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manchuia · 06-12-2008, 07:58 PM

Just got my sony 500 reader. It's pretty neat. I am sure I will bug all of you for tips and advice on how to get the out of this purchase.

Already I am happy but sad.

I tried just moving a number of PDFs over to the device (was really not expecting much) and the formatting on all of them was PERFECT... unfortunately the contrast was way too light and I couldn't make out the words.

Also I can't seem to redeem my 100 free classic books (will have to get on hunting down Sony formatted copies of the Gutenburg titles), but that hasn't really deterred me from being super excited about the purchase!

MickeyC · 06-12-2008, 08:08 PM

Hi manchuia and welcome to the Forum. I downloaded a bunch of Sony Classics after I got my 505 till I discovered this Forum with it's great supply of free books.

manchuia · 06-12-2008, 08:12 PM

I guess i should have put this in the general forum (even though there is a content question). I am still on the hunt for a good repository of classic books formatted for Sony, though, so suggestions (yes i am reading the stickies as well

) are welcome

Patricia · 06-12-2008, 10:29 PM

Try our book upload section. Also search the wiki.

Ervserver · 06-12-2008, 10:49 PM

Hello manchuia, I feel your pain about the pdf situation

igorsk · 06-12-2008, 11:28 PM

Check PDFLRF for a possible solution.

astrodad · 06-18-2008, 02:04 PM

Check manybooks.net and our own uploads section here. It rocks!

manchuia · 06-19-2008, 09:45 AM

Yeah, I have been knee deep in the upload section.

Many books is really cool except almost all the books I want are in protected Adobe format, making them mostlyl useless (I believe) for the PRS-500 in my bag.

Igor, I am actually setting aside this weekend to download and test every single PDF converter I can find and see which one works best for the library I already have. I figure if it doesn't work I can just wait for LRF formatted Oreiley books (the only books I have in PDF anyway).

06-12-2008, 07:58 PM	#1
manchuia Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 384 Join Date: May 2008 Device: In under a month I will have had both Sonys and a Kindle	Well look who joined the club Just got my sony 500 reader. It's pretty neat. I am sure I will bug all of you for tips and advice on how to get the out of this purchase. Already I am happy but sad. I tried just moving a number of PDFs over to the device (was really not expecting much) and the formatting on all of them was PERFECT... unfortunately the contrast was way too light and I couldn't make out the words. Also I can't seem to redeem my 100 free classic books (will have to get on hunting down Sony formatted copies of the Gutenburg titles), but that hasn't really deterred me from being super excited about the purchase!

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06-12-2008, 08:08 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi manchuia and welcome to the Forum. I downloaded a bunch of Sony Classics after I got my 505 till I discovered this Forum with it's great supply of free books.

06-12-2008, 08:12 PM	#3
manchuia Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 384 Join Date: May 2008 Device: In under a month I will have had both Sonys and a Kindle	I guess i should have put this in the general forum (even though there is a content question). I am still on the hunt for a good repository of classic books formatted for Sony, though, so suggestions (yes i am reading the stickies as well ) are welcome

06-12-2008, 10:29 PM	#4
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,505 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Try our book upload section. Also search the wiki.

06-12-2008, 10:49 PM	#5
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello manchuia, I feel your pain about the pdf situation

06-12-2008, 11:28 PM	#6
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Check PDFLRF for a possible solution.

06-18-2008, 02:04 PM	#7
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Check manybooks.net and our own uploads section here. It rocks!

06-19-2008, 09:45 AM	#8
manchuia Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 384 Join Date: May 2008 Device: In under a month I will have had both Sonys and a Kindle	Yeah, I have been knee deep in the upload section. Many books is really cool except almost all the books I want are in protected Adobe format, making them mostlyl useless (I believe) for the PRS-500 in my bag. Igor, I am actually setting aside this weekend to download and test every single PDF converter I can find and see which one works best for the library I already have. I figure if it doesn't work I can just wait for LRF formatted Oreiley books (the only books I have in PDF anyway).

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