Sony software is finally good for something

eerok · 01-04-2011, 01:40 PM

I likely wouldn't have found this place if I hadn't been having an awful time syncing my new reader. So thanks for that, Sony.

The PRS-650 hardware itself is quite nice I think -- it's just the software (on a Mac) that makes me want to kill something. I ended up using Calibre to add books to my reader. The Sony software just wouldn't do anything but spin its wheels after the first forty or so books -- there was no way to stop it from trying (and failing) to sync and no way to turn off auto-syncing while it was syncing. What a pain.

But I'm happy now with Calibre, and here I am, ready to learn new things

desertblues · 01-04-2011, 03:20 PM

Glad you sorted your problem out. Welcome to MR from the Netherlands. Just take a good look on MR; we've lots of info and free good formatted classic ebooks.

ImogenRose · 01-04-2011, 04:28 PM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

GraceKrispy · 01-04-2011, 11:34 PM

Yes, the Sony software can be very frustrating! I'm jealous of your 650. I have a mac as well, and I am at the point where moving just a book or two (drag and drop, no auto sync for me!) onto my reader works just fine.

Welcome to the forum!

neilmarr · 01-05-2011, 07:24 AM

Good to have your company, Eerok. I think you're right: top whack as Sony hardware is, the software is the pits. Calibre beats the socks off it. Sony and Calibre is a perfect match. Good luck and best wishes. Neil

eerok · 01-07-2011, 02:14 AM

Thanks for all the welcomes. I've been busy collecting epubs at Project Gutenberg. There's a lot of good stuff there, though it's buried in amongst some pretty obscure titles. It's like a treasure hunt

neilmarr · 01-07-2011, 05:34 AM

The collection of classics and Public Domain works here at the MobileRead free library isn't as large at PG, of course, Eerok, but there's still a very wide choice and the books are perfectly formatted and uploaded by generous members. Well worth a look. I've downloaded dozens of great ePub titles from there for my own Sony (505). Best. Neil

eerok · 01-07-2011, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

The collection of classics and Public Domain works here at the MobileRead free library isn't as large at PG, of course, Eerok, but there's still a very wide choice and the books are perfectly formatted and uploaded by generous members. Well worth a look. I've downloaded dozens of great ePub titles from there for my own Sony (505). Best. Neil

Thanks -- I found some good stuff here, too.

GeoffC · 01-09-2011, 04:58 AM

welcome to mobileread ...

01-04-2011, 01:40 PM	#1
eerok noobus perpetuus Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony PRS-650	Sony software is finally good for something I likely wouldn't have found this place if I hadn't been having an awful time syncing my new reader. So thanks for that, Sony. The PRS-650 hardware itself is quite nice I think -- it's just the software (on a Mac) that makes me want to kill something. I ended up using Calibre to add books to my reader. The Sony software just wouldn't do anything but spin its wheels after the first forty or so books -- there was no way to stop it from trying (and failing) to sync and no way to turn off auto-syncing while it was syncing. What a pain. But I'm happy now with Calibre, and here I am, ready to learn new things

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01-04-2011, 03:20 PM	#2
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Glad you sorted your problem out. Welcome to MR from the Netherlands. Just take a good look on MR; we've lots of info and free good formatted classic ebooks.

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ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hello and welcome to MR! Imogen

01-04-2011, 11:34 PM	#4
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Yes, the Sony software can be very frustrating! I'm jealous of your 650. I have a mac as well, and I am at the point where moving just a book or two (drag and drop, no auto sync for me!) onto my reader works just fine. Welcome to the forum!

01-05-2011, 07:24 AM	#5
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Eerok. I think you're right: top whack as Sony hardware is, the software is the pits. Calibre beats the socks off it. Sony and Calibre is a perfect match. Good luck and best wishes. Neil

01-07-2011, 02:14 AM	#6
eerok noobus perpetuus Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony PRS-650	Thanks for all the welcomes. I've been busy collecting epubs at Project Gutenberg. There's a lot of good stuff there, though it's buried in amongst some pretty obscure titles. It's like a treasure hunt

01-07-2011, 05:34 AM	#7
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	The collection of classics and Public Domain works here at the MobileRead free library isn't as large at PG, of course, Eerok, but there's still a very wide choice and the books are perfectly formatted and uploaded by generous members. Well worth a look. I've downloaded dozens of great ePub titles from there for my own Sony (505). Best. Neil

01-09-2011, 04:58 AM	#9
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	welcome to mobileread ...

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