[ebooker]

The sony software has been stable for me (I'm using it on XP). I just wish it had more features (like nested folders and/or tagging of books; views that are sortable, etc). Also I dont think the way syncing works is very intuitive, at least initially. Maybe some of these will be fixed/added in future versions. Its been stable though.

Would calibre allow me to download and view my prs-600 annotations the way the sony software does?

For the record, this afternoon I had a chance to play with a "kindle 2" side-by-side with my prs-600. I was a bit apprehensive cuz I didnt know if I'd suddenly be gripped by buyer's remorse or something. A friend at work brought in her kindle 2, I'd never played with one before.

The good news: No buyers remorse! yay, so I wont be returning my prs-600 after the kindle encounter, lol.

But I confess it was touch-and-go for a few minutes. Why? Cuz the kindle screen is better, there's no doubt. Ie, its clearer, more contrast, and less glare. Noticably. Its a sweet screen. Of course, thats in part because it doesnt have that touch screen plastic layer on it.

Of course I wish I could get the clarity of the kindle screen on the sony, but probably that will have to wait for a year or two.

But after playing with the "Kindle 2"'s UI for a few minutes, I have to say I much preferred the sony's touchscreen UI. Despite all its imperfections, I honestly felt the sony UI was easier to use than the kindle's. I mean the kindle's UI is not bad at all, I cant really fault it in any specific way, its just a feeling based on my tastes and YMMV. (Of course there are other reasons too for me to pick the sony, like easy annotations and more storage and file formats).

SO for now, for me anyway, sony hardware features beat out kindle's slightly better screen.