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Roy White · 08-01-2007, 12:59 AM

You can all relax about the book download running out of time. I just downloaded all my free books and the website said I had until 8/31 to get them... I have two readers now and I just signed in under my accouint. The site recognized my new reader and let me download 50 dollars worth of free books... AND then let me put the 50 dollrs worth of free books on both readers...

So i guess they extended it a month..

Lov2Read · 08-01-2007, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy White

You can all relax about the book download running out of time. I just downloaded all my free books and the website said I had until 8/31 to get them... I have two readers now and I just signed in under my accouint. The site recognized my new reader and let me download 50 dollars worth of free books... AND then let me put the 50 dollrs worth of free books on both readers...

So i guess they extended it a month..

You have until 8/31 to use the credit, not obtain the credit. The credit expired as of midnight on 7/31.

They have a new credit now that just has classics available.

Lov2Read · 08-01-2007, 08:53 AM

So I have played with the Reader last night and this morning and I must admit, it is a rather intriguing and enjoyable little device. Other than the initial hiccup with Sony Connect, I haven't had any trouble with it and it is easy to use. I downloaded the new firmware without trouble and have loaded a number of books on it. The only thing I don't like is the placement of the page turning buttons. Being right-handed, I wish they would have swapped placement of the Page button and the Menu button. But I can live with this.

I will admit, it is hard to go back and read on a PDA after reading on E-Ink!

HarryT · 08-01-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Lov2Read

The only thing I don't like is the placement of the page turning buttons. Being right-handed, I wish they would have swapped placement of the Page button and the Menu button. But I can live with this.

There's a firmware hack available which makes the right-side joystick do page forward/back. See the "Universal Flasher" thread in the "Reader Developer" forum.

wyldkit · 08-01-2007, 09:38 AM

I'm *still* unable to sign in to Sony Rewards, and I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with Chase, if not Sony. Sony insists there is nothing they can do to add me into the system and that I have to ask Chase to inform them that the card is active. The operators at Chase keep insisting that the card is just too new to be in Sony's system. One woman yesterday told me that Sony wouldn't learn I had the card until I had a statement balance and had earned rewards! When I told her that I knew that wasn't true she left the line for 5 minutes, supposedly speaking with Sony and came back and told me to wait a few days before trying again. If, in fact, I will be able to login to Sony Rewards in a few days, that's fine. I'm not in *that* big of a hurry. But I'm fairly convinced at this point that there is a bigger problem, since no one else seems to have had this issue, but I can't get anyone at Chase to pay attention to me.

Alas, someday I may join the ranks of Sony Reader users.

coleman · 08-01-2007, 10:11 AM

That isn't true in my experience at all. My Sony Card, and my dad's were both immdiately usable to create Sony Rewards accounts. Both cards were activated first, but that's all...

beowulf573 · 08-01-2007, 10:33 AM

I received my card, activated it, and ordered the reader all within one hour. Now, it hasn't shipped yet but that's another story.

Lov2Read · 08-01-2007, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

There's a firmware hack available which makes the right-side joystick do page forward/back. See the "Universal Flasher" thread in the "Reader Developer" forum.

Outstanding! Thanks so much for the heads up on that!

twb010 · 08-01-2007, 04:01 PM

UPS man just stopped by and dropped off both of my readers. I ordered them on the 21st, and never got a shipping notification email.

1 day short of the free book promotion

. Maybe I can call them up and get them to give it to me anyway?

Dublee · 08-01-2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twb010

UPS man just stopped by and dropped off both of my readers. I ordered them on the 21st, and never got a shipping notification email.

1 day short of the free book promotion

. Maybe I can call them up and get them to give it to me anyway?

From billtmore on fatwallet:

Ok here is the reply to my email from eBooks connect this is very similar to what stinkpots posted earlier

Subject---------------------------------------------------------------149.00 offer Discussion Thread---------------------------------------------------------------Response (Caleb) - 08/01/2007 02:31 PM Hello, Thank you for contacting Sony Connect! We will honor your rebate request for your purchase of a Sony Reader PRS-500 as long as the sale receipt, or order confirmation, is dated on or before 7/31/07. To confirm this please scan and attach a copy of your sale receipt/order confirmation to this incident and reply back to us. Please note that while we can extend this to purchases made on or before 7/31/07 the promotion codes and credit will expire completely by 8/31/07 and cannot be extended past that date. Please refer to the terms and conditions of this promotion at http://eBooks.connect.com/promos/terms_149/index.html Sincerely, Caleb Customer Support RepresentativeSony Connecthttp://eBooks.connect.com

twb010 · 08-01-2007, 06:51 PM

I signed up for a Connect account, activated my reader, and it gave me the $50 of credit. And I didn't even have to do anything.

jlc · 08-01-2007, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twb010

I signed up for a Connect account, activated my reader, and it gave me the $50 of credit. And I didn't even have to do anything.

