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oldlady · 07-22-2009, 03:16 PM

New PRS 505 coming. Can I delete all the preloaded Son stuff?

DixieGal · 07-22-2009, 03:18 PM

Sure can, but save one or two to use as fodder for practicing things using your new reader. Congrats on your purchase, and we will hold our breaths with you until it arrives!

columbus · 07-22-2009, 03:30 PM

Hi! oldlady and welcome to Mobileread the best eBook related forum on the net.

Ask any eBook related questions you may have & somebody will have the answer. (generally 42)

What do you like to read & & why your user name (oldman interested

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MickeyC · 07-22-2009, 08:15 PM

Hi oldlady and welcome to MobileRead.

Where is Bognor?

carlobee · 07-22-2009, 08:54 PM

welcome to mobileread! have fun as much as i did.

Verencat · 07-22-2009, 11:15 PM

Hi oldlady and welcome to the forum!
Might I ask what color is your Sony? For some reason, it's a vital issue...

Lady Blue · 07-23-2009, 09:21 AM

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to Mobileread.

Congratulations on your Sony decision. Wise choice.

Of course, I'm biased. I also have a 505, in Silver, and love it.

What color is yours?

rlparker · 07-23-2009, 09:53 AM

Hi oldlady, welcome to MR

I think you'll really enjoy your 505!

kazbates · 07-23-2009, 09:56 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, oldlady!

Although to the lot of 505 owners here, color seems to be an issue, I have a Sony 700 which only comes in black. I'm not sure what that means, but there ya go?!?!

I am sure you will love your reader as much as I do mine and will become an ebook addict before long. Thankfully, they DO NOT have a 12 step program for that, so it's all good! Be sure and take a look at all the free ebooks you can download here at MR in the lrf format you need for the Sony. Enjoy!

Happy Reading.

oldlady · 07-24-2009, 04:36 AM

Silver I think but, I don't care. oldlady because I am (75) and if I called myself elderly I might forget it in the middle. Bognor Regis is a sunny decayed resort on the south coast of England and I love it. Bought the PRS 505 because I went back to my childhood and was reading The Thrre Musketeers. It was so exciting that I couldn't put it down except that it was a nuisance propping it up on the table and having to clamp the pages. Planning to move on to various classics,Twenty Years After and lots of John Buchans. Maybe Paradise Lost. I didn't appreciate it in school, and maybe I still shan't. Otherwise I read crime, French history. Typical old lady really. I do read in the bath with the phone on a table beside me, a big cup of tea and a wee dram of malt whsky. Not with the PRS 505 though, I suppose. Though what a way to go.

oldlady · 07-24-2009, 04:41 AM

I should add that I'm grateful for the kindness and support and it is making me feel more confident. If I had even heard about 12 steps I would have gone way.

nohmi2 · 07-24-2009, 05:20 AM

From one old lady (72) to another *Welcome* and jump in the waters are warm. In fact, it's a lot of fun.

Cheers.

columbus · 07-24-2009, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by oldlady;

Silver I think but, I don't care. oldlady because I am (75) and if I called myself elderly I might forget it in the middle. Bognor Regis is a sunny decayed resort on the south coast of England and I love it. Bought the PRS 505 because I went back to my childhood and was reading The Thrre Musketeers. It was so exciting that I couldn't put it down except that it was a nuisance propping it up on the table and having to clamp the pages. Planning to move on to various classics,Twenty Years After and lots of John Buchans. Maybe Paradise Lost. I didn't appreciate it in school, and maybe I still shan't. Otherwise I read crime, French history. Typical old lady really. I do read in the bath with the phone on a table beside me, a big cup of tea and a wee dram of malt whsky. Not with the PRS 505 though, I suppose. Though what a way to go.

Welcome to the Silver Sony Silver surfers club on Mobileread!

It does'nt exsist really but maybe we should start one ? Maybe nohmi2 would be interested too. (Pleased to see you are a tea & malt whisky fan also!)

Hope you will find like the rest of us that MR is a great friendly place to be!

Lady Blue · 07-24-2009, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by oldlady

Silver I think but, I don't care. oldlady because I am (75) and if I called myself elderly I might forget it in the middle. Bognor Regis is a sunny decayed resort on the south coast of England and I love it. Bought the PRS 505 because I went back to my childhood and was reading The Thrre Musketeers. It was so exciting that I couldn't put it down except that it was a nuisance propping it up on the table and having to clamp the pages. Planning to move on to various classics,Twenty Years After and lots of John Buchans. Maybe Paradise Lost. I didn't appreciate it in school, and maybe I still shan't. Otherwise I read crime, French history. Typical old lady really. I do read in the bath with the phone on a table beside me, a big cup of tea and a wee dram of malt whsky. Not with the PRS 505 though, I suppose. Though what a way to go.

