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Old 03-24-2011, 07:48 AM   #16
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Also, do you want to load books to main memory or a separate memory card? No card slot on the 350.

I think my 50-year-old eyes have just about given up on smaller fonts, so I'm not sure the 350 would be my favorite any more, even with a card slot. But I like carrying LOTS of books on a card, so it's not my first choice either way.
You like to load several thousand books onto your eareader all at once? If so, then that's fine, however, even without the expandable memory, you can get AT LEAST a thousand or so books on your 350. I'm not sure the purpose of loading that many books though, to be honest.
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Old 03-24-2011, 04:10 PM   #17
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Tough call. I have a 650 and that is my preference. However, if I didn't have one (and there nigh on impossible to find atm) I don't know whether I'd get a 350 or a Kindle 3. The K3 has a 6 inch screen...

Actually, I take that back because the Sonys have foreign language dictionaries that I use. But the 5" over the 6" screen...Argh! It's a tough one.

Personally I'd wait for a 650.
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Old 03-24-2011, 09:04 PM   #18
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You like to load several thousand books onto your eareader all at once?
Yep. Although I prefer putting what I'm currently reading in main memory and carrying the already-read library on the memory card. Just cuz I can.
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And not the only one... I want a portable library not just an eReader and the 650 is great for that purpose especially with PRS+ installed as well to allow easy access to any of the 25K books I carry around... The real purpose is exactly the same as having a library... I never have to make a choice about what I want to read until I actually decide to read...


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You like to load several thousand books onto your eareader all at once? If so, then that's fine, however, even without the expandable memory, you can get AT LEAST a thousand or so books on your 350. I'm not sure the purpose of loading that many books though, to be honest.
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And not the only one... I want a portable library not just an eReader and the 650 is great for that purpose especially with PRS+ installed as well to allow easy access to any of the 25K books I carry around... The real purpose is exactly the same as having a library... I never have to make a choice about what I want to read until I actually decide to read...
Assuming a conservative 1.2 gigs of free memory on the PRS-350; and assuming a generous average of 1 Megs per ebook (I see full novels in EPUB as small as 300k and as large as about 2 Megs); then we can expect about 1,200 books to fit on the 350.

Although this would indeed only fulfill a fraction of your requirements, it would most likely be more books than most folks would ever need to carry at one time.

Even with many publishers embedding fonts, which pushes the upper size limit per EPUB up to that higher 2 Megabyte per title range, the PRS-350 would still support a very generous 600 ebook titles, which if you read them at one title a week, would last you approximately 11.5 years.
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Storing books in main memory may cause a slow down of some functionality, for example annotations. It was the case with the 600, though I can't swear it's the case with the 650.

Does anyone know if the firmware uses free user memory?
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Errr... check your math... By your own statement, assume average 1MB/book then 1.2GB gives 1200 books not 12,000 as 1.2GB=1200MB... and it's not the point about reading them all, it's about having the choice to read what I want when I want... and I'd be unconscious if only reading 1 book/week... I am planning on using a 350 for a specific set of books but would never meet my general needs...


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Assuming a conservative 1.2 gigs of free memory on the PRS-350; and assuming a generous average of 1 Megs per ebook (I see full novels in EPUB as small as 300k and as large as about 2 Megs); then we can expect about 12,000 books to fit on the 350.

Although this would indeed only fulfill about HALF your requirements, it would most likely be about TEN TIMES as many books as most folks would need.

Even with many publishers embedding fonts, which pushes the upper size limit per EPUB up to that higher 2 Megabyte per title range, the PRS-350 would still support a very generous 6,000 ebook titles, which if you read them at one title a week, would last you approximately 115 years.
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Old 03-25-2011, 09:36 PM   #23
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Errr... check your math... By your own statement, assume average 1MB/book then 1.2GB gives 1200 books not 12,000 as 1.2GB=1200MB... and it's not the point about reading them all, it's about having the choice to read what I want when I want... and I'd be unconscious if only reading 1 book/week... I am planning on using a 350 for a specific set of books but would never meet my general needs...
Thanks, I fixed the bone headed slipped decimal place math error.

I had originally worked out the 10's of thousands of books numbers several months ago in relation to a 16 Gig SDHC card on my 650, and I guess that number just stuck in my head as also applying to the internal memory.

Even after correcting the math, at a rate of two full length novels per week (a pretty fast reading rate for most folks) 600 books would last more than 5 years, after which the fast USB2 port on the 350 would let you load another 5 years worth in about 5 minutes.

I do understand your point about wanting to be able to have a HUGE library and browse to your hearts content, that's why I ALSO opted for expandable SD memory and picked the PRS-650 as my main reader.

If one is willing to be just a little bit more selective however, the little slip-in-your-pocket PRS-350 will still let you carry a very impressive personal library of several hundred or more books around with you.
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Most people don't have libraries that they carry around with them anyway, so, I really don't quite get why storing your extensive library on your computer would really be any different. To each their own, but, the ultra portability of the 350 is it's "claim to fame" and, if that doesn't appeal to you, then obviously, it's not the reader for you.

The point I'm trying to make is that, for MOST people, 1,200+ books (probably closer to 2,000) is MORE than enough "reading choice" to carry around with them. Any more than that is probably just ego (hey, look at my e-library...I have 25,000 books on this little tiny machine).
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A friend of mine only has about 10 books on his 350 at any given time -- the books he's planning to read next. When he finished one, he deletes it.

I have to admit I was jealous of how easily he could choose a book.

I already have a "~Next" collection (the tilde sorts it to the top of the list) but I might go one further and just have that collection, plus the research books and poetry I like to dip into periodically. That would put me at less then 50 books, which sounds reasonable and moderate.
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Wasn't arguing about most people but FizzyWater was interested in more than that and specifically mentioned using a card... I just stated how my setup worked and that I liked a portable library... why that should lead to insults is beyond me but I do not go around quoting anything to anyone about my eReader(s)... but to make the point... yes I have them on my computer but I don't carry that around with me, I carry my eReader... now I can make a choice of its contents before I go anywhere or I can make a choice of what I want to read wherever I am without having to make a prior choice that doesn't take into account my frame of mind at the time I choose to read...


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The point I'm trying to make is that, for MOST people, 1,200+ books (probably closer to 2,000) is MORE than enough "reading choice" to carry around with them. Any more than that is probably just ego (hey, look at my e-library...I have 25,000 books on this little tiny machine).
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350 is a wonderful little reader, the 200 dpi gives super sharp text!
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I definitely recommend the 350 as well. It is a good solid reader and the most portable one as far as eInk goes. It is small enough that even with a cover on it still fits in most of my dress shirt front pockets. The only downside I can think of is it only comes in silver and pink.
It also comes in BLUE

Although my blue one did come from Holland - not sure if the blue is available elsewhere..... replaced my blue 505.

The friend who brought it over also got his wife the 650 (black colour), and I had the chance to quickly see both the 650, 350 and also my 'old' 505.

Both the 650 & 350 screens are a major improvement (although I'd been happy enough with the 505) and now after some use the 350 works out great for me. I was slightly worried about the size reduction and words per page - but after doing a Boroda hack and using Fontin for my epubs the font size is perfect and am very happy with it.

Both are great, so you can't go far wrong.

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