PRS-T1 Going to Best Buy Tonight - Page 3

vxf · 10-05-2011, 10:33 PM

The new software does recognize both my PRS350 and PRS950.

To prevent syncing EVERYTHING, just stop it the first time (when the 'syncing' notification appears, you have an option to interrupt it) and then select which collections you want to sync. I made a collection including only things I want to transfer over, since I only keep few books on my device at any given time.

Said so, the software is broken. I pointed out in other posts the main problems:
1- freezes, crashes - tested on three different PCs, windows 7 professional 32 and 64 and vista ultimate 32.
2 - some content (some issues of the WSJ and Financial Times, for example) just won't import.
3 - old annotations doesn't display
4 - new annotations displays in the wrong place
5 - annotation exporting is broken - notes and highlights are not correctly aligned on the page
6 - won't recognize external memory on my PRS950 (just freezes with SD cards or memory sticks)
7 - sync of pages/highlights/notes works sporadically at best

I know, I better stop ranting. But it's frustrating the heck out of me and holding me back from buying a T1.

Hadrien · 10-07-2011, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

I've downloaded several books from Kobo. I logged into my account and then went to my library page and then selected the download link next to the book name.

A few observations that I see. When I download an ebook directly like from a free EPUB from feedbooks, it shows up in the notifications list with the name of the EPUB file (e.g. Author -Title.epub). The Kobo notification says "URLlink.acsm?action=enterorder&ordersource" then it's cut off screen. The library book notification is similar. It says "booktitle.acsm?" then it's followed by a string which is cut off screen.

Another observation. You can see your download list. Open the browser. Select the menu button and then More > Downloads. Only the EPUB files that were directly downloaded show in this list. The library and Kobo books do not!

Last observation. When you open a book, you can select the menu button and then More > Settings > Info to see the filename and location. The library and Kobo books show their proper EPUB filename and that they have been stored in the Download folder in the main memory. The same file path as the direct EPUB file downloads.

Hope that helps you.

That's helpful indeed. I'll add the .acsm extension to our download links and see if it changes anything.

Bookworm_Girl · 10-08-2011, 11:10 PM

I discovered a few more tricks. You can press and hold a note/highlight to bring up an edit or delete menu. That's much better than going through the old menu system.

Also to zoom into an image in a book, after you pinch-zoom you can double tap the image to have it auto-fill the screen. Hit back to go to full-screen view.

10-05-2011, 10:33 PM	#31
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	The new software does recognize both my PRS350 and PRS950. To prevent syncing EVERYTHING, just stop it the first time (when the 'syncing' notification appears, you have an option to interrupt it) and then select which collections you want to sync. I made a collection including only things I want to transfer over, since I only keep few books on my device at any given time. Said so, the software is broken. I pointed out in other posts the main problems: 1- freezes, crashes - tested on three different PCs, windows 7 professional 32 and 64 and vista ultimate 32. 2 - some content (some issues of the WSJ and Financial Times, for example) just won't import. 3 - old annotations doesn't display 4 - new annotations displays in the wrong place 5 - annotation exporting is broken - notes and highlights are not correctly aligned on the page 6 - won't recognize external memory on my PRS950 (just freezes with SD cards or memory sticks) 7 - sync of pages/highlights/notes works sporadically at best I know, I better stop ranting. But it's frustrating the heck out of me and holding me back from buying a T1. Last edited by vxf; 10-05-2011 at 10:37 PM.

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Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	I discovered a few more tricks. You can press and hold a note/highlight to bring up an edit or delete menu. That's much better than going through the old menu system. Also to zoom into an image in a book, after you pinch-zoom you can double tap the image to have it auto-fill the screen. Hit back to go to full-screen view.

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