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MerLock · 09-22-2009, 11:16 PM

If you purchase books from stores other than Sony, you have to be careful about the format it's in. Just make sure to buy one that the Sony supports. To be on the safe side, get ePUB with Adobe Adept DRM if it has DRM protection. Many other format works as well but it may require stripping the DRM and converting it to another format that the Sony reader can use.

Feel free to ask any specific questions you may have and hopefully someone more knowledgeable will get back to you. For example, what would you like to read? Are you planning on buying your books online or do you already have books in PDF that you would want to read on your reader? Are you looking for the best way to organize and sort the books you already might have?

From reading the forums it seems like Calibre is good for organizing books as well as grabbing free content from the web such as online magazine/newspapers and reading it on your reader.

Give your new reader a swirl when it arrives and come back with any questions that pops up. Even without the reader in hand, you can always download the Sony ebook library and Calibre and give them a try. Good luck!

09-22-2009, 11:16 PM	#6
MerLock Evangelist Posts: 411 Karma: 1034889 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	If you purchase books from stores other than Sony, you have to be careful about the format it's in. Just make sure to buy one that the Sony supports. To be on the safe side, get ePUB with Adobe Adept DRM if it has DRM protection. Many other format works as well but it may require stripping the DRM and converting it to another format that the Sony reader can use. Feel free to ask any specific questions you may have and hopefully someone more knowledgeable will get back to you. For example, what would you like to read? Are you planning on buying your books online or do you already have books in PDF that you would want to read on your reader? Are you looking for the best way to organize and sort the books you already might have? From reading the forums it seems like Calibre is good for organizing books as well as grabbing free content from the web such as online magazine/newspapers and reading it on your reader. Give your new reader a swirl when it arrives and come back with any questions that pops up. Even without the reader in hand, you can always download the Sony ebook library and Calibre and give them a try. Good luck! Last edited by MerLock; 09-23-2009 at 09:48 AM.