software. By far, to date, the easiest reading experience is with the Palm or RB. Too bad that with EVERY device, including the Sony with "native pdf support," I have to jump through hoops to make a pdf readable on the "readers."