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Originally Posted by DaveC
Looks like I have lost the $ 47 balance on my gift credit and that the Sony PRS-505 will end up at the bottom of a drawer somewhere as a failed experiment.
We really aren't supposed to have these devices in Australia so I suppose I shouldn't be suprised at this outcome.
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Don't put your Sony in a drawer. You can get books from other sources. There are many, many free books available here at MR in the lrf and epub formats used by the Sony. You can also download DRM free books in other formats and Calibre can convert to lrf or epub. Calibre does a wonderful job converting .lit files in just a minute and I will buy .lit even if an .lrf file is available because I can customize the font size. The Sony also reads .pdf. I've never been able to convert them well but there are threads in the forums where people have done it if you want to invest the time. You can read a PDF directly, the text just doesn't flow very well usually.
I'm in the US and the only time I use the Sony store is to get the freebie's that have been posted here on MR. I use Calibre exclusively to load books to my 505.
As far as your credit at the Sony store, try to login on another computer (maybe at work) or ask a friend to try on their computer. If you have a friend in the US ask them to try to login to your account and if successful they could email the books to you until this credit is used up.
Once you get going you will LOVE your Sony. Don't let this problem discourage you.
