My Biggest Gripe with Sony Readers

advocate2 · 01-28-2010, 07:50 AM

I've owned the 505, 600 and now the 900. I have one big gripe. The gradations in font sizes is absurd. This was fixed, to a certain extent, with the hack for the 505 which allow us to change the fonts without too much effort.

Why can't Sony allow the user to have a one or two size step up in font size, rather than what appears to be a 5 step increase per each size choice? Would it really be that hard to update the software to accomplish this?

poshm · 01-28-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by advocate2

I've owned the 505, 600 and now the 900. I have one big gripe. The gradations in font sizes is absurd. This was fixed, to a certain extent, with the hack for the 505 which allow us to change the fonts without too much effort.

Why can't Sony allow the user to have a one or two size step up in font size, rather than what appears to be a 5 step increase per each size choice? Would it really be that hard to update the software to accomplish this?

Agreed. Sometimes it's difficult to get just the right font size for what you're reading.

I like the fact that on my PocketBook 360 I can change the font for .epub files anyway and the size in increments of 2 points using the supplied FBReader software. The Reading software is not as polished with the formatting but the fact you can customise it so much is a big bonus. Wish you could do all that on the Sony.

Bremen Cole · 01-28-2010, 08:45 AM

Agreed. The "work around" I use is simply converting in Calibre, and selecting (by trial and error the first time) the font size that works good for me. I have it set so when I convert a book, the "m" setting on the reader is just right for me.

advocate2 · 01-28-2010, 09:21 AM

Well, I still have not gotton to the point where I can strip drm from my books. The Calibre conversion requires this as a first step.

Penforhire · 01-28-2010, 09:58 AM

Agreed, tough to get the size just right.

tnronin · 01-28-2010, 04:06 PM

I hate that I only have 3 choices on the PRS-300.

01-28-2010, 07:50 AM	#1
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	My Biggest Gripe with Sony Readers I've owned the 505, 600 and now the 900. I have one big gripe. The gradations in font sizes is absurd. This was fixed, to a certain extent, with the hack for the 505 which allow us to change the fonts without too much effort. Why can't Sony allow the user to have a one or two size step up in font size, rather than what appears to be a 5 step increase per each size choice? Would it really be that hard to update the software to accomplish this?

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01-28-2010, 08:45 AM	#3
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	Agreed. The "work around" I use is simply converting in Calibre, and selecting (by trial and error the first time) the font size that works good for me. I have it set so when I convert a book, the "m" setting on the reader is just right for me.

01-28-2010, 09:21 AM	#4
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	Well, I still have not gotton to the point where I can strip drm from my books. The Calibre conversion requires this as a first step.

01-28-2010, 09:58 AM	#5
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Agreed, tough to get the size just right.

01-28-2010, 04:06 PM	#6
tnronin Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mid-Tennessee Device: PRS-300	I hate that I only have 3 choices on the PRS-300.

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