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nesagwa · 05-31-2010, 01:26 PM

My wife left our PRS-500 in her purse on the floor and I stepped on it in a sleepy stumble to the phone ringing in the living room, bending the bottom part of the frame and blanking out half the screen.

What are my options for replacement here? I don't buy a lot of books, we mostly read things that are public domain on it in RTF or LRF format if I can get it.

Something basic with similar functionality to the 500 would be nice, maybe epub support, SD slot and maybe OSX support (something Sony fumbled with on the 500).

I'm personally holding out for something like the Skiff reader, but would like to get my wife a cheap replacement (under $200 if possible.) Preferably not a Sony as their software is terrible and I think I'm done with their consumer electronics after the Reader and my old mp3 Walkman.

05-31-2010, 01:26 PM	#1
nesagwa Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 44 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Device: PocketBook360	Well it finally happened My wife left our PRS-500 in her purse on the floor and I stepped on it in a sleepy stumble to the phone ringing in the living room, bending the bottom part of the frame and blanking out half the screen. What are my options for replacement here? I don't buy a lot of books, we mostly read things that are public domain on it in RTF or LRF format if I can get it. Something basic with similar functionality to the 500 would be nice, maybe epub support, SD slot and maybe OSX support (something Sony fumbled with on the 500). I'm personally holding out for something like the Skiff reader, but would like to get my wife a cheap replacement (under $200 if possible.) Preferably not a Sony as their software is terrible and I think I'm done with their consumer electronics after the Reader and my old mp3 Walkman.