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Old 03-13-2010, 02:52 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by slainte View Post
I currently have the Sony PR 505 and have been very happy with it. A friend has purchased the Kindle which is now available to buy in Europe. I liked the idea of the whispernet feature on it. My question is - if I was to upgrade should I get the Kindle? If i get the kindle can I convert my books from the sony reader to work on the Kindle as I have a couple of thousand books and don't want the hassle of going looking for them again. Or is there another device out there. I like the idea of a wireless connectivity to download from if I was away. Any advice appreciated.
I went from a 505 to a Kindle, I had no real complains about my 505, loved the device. But truthfully I like the Kindle much more. It has all of the features I really wanted. Note taking, highlight, easy syncing, dictionary, and Text-to-Speech. I thought 3G access was a novel idea and rarely used it but now I'm starting to see the value in it.

The other day I was using the wireless access to read a blog at the coffee shop, also downloading books from feedbooks is a real treat.

Conversion should be strait forward so long as the books you have are ePUB/PDF. If they are LRF you will have a bit of an issue.

Tools like Calibre and MobiReader can convert most formats to MOBI quite easily. Both are easy to use, calibre is easier to transfer your books on your kindle. MobiReader/MobiCreator convert PDF to MOBI better.

If you have some know how on you can also setup calibre as a web server and download your books on the PC to the kindle from anywhere in the world.

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