Which one should a Mac user choose? - Page 3

Alexander Turcic · 12-09-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hidari

Yet, I meet never ending army of MACHEADS...so I push a button....

Alexander Turcic · 12-09-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hidari

I forgot Harry T. You are one of the Gods of this Mobile Read.

You are free to apotheosize whomever you want, but please do so with respect and dignity. We don't need any trolling here.

JSWolf · 12-09-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mores

convertlit is also available for mac, so i don't think you need a PC for anything.

You need the Windows system to actually download the DRM laden MS Reader ebooks.

Gerry · 12-09-2007, 10:18 PM

Thank you all for sharing your experience. Clearly everyone on this site is generous with their time and insight!

I'll be placing an order for a Cybook tomorrow.

Gerry

prun · 12-10-2007, 09:25 AM

Hi Gerry,

I am a Mac fan - MacBook Pro - and a SONY PRS-505 happy owner. To use PC-only applications I installed Parrallels on my Mac and it works wonderfully. With its [Coherence] feature, it becomes seamless to me if I am opening a Mac or PC application.

In other words, I open the ebook Library application from Sony directly from Mac OS, and I don't even notice that Parallels launched Windows to open it.

I hope this helps,

Prun.

HarryT · 12-10-2007, 09:30 AM

Prun,

Just make sure that you don't try to do a firmware upgrade with Parallels. It doesn't get the USB timing quite right, and if you try to do a ROM update with it you'll probably end up "bricking" your Sony. Use a real Windows machine, or Bookcamp for reflashing the ROM.

igorsk · 12-10-2007, 09:56 AM

Bookcamp? Is that where they send kids who can't read?

HarryT · 12-10-2007, 10:02 AM

BooTCamp <-- Typo

igorsk · 12-10-2007, 10:39 AM

Yeah, I know. Just thought it's a funny one

turtleclock · 12-10-2007, 01:39 PM

Being a mac user and a PRS-505 owner, I'm quite satisfied with the Sony. I've been using the pielrf program available from this site to convert a lot of my text files, and then just copying them over to the Sony via usb. Working great so far. :-)

jmdor · 12-10-2007, 05:29 PM

I'm way happier with my Kindle than with my Sony 500. It's very cool to be able to download a book wherever. I haven't even hooked it up to a computer yet! Highly recommend for mac users.

JSWolf · 12-10-2007, 05:47 PM

The Kindle: Download a book, use up the battery.

Xenophon · 12-10-2007, 11:55 PM

I'm a Mac user who's perfectly happy with a prs500, thanks to libprs500. There're plenty of multi-format books at Fictionwise and Baen. There's all of Project Gutenberg (including bunches of books pre-formatted here are MobileRead). Given how sucky the pricing is at Sony's store (even after the kindle-related price cuts), who needs 'em? The right pricing for novels is $6.00 quantity one, or $15.00 for six (c.f. Baen and their DRM-free pricing).

I can use libprs500 to convert just about any non-DRM'd book to Sony's format. The only time I ever hooked up my prs500 (or my wife's -- we're a two-reader family!) to a PC was for the initial registration and again for a firmware upgrade.

You can successfully use any of the current crop of readers with a Mac without worry.

Matt · 12-13-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mocelet

In what way is the iLiad not cross platform? There is the Companion Software which is Windows only, but (just about) no-one uses it. The WiFi file transfer uses a windows style network share, but Samba on Linux or OSX will work just as well.

Most of the iLiad interaction is via the USB cable, where it looks like a USB disk to any OS that supports it.

right - my main computer is a macbookpro - i just attach the Iliad to my USB port and copy documents and applications directly over. I've never even looked at the companion software.

Just4Fun · 12-14-2007, 11:29 AM

In other words, you will probably be happy with whatever reader you decide to buy. Myself, I have a Macbook and a Kindle, but I live in the US and I couldn't afford to buy an Iliad though I like the larger screen.

The Kindle makes things so easy that even a non-techie can do it. There is no need for a computer. That is a nice feature in my household where everyone isn't into technology... They say, "Just give me something that works and doesn't require a lot of fussing around." <sigh>

12-09-2007, 10:18 PM	#34
Gerry Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boston, MA Device: Cybook Gen 3	Thank You Thank you all for sharing your experience. Clearly everyone on this site is generous with their time and insight! I'll be placing an order for a Cybook tomorrow. Gerry

12-14-2007, 11:29 AM	#45
Just4Fun Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle/iphone/ipad/Pocket Entourage/MacBook/Windows	In other words, you will probably be happy with whatever reader you decide to buy. Myself, I have a Macbook and a Kindle, but I live in the US and I couldn't afford to buy an Iliad though I like the larger screen. The Kindle makes things so easy that even a non-techie can do it. There is no need for a computer. That is a nice feature in my household where everyone isn't into technology... They say, "Just give me something that works and doesn't require a lot of fussing around." <sigh> Last edited by Just4Fun; 12-14-2007 at 11:33 AM. Reason: proofing

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12-10-2007, 09:25 AM	#35
prun Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: SONY PRS-505	Hi Gerry, I am a Mac fan - MacBook Pro - and a SONY PRS-505 happy owner. To use PC-only applications I installed Parrallels on my Mac and it works wonderfully. With its [Coherence] feature, it becomes seamless to me if I am opening a Mac or PC application. In other words, I open the ebook Library application from Sony directly from Mac OS, and I don't even notice that Parallels launched Windows to open it. I hope this helps, Prun.

12-10-2007, 09:30 AM	#36
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Prun, Just make sure that you don't try to do a firmware upgrade with Parallels. It doesn't get the USB timing quite right, and if you try to do a ROM update with it you'll probably end up "bricking" your Sony. Use a real Windows machine, or Bookcamp for reflashing the ROM.

12-10-2007, 09:56 AM	#37
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12-10-2007, 10:02 AM	#38
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	BooTCamp <-- Typo

12-10-2007, 10:39 AM	#39
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Yeah, I know. Just thought it's a funny one

12-10-2007, 01:39 PM	#40
turtleclock Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Device: Blackberry 8800, PRS-505	Being a mac user and a PRS-505 owner, I'm quite satisfied with the Sony. I've been using the pielrf program available from this site to convert a lot of my text files, and then just copying them over to the Sony via usb. Working great so far. :-)

12-10-2007, 05:29 PM	#41
jmdor Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Windsor, CO Device: Kindle; ex-Sony PRS500	I'm way happier with my Kindle than with my Sony 500. It's very cool to be able to download a book wherever. I haven't even hooked it up to a computer yet! Highly recommend for mac users.

12-10-2007, 05:47 PM	#42
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The Kindle: Download a book, use up the battery.

12-10-2007, 11:55 PM	#43
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	I'm a Mac user who's perfectly happy with a prs500, thanks to libprs500. There're plenty of multi-format books at Fictionwise and Baen. There's all of Project Gutenberg (including bunches of books pre-formatted here are MobileRead). Given how sucky the pricing is at Sony's store (even after the kindle-related price cuts), who needs 'em? The right pricing for novels is $6.00 quantity one, or $15.00 for six (c.f. Baen and their DRM-free pricing). I can use libprs500 to convert just about any non-DRM'd book to Sony's format. The only time I ever hooked up my prs500 (or my wife's -- we're a two-reader family!) to a PC was for the initial registration and again for a firmware upgrade. You can successfully use any of the current crop of readers with a Mac without worry.