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Grannygamer · 04-10-2010, 07:19 AM

Just found this forum! Hullo all! I am a 1-day owner of an e-reader, the Sony 900. While I spent so much time researching readers online before deciding on the Sony Daily Edition (which I love, actually), now that I have it I realize I didn't really research downloadable books; just assumed more would be available.

When I look at the Sony store and Fictionwise, I don't understand why there are so few bestseller/mainstream type books available. By contrast, the Amazon Kindle has many more books available. I had (mistakenly?) gotten the impression that epub was the more prevalent format. But now that I have the reader and have downloaded 1 or 2 of the freebie classics that I am very happy to have, I can't find anything to buy.

May is usually a big book month for me; several new releases come out that I buy right away. I had hoped to buy them as ebooks. It looks like Kindle might have one or two of them but I don't see them as upcoming in epub.

My questions to the group is:

1. Is epub still too new? Did I jump on the bandwagon too soon? I can't even find classics I'd love to have in ebook format (Daphne DuMaurier, for example).

2. Should I return the Daily Reader and get the Kindle DX instead? I thought the DX was a tad too big (and the Kindle 2 too small), but if I can actually USE the unit because books are available, maybe I should do that and eat the restocking fee.

3. Can I buy a Kindle ebook and convert it to epub format?

Sure would appreciate any help. This was not a negligible purchase for a retired couple and would like to really get benefit from it.

04-10-2010, 07:19 AM	#1
Grannygamer Member Posts: 11 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK Device: Sony PSR-900	1-day owner; did I make a mistake? Just found this forum! Hullo all! I am a 1-day owner of an e-reader, the Sony 900. While I spent so much time researching readers online before deciding on the Sony Daily Edition (which I love, actually), now that I have it I realize I didn't really research downloadable books; just assumed more would be available. When I look at the Sony store and Fictionwise, I don't understand why there are so few bestseller/mainstream type books available. By contrast, the Amazon Kindle has many more books available. I had (mistakenly?) gotten the impression that epub was the more prevalent format. But now that I have the reader and have downloaded 1 or 2 of the freebie classics that I am very happy to have, I can't find anything to buy. May is usually a big book month for me; several new releases come out that I buy right away. I had hoped to buy them as ebooks. It looks like Kindle might have one or two of them but I don't see them as upcoming in epub. My questions to the group is: 1. Is epub still too new? Did I jump on the bandwagon too soon? I can't even find classics I'd love to have in ebook format (Daphne DuMaurier, for example). 2. Should I return the Daily Reader and get the Kindle DX instead? I thought the DX was a tad too big (and the Kindle 2 too small), but if I can actually USE the unit because books are available, maybe I should do that and eat the restocking fee. 3. Can I buy a Kindle ebook and convert it to epub format? Sure would appreciate any help. This was not a negligible purchase for a retired couple and would like to really get benefit from it.