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I have a Reader! | 375 | 97.66% | |
I don't have a Reader, but I want to see the Results | 9 | 2.34% | |
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12-29-2006, 01:16 PM | #91 |
Grumpy Old Man
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Got mine at the end of November from a Borders store, but haven't had much time to play around with it other than read a bit until now...
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12-29-2006, 05:36 PM | #92 |
Connoisseur
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Location: Los Angeles
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OK, just went down to Boarders and bought one (charging as we speak).
I was interested when I first read about it but then discarded the idea because: 1) I thought only work with memory sticks. Everything else I own takes SD cards and after living through the SmartMedia disaster, I'm not about to go with another format. Especially one from Sony. 2) It wasn't clear to me that I could use it to read other formats -- I have a bunch of books from Baen and others that I bought or downloaded for my Garmin iQue and I would want to read them on any new device. I also didn't want to be tied to Sony, because from the blurb I read it sounded like you could only get content from Sony. After reading here I realized that these weren't true. The big test will be next month when I make a trip to London (lots of reading time ) |
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12-30-2006, 12:30 AM | #93 |
Enthusiast
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And add me to the list...
Got mine last night for my birthday today. After using a bit of my $50 credit, playing with it, and wondering what communities exist for owners, I arrived here and started reading. Sadly (or fortunately?), I have most likely spent more time browsing the MobileRead forums than on my new Reader. As I read about what everyone else has already figured out, I have progressively been adding more and more content (old ebooks, etc.), have discovered many useful apps, and have learned a lot about ebooks in general, in addition to the Sony Reader. Rest assured, my Reader has not been neglected, and the more I play with and read about it, the more excited I get about what is now, without a doubt, the coolest gadget I own. |
12-30-2006, 09:39 AM | #94 | |
Guru
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12-30-2006, 11:29 AM | #95 | ||
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12-31-2006, 02:59 AM | #96 | |||
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You also forget one genre which could really use the extra storage--manga and graphic novels (being 10+ megs typically). As an aside, check out page 80 in the owner's manual (both the PDF and the one actually on my Reader show this...), user available memory is written in at approximately 64megs. Maybe they changed their mind pre-production? Quote:
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I worked earlier today, and upon returning home I decided I was going to get intimate with Book Designer--the learning curve is a bit steep (well, maybe it would have been better if I actually read the help pages). I must say, I'm impressed. It's a bit rough edges here and there, but for a free product (thanks VVV!) doing such a specialized job, it really is tremendously useful. Ok, I'm now way off topic, so I'll stop here and lurk around in some other posts. |
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01-02-2007, 09:53 AM | #97 |
books & doughnuts
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Location: usa
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Viewed for a while. Picked up a Sony yesterday. Joined here today.
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01-02-2007, 11:23 AM | #98 |
Member
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Device: Sony Reader
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*waves*
I got mine for christmas and have barely put it down since - needless to say, I'm very pleased. I actually found these forums back in november when I first heard about the reader and was looking for reviews. There's so much useful info here! So anyway, I thought I'd join in the discussions. |
01-03-2007, 04:18 AM | #99 |
Connoisseur
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Device: Sony PRS-950; PRS-505
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X-mas gift
Almost done with my first book, Eragon, moving onto Eldest next, most likely. |
01-05-2007, 01:12 PM | #100 |
Junior Member
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Karma: 10
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Kiev, Ukraine
Device: REB1100, Sony PRS-500, Eten G500+
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We're 260
#260 - It`s me |
01-08-2007, 06:35 PM | #101 |
Junior Member
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Karma: 12
Join Date: Jan 2007
Device: Sony eReader
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eReader here in Philly! (Already pushed my pin in on the map, too!)
LOVE it! Any good sources for books out there besides sony.connect? |
01-08-2007, 06:39 PM | #102 |
Gizmologist
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Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN
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Baen,manybooks.net , Project Gutenberg, and a whole bunch more.
Basically, if it's in RTF or can be converted to RTF, or is in LRF, you're good to go. |
01-10-2007, 02:20 PM | #103 |
Member
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# 269 here.
I've had my Reader less than a week and I'm halfway through one book almost finished with another and sorely disappointed in the handling of .pdf's. All around though, I love the thing and I see great strides going on here in the development forums with regards to overcoming some of the deficiencies in the sony softwares handling of .pdf's. I'm looking forward to firmware version 2.0 (whether its sony provided or community provided) and all the new features there in. Aerlock |
02-09-2007, 11:28 AM | #104 |
Junior Member
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#284
After reading the reviews and feedback here I got mine shipped over from the US for my birthday - there wasn't a chance of buying one in Ireland. I was a tad worried that the display wouldn't be as good as people said. Its a pity Sony Conect is only for US residents. I've been keeping my eye on e-ink tech for the last few years. I've really wanted a proper ebook reader for a long while. PDA just wasn't cutting it. |
02-19-2007, 12:59 AM | #105 |
Junior Member
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Location: China Grove, NC
Device: Sony Reader
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Love it!
#292
I picked up my Sony Reader at Borders right after Christmas. I love it! This site has been a great help already. Disappointed in the pdf support - God bless PDFrasterFarian |
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