You won't need to stop reading in the bath once you get your 505. I read mine while in the pool. Just seal it up in a plastic food bag like the ZipLoc storage bags or similar. It's protected from drips and splashes and you can still turn the pages easily and no problem seeing through the clear plastic.

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oldlady · 07-24-2009, 09:54 AM

Right. It has come, it is charged, and as I expected, I am stuck. I went to Calibre and I don't know what to do. I am pretty dumb at first but once I know I continue happily. Numbers of young chaps have said to just play about "You can't harm the computer". I've laneded in some very funny places. So:-
Do I insert the CD-ROM installer to register it? Plus get a "My Sony membership ID"?
I have 2 CDs - 1 eBook Library, the other 100 Classic Books. They can't be for reistration. I have PG Huntingtower sitting on my computer. Please will a kind person tell me what to do? In simple steps? That will keep me quiet for a week.

07-22-2009, 03:16 PM	#1
oldlady Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bognor Device: Sony PRS 505	New to it all New PRS 505 coming. Can I delete all the preloaded Son stuff?

07-23-2009, 09:21 AM	#7
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	Hello oldlady, and to Mobileread. Congratulations on your Sony decision. Wise choice. Of course, I'm biased. I also have a 505, in Silver, and love it. What color is yours?

07-22-2009, 03:18 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Sure can, but save one or two to use as fodder for practicing things using your new reader. Congrats on your purchase, and we will hold our breaths with you until it arrives!

07-22-2009, 03:30 PM	#3
columbus Wizard Posts: 999 Karma: 5487540 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In my own imagination. Device: Sony Prs 650, 505	Hi! oldlady and welcome to Mobileread the best eBook related forum on the net. Ask any eBook related questions you may have & somebody will have the answer. (generally 42) What do you like to read & & why your user name (oldman interested )

07-22-2009, 08:15 PM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi oldlady and welcome to MobileRead. Where is Bognor?

07-22-2009, 08:54 PM	#5
carlobee Fanatic Posts: 535 Karma: 972 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: The new iPad	welcome to mobileread! have fun as much as i did.

07-22-2009, 11:15 PM	#6
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Hi oldlady and welcome to the forum! Might I ask what color is your Sony? For some reason, it's a vital issue...

07-23-2009, 09:53 AM	#8
rlparker Ars longa Posts: 1,179 Karma: 17404 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north carolina, usa Device: Kindle K1, K3 wifi	Hi oldlady, welcome to MR I think you'll really enjoy your 505!

07-23-2009, 09:56 AM	#9
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Welcome to MobileRead, oldlady! Although to the lot of 505 owners here, color seems to be an issue, I have a Sony 700 which only comes in black. I'm not sure what that means, but there ya go?!?! I am sure you will love your reader as much as I do mine and will become an ebook addict before long. Thankfully, they DO NOT have a 12 step program for that, so it's all good! Be sure and take a look at all the free ebooks you can download here at MR in the lrf format you need for the Sony. Enjoy! Happy Reading.

07-24-2009, 04:36 AM	#10
oldlady Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bognor Device: Sony PRS 505	Silver I think but, I don't care. oldlady because I am (75) and if I called myself elderly I might forget it in the middle. Bognor Regis is a sunny decayed resort on the south coast of England and I love it. Bought the PRS 505 because I went back to my childhood and was reading The Thrre Musketeers. It was so exciting that I couldn't put it down except that it was a nuisance propping it up on the table and having to clamp the pages. Planning to move on to various classics,Twenty Years After and lots of John Buchans. Maybe Paradise Lost. I didn't appreciate it in school, and maybe I still shan't. Otherwise I read crime, French history. Typical old lady really. I do read in the bath with the phone on a table beside me, a big cup of tea and a wee dram of malt whsky. Not with the PRS 505 though, I suppose. Though what a way to go.

07-24-2009, 04:41 AM	#11
oldlady Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bognor Device: Sony PRS 505	I should add that I'm grateful for the kindness and support and it is making me feel more confident. If I had even heard about 12 steps I would have gone way.

07-24-2009, 05:20 AM	#12
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	From one old lady (72) to another Welcome and jump in the waters are warm. In fact, it's a lot of fun. Cheers.

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07-24-2009, 09:54 AM	#15
oldlady Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bognor Device: Sony PRS 505	Right. It has come, it is charged, and as I expected, I am stuck. I went to Calibre and I don't know what to do. I am pretty dumb at first but once I know I continue happily. Numbers of young chaps have said to just play about "You can't harm the computer". I've laneded in some very funny places. So:- Do I insert the CD-ROM installer to register it? Plus get a "My Sony membership ID"? I have 2 CDs - 1 eBook Library, the other 100 Classic Books. They can't be for reistration. I have PG Huntingtower sitting on my computer. Please will a kind person tell me what to do? In simple steps? That will keep me quiet for a week.