Hi from Tongala, Australia

affa44 · 02-23-2011, 01:55 AM

I'm a newbie to e-books, bought a Sony PRS-500 from e-bay and am having big problems transferring a purchased book, whereas I have been able to transfer free books to it.
I now can't get Calibre to recognise it.
I wonder if the PRS-500 was only sold in USA and therefore is not recognised elsewhere?

affa44

Tongala, a town of 1200, in the middle of Australia's largest dairy irrigation area.

Kevin2960 · 02-23-2011, 02:53 AM

Hi Affa,

Welcome to Mobile Read, it's a great community, and you'll find all the answers here,

I can't help you, but if you post in the Sony Reader Forum or the Calibre Forum here on MR I'm sure someone will be able to,

Good Luck, Have Fun,

affa44 · 02-23-2011, 04:27 AM

Thanks, Kevin

MickeyC · 02-23-2011, 06:48 AM

Hi affa44 and welcome to MobileRead. I have a 505 which apparently was a good improvement on the 500. Anyway, try posting your question in the Sony section

Latinandgreek · 02-23-2011, 07:13 AM

Hello, and welcome to MR! Enjoy your Sony.

GeoffC · 02-23-2011, 07:51 AM

Welcome to Mobileread ….

Pop into the Sony Forum for the latest in tricks and tips

...

or try Calibre Forum ...

Valmore Daniels · 02-23-2011, 08:21 AM

Welcome to Mobileread

neilmarr · 02-23-2011, 09:49 AM

Always good to welcome a new Aussie friend, Affa. You're always such darned good company. Very best wishes. Neil

jehane · 02-23-2011, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by affa44

I'm a newbie to e-books, bought a Sony PRS-500 from e-bay and am having big problems transferring a purchased book, whereas I have been able to transfer free books to it.
I now can't get Calibre to recognise it.
I wonder if the PRS-500 was only sold in USA and therefore is not recognised elsewhere?

affa44

Tongala, a town of 1200, in the middle of Australia's largest dairy irrigation area.

Hi affa

The 500 is quite an old model so it may not recognise the newer formats, specifically epub. Also the book may have DRM, which may require additional software to download it. If your file is an acsm file, then you can open it with Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) and then transfer to your reader.

Can you tell us a bit more about your problem, ie book format, where you purchased it, how you have been trying to transfer it?

affa44 · 02-28-2011, 10:53 PM

I purchased the unit from e-bay and have just found out today that it was never sold by Sony Australia and therefore is not supported locally. I purchased the EPUB book from the local Borders on-line store and couldn't drag it across on either the sony library or adobe digital editions. I did contact Borders and although the rep was very helpful couldn't fix the problem. I contacted calibre and received a very curt reply that calibre no longer supports un-upgraded prs-500s. Unfortunately the only upgrading available on the sony website is for the library and I have downloaded that.
Have I been sold a pup? (sorry that may be an Aussie expression = a lemon)

desertblues · 03-01-2011, 03:55 PM

Hi, welcome to MR from the Netherlands.

02-23-2011, 01:55 AM	#1
affa44 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 592 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tongala, Victoria, Australia Device: Sony PRS-500	Hi from Tongala, Australia I'm a newbie to e-books, bought a Sony PRS-500 from e-bay and am having big problems transferring a purchased book, whereas I have been able to transfer free books to it. I now can't get Calibre to recognise it. I wonder if the PRS-500 was only sold in USA and therefore is not recognised elsewhere? affa44 Tongala, a town of 1200, in the middle of Australia's largest dairy irrigation area.

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Kevin2960 YODA's Uglier Twin Posts: 974 Karma: 6295251 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK Device: PRS-600 and 2 Kindle 3's - and now a K4 + HTC Desire HD	Hi Affa, Welcome to Mobile Read, it's a great community, and you'll find all the answers here, I can't help you, but if you post in the Sony Reader Forum or the Calibre Forum here on MR I'm sure someone will be able to, Good Luck, Have Fun,

02-23-2011, 04:27 AM	#3
affa44 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 592 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tongala, Victoria, Australia Device: Sony PRS-500	Thanks, Kevin

02-23-2011, 06:48 AM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi affa44 and welcome to MobileRead. I have a 505 which apparently was a good improvement on the 500. Anyway, try posting your question in the Sony section

02-23-2011, 07:13 AM	#5
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Hello, and welcome to MR! Enjoy your Sony.

02-23-2011, 07:51 AM	#6
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 …. Pop into the Sony Forum for the latest in tricks and tips ... or try Calibre Forum ...

02-23-2011, 08:21 AM	#7
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02-23-2011, 09:49 AM	#8
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Always good to welcome a new Aussie friend, Affa. You're always such darned good company. Very best wishes. Neil

02-28-2011, 10:53 PM	#10
affa44 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 592 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tongala, Victoria, Australia Device: Sony PRS-500	I purchased the unit from e-bay and have just found out today that it was never sold by Sony Australia and therefore is not supported locally. I purchased the EPUB book from the local Borders on-line store and couldn't drag it across on either the sony library or adobe digital editions. I did contact Borders and although the rep was very helpful couldn't fix the problem. I contacted calibre and received a very curt reply that calibre no longer supports un-upgraded prs-500s. Unfortunately the only upgrading available on the sony website is for the library and I have downloaded that. Have I been sold a pup? (sorry that may be an Aussie expression = a lemon)

03-01-2011, 03:55 PM	#11
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Hi, welcome to MR from the Netherlands.

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