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The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks4 or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available from CONNECT™ eBooks Store, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles3 as well as view other document formats such as Adobe® PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB® and Microsoft® Word5. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns2, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes.

Key Features:

* Compact and light weight-Approx 9 oz6 without soft cover
* 6” Diag. “E-Paper” display- easy on the eyes
* Display print quality of Approximately 170 Pixels Per Inch
* Up to 7,500 continuous page turns on full charge-usage will vary
* 16,000+ eBooks sold from integrated CONNECT™ eBooks Store3
* Internal Memory for storing multiple books
* MemoryStick Duo™ media & SD® Memory Slot-media optional

Features:

* Ultra Portable
The Reader Digital Book offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience and is the perfect travel companion. With a compact and lightweight design, you can take it almost anywhere and read your books whenever and wherever you want. More compact than many paperbacks, it weighs about 9 ounces6 (without cover), is ½” thin8, and holds up to 160 eBooks4. You can easily hold it in one hand, and with its rechargeable battery, you can turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single charge2.
* Impressive, Paper-Like Display
The Reader Digital Book provides a new way to experience reading. It boasts an impressive 6-inch display1, utilizing breakthrough E Ink® technology that’s almost paper-like, making it easy to read even in bright sunshine. In addition, the screen allows for high contrast and high resolution, with a near 180º viewing angle. The text can also be magnified for sight-impaired readers.
* Content Storage Capability
With a compact and lightweight design you can take the Reader Digital Book almost anywhere. And with plenty of internal memory, and a slot for optional removable memory cards, you can take hundreds of titles, user-selected web content, or other supported documents for reading on the go. It will hold approximately 160 averaged sized eBooks in internal memory4 and hundreds more with optional removable memory cards (sold separately).
* Multiple eBook Titles Available
The Reader Digital Book allows you to search, browse, discover, and buy thousands of new releases, classics and popular eBook titles from the CONNECT eBooks Store and other participating websites3. You can even go to other sites that have unsecured eBooks in file formats that the Reader supports5. This translates into an incredible amount of content suitable for the Reader.
* More than eBooks
The Reader Digital Book isn’t just about reading eBooks. Using the included eBook Library 2.0 PC Software, you can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents10, Microsoft Word documents5, BbeB Book, and other text file formats to the Reader, allowing you the flexibility to access and view multiple files at any time.

Specifications:

Display

* Technology: E-Ink® "Electronic Paper"
* Screen Size: Approx. 6" Measured Diagonally
* Resolution: Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch
* Gray Scale: 4-Level Grey Scale
* Residual image may show on display. This is due to the display characteristics and not a malfunction.

Media Formats Supported

* Unsecured Text: BBeB Book, TXT, RTF, Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word (Conversion to the Reader-requires Word installed on your PC)
* DRM Text: BBeB Book (Marlin)
* Unsecured Audio: MP3 and AAC7
* Image: JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP

Power

* Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
* Battery Life (Approx.): Up to 7,500 page turns2
* Recharging Time: Approx. 4 Hours with USB charging from powered Computer or Approx. 2 Hours when using optional AC wall charger.
* AC Power: Optional AC Charger requires 120 Volts 60Hz

System Requirements

* Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional, Media Center Edition, Media Center Edition 2004, Media Center Edition 2005) & Windows Vista® (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate).
* Processor: 800MHz Intel® Celeron® class processor or better
* RAM: 128MB Minimum
* Hard Drive: 20MB9 Minimum availible Hard Drive space
* Optical Drive: Optical Drive capable of reading CD-ROM
* USB Port: USB 1.1 or faster USB Port (Optimal with USB 2.0)
* Internet Connection: Broadband suggested3

What's Included:

* PRS-505 Portable Reader System
* PC Management Software
* Soft Case
* USB Cable
* AC Power Adapter
* Quick Start Guide

Approximate Dimensions:

* Height: 6.9" (175mm)
* Width: 4.8" (122mm)
* Depth: 0.3" (8mm)

Approximate Weight:

* Unit (Without Soft Cover): 9 oz
* Shipping: 1.22 lbs (554 grams)

Download Files (.pdf):

* Sony Reader Warranty

Warranty Information:

* Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer):
90 days labor / 1 year parts

Footnotes:

1. Viewable area measured diagonally.
2. Up to 7,500 continuous page turns with a single full charge on internal rechargeable battery. Actual battery life will vary base on usage patterns, settings and battery conditions.
3. Requires Internet connection (broadband recommended). Internet service may require a fee.
4. Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 1.2MB. Actual file sizes vary by electronic book title.
5. Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB Book and plain text formats natively supported. Microsoft Word requires conversion using included software.
6. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary.
7. Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible with most digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones not included.
8. Measured at the narrowest point.
9. MB means one million bytes when referring to memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is reserved for operating system and other system functions.
10. Adobe® PDF files look better when optimized with the Reader’s screen size, and text may appear small if not optimized.

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.