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ru_bianca · 10-06-2009, 11:25 AM

I finally am able to see some ebooks on my PRS505 now!

What Happened:
Not sure what happened, but yesterday it wasn't seeing the SD card when I put it in, but today, I tried again on a whim. I put the card in, turned it on, and of course it said it didn't have/see any books. Not even the SD card. But then after a couple of seconds, it reset itself, and then it said it had books! When I looked at the list of books, it had and SD icon next to each title, so now it's obviously seeing them through the SD card.

The New Question:
I just need to figure out what's the correct way to download the ebooks from a website in the first place. I have 10 ebooks and they all show up on the PRS-505. But there's an issue with a couple of them even though they show up. When I try to bring them up to read, instead of the cover page of the book, "Invalid Page!" along with a triangle with an "!" in it shows up. I'm thinking it's either because of the format I downloaded them in (Adobe Digital Editions) or the website itself doesn't support PRS-505. I emailed one website and they said they didn't support PRS-505, but I don't know how the website itself should affect that, when the buyer is able to choose the format (ADE, Adobe PDF, etc.). That makes no sense.

Anyone, know the exact formats to download the ebooks for PRS-505? I've downloaded them in so many different ways in order to get this thing to work, that I think I lost the format in the shuffle.

Thoughts?

10-06-2009, 11:25 AM	#16
ru_bianca Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: sony prs-505	SUCCESS!!! I finally am able to see some ebooks on my PRS505 now! What Happened: Not sure what happened, but yesterday it wasn't seeing the SD card when I put it in, but today, I tried again on a whim. I put the card in, turned it on, and of course it said it didn't have/see any books. Not even the SD card. But then after a couple of seconds, it reset itself, and then it said it had books! When I looked at the list of books, it had and SD icon next to each title, so now it's obviously seeing them through the SD card. The New Question: I just need to figure out what's the correct way to download the ebooks from a website in the first place. I have 10 ebooks and they all show up on the PRS-505. But there's an issue with a couple of them even though they show up. When I try to bring them up to read, instead of the cover page of the book, "Invalid Page!" along with a triangle with an "!" in it shows up. I'm thinking it's either because of the format I downloaded them in (Adobe Digital Editions) or the website itself doesn't support PRS-505. I emailed one website and they said they didn't support PRS-505, but I don't know how the website itself should affect that, when the buyer is able to choose the format (ADE, Adobe PDF, etc.). That makes no sense. Anyone, know the exact formats to download the ebooks for PRS-505? I've downloaded them in so many different ways in order to get this thing to work, that I think I lost the format in the shuffle. Thoughts?