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Originally Posted by Citation4444
I got mine yesterday and had no problems whatsoever. Mine came with the battery cover packaged separately from the reader, so I only had to install the battery and slide on the cover until it clicked. Also had no difficulty taking the soft cover off: just followed the directions pulling the top lock off and sliding it down. Easy to do once you get the hang of it. I prefer it with the soft cover on as it feels more like a book.
Bob
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Mine was also packed separately but I wanted to see if I could get the battery cover off in case I needed to take out the battery or install a new one. That little screw driver helped there. I also THOUGHT I was following directions to remove the soft cover but panicked when I thought it should have come off. Those connectors do break easily - be careful.
I do most of my reading on my PC (Dell 24" HD Monitor) which is the best of all. Thus, I read with the eReader when away from my house waiting for my wife or in some other place. There the Cushioned Cover is the best to prevent accidents. The only defect there is one must remove it to power on and off. Sony should have provided space for a finger to be inserted to operate the power button. Maybe they will do this in the future.
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Originally Posted by Citation4444
There is one potentially disastrous thing that happens when I plug mine in to the PC via USB. I'm using Windows 7 64bit and a window pops up that the drive needs to be formatted. A couple of keystrokes and it seems you could wipe out the contents, so be careful when you see this message.
All in all, it's about what I expected.
Bob
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Windows XP SP3 does install its own driver for the PRS 900. One then has to reboot and start from where one leaves off.
For others,
The fonts are far better than the PRS 505 and mine is only 2 years old and I thought that was the best until now.
In the book, "Retribution," by Max Hastings, the lines are fully justified. In the latest Zondervan NIV Bible the fonts are only left justified. Both are ePub books and I am not sure why justification is different between them. However, the NIV Bible has links on the first verse of every Chapter which goes back to the Book. Each Book has links back to the Chapter and also to the Table of Contents. My 505 could not link back from the Book to the Chapter directly. One had to move the cursor very SLOWLY. Here just tapping on the Chapter number takes one there directly.
I finally found where my Wish List was located. Go to Account details and a link to it is in the upper right. Also, all books can be re-dlownloaded there as well as all invoices reviewed.
Don't forget, when deleting the BBeB books on PC and replacing them with ePub books, all the bookmarks are GONE. Make manual notes instad.
Due to the great fonts - an all time first for me - I actually may make the PRS 900 my default reader over the PC and I may buy direct from the store rather than through the PC.
I still have not gone through all the features but it looks great to me at the moment.