Same here. It seems they're extending the deal a day or two. And here I was ready for a fight.

beowulf573 · 08-01-2007, 08:27 PM

Woo-hoo! My reader just arrived and when I created by Connect account it gave me the $50 credit.

Thanks to the folks who posted the info on the credit card deal, I've been craving one of these since the Librie was announced by couldn't bring myself to spend the money on it.

Edit to add: I ordered it July 20th and it Aug 1st.

Roy White · 08-01-2007, 08:44 PM

Man I guess i did come inder the wire. I downloaded 53 bucks worth of books i was planning on buying anyway from sonyconnect. Put them on both my readers. Just in the nick of time... So.. I actually only spent 9 bucks for a spare reader. Now my genius Son can read his own..

Liviu_5 · 08-01-2007, 10:07 PM

Got the reader today (order 7/17, sent 7/27 UPS from Kansas City); authorized and got the 50$ credit too.

08-01-2007, 08:53 AM	#183
Lov2Read Book Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 53 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: U.S.A. Device: Sony Reader 505	Not too shabby So I have played with the Reader last night and this morning and I must admit, it is a rather intriguing and enjoyable little device. Other than the initial hiccup with Sony Connect, I haven't had any trouble with it and it is easy to use. I downloaded the new firmware without trouble and have loaded a number of books on it. The only thing I don't like is the placement of the page turning buttons. Being right-handed, I wish they would have swapped placement of the Page button and the Menu button. But I can live with this. I will admit, it is hard to go back and read on a PDA after reading on E-Ink!

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08-01-2007, 12:59 AM	#181
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	You can all relax about the book download running out of time. I just downloaded all my free books and the website said I had until 8/31 to get them... I have two readers now and I just signed in under my accouint. The site recognized my new reader and let me download 50 dollars worth of free books... AND then let me put the 50 dollrs worth of free books on both readers... So i guess they extended it a month..

08-01-2007, 09:38 AM	#185
wyldkit Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2162 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Sony PRS-500 (until I have enough Sony Rewards points for the PRS-300)	I'm still unable to sign in to Sony Rewards, and I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with Chase, if not Sony. Sony insists there is nothing they can do to add me into the system and that I have to ask Chase to inform them that the card is active. The operators at Chase keep insisting that the card is just too new to be in Sony's system. One woman yesterday told me that Sony wouldn't learn I had the card until I had a statement balance and had earned rewards! When I told her that I knew that wasn't true she left the line for 5 minutes, supposedly speaking with Sony and came back and told me to wait a few days before trying again. If, in fact, I will be able to login to Sony Rewards in a few days, that's fine. I'm not in that big of a hurry. But I'm fairly convinced at this point that there is a bigger problem, since no one else seems to have had this issue, but I can't get anyone at Chase to pay attention to me. Alas, someday I may join the ranks of Sony Reader users.

08-01-2007, 10:11 AM	#186
coleman Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Android tablets and phones, Windows tablet, Kobo Aura One	That isn't true in my experience at all. My Sony Card, and my dad's were both immdiately usable to create Sony Rewards accounts. Both cards were activated first, but that's all...

08-01-2007, 10:33 AM	#187
beowulf573 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 1523 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston,TX Device: PRS-T1	I received my card, activated it, and ordered the reader all within one hour. Now, it hasn't shipped yet but that's another story.

08-01-2007, 04:01 PM	#189
twb010 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Sony Reader	UPS man just stopped by and dropped off both of my readers. I ordered them on the 21st, and never got a shipping notification email. 1 day short of the free book promotion . Maybe I can call them up and get them to give it to me anyway?

08-01-2007, 06:51 PM	#191
twb010 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Sony Reader	I signed up for a Connect account, activated my reader, and it gave me the $50 of credit. And I didn't even have to do anything.

08-01-2007, 08:27 PM	#193
beowulf573 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 1523 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston,TX Device: PRS-T1	Woo-hoo! My reader just arrived and when I created by Connect account it gave me the $50 credit. Thanks to the folks who posted the info on the credit card deal, I've been craving one of these since the Librie was announced by couldn't bring myself to spend the money on it. Edit to add: I ordered it July 20th and it Aug 1st.

08-01-2007, 08:44 PM	#194
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	Man I guess i did come inder the wire. I downloaded 53 bucks worth of books i was planning on buying anyway from sonyconnect. Put them on both my readers. Just in the nick of time... So.. I actually only spent 9 bucks for a spare reader. Now my genius Son can read his own..

08-01-2007, 10:07 PM	#195
Liviu_5 Books and more books Posts: 917 Karma: 69499 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, NY, USA Device: Nook Color, Itouch, Nokia770, Sony 650, Sony 700(dead), Ebk(given)	Got the reader today (order 7/17, sent 7/27 UPS from Kansas City); authorized and got the 50$ credit too.

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