Hello from Ontario, Canada

dawnah · 01-04-2010, 12:05 AM

Bought myself a Sony PRS-505R for Christmas. I checked out the blogs and reviews online for a couple of weeks and decided it was what I needed.
I love it!

dreams · 01-04-2010, 12:32 AM

Welcome to MR, dawnah

I have had the 505 for a year now and love it! Have you seen all the free ebooks on this site? You can use the lrf and ePub versions for download.

Also, feedbooks has free ebooks and many of our MR authors put their work up there. Check my signature for the list of some of the authors to look for. The sig link takes you to the page of my list of authors there.

Smashwords also has free and for purchase ebooks. Some of our MR authors are there also.

Have fun with your new toy and jump in to ask questions if you need to.

Ervserver · 01-04-2010, 12:41 AM

good choice dawnah, happy reading

dawnah · 01-04-2010, 01:12 AM

Thanks for the welcome. I've been having fun? getting this all set up and I've downloaded books from from the Sony e-store and 1 from Smashwords just to see if I
could do it. Only one problem so far...one book downloaded OK but I can't change
the font size. I found an answer on the Calibre forum but I'm afraid I'm just not
tech savvy enough to figure out what to do. Go figure eh?...it was THE one I wanted
to get for Mom who needed the larger font. Oh well..

dreams · 01-04-2010, 01:41 AM

Which book and from where?

dawnah · 01-04-2010, 01:48 AM

'Outlander' by Diana Gabaldon...Sony e-store

dreams · 01-04-2010, 02:17 AM

I had that one in paper, so didn't try it from the Sony store. I'm not sure why it won't enlarge the text. Are you able to enlarge the text in all the other books?

MickeyC · 01-04-2010, 06:08 AM

Hi dawnah and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a 505 for two years and really like it

Latinandgreek · 01-04-2010, 06:16 AM

Hi Dawnah and welcome to MobileRead. I have a 505 as well and I love it.

p.s. I'm originally from Ontario, too!

kennyc · 01-04-2010, 06:52 AM

Welcome. The font size should be able to change at least 3 levels on the 505 and an epub. Are you saying it won't change at all? Or that you can't make it big enough?

If it's a drm-protected book the only way to change that additionally would be to strip the drm and edit the book format itself. Not necessarily something simple as far as I know, unfortunatly.

dawnah · 01-04-2010, 10:15 AM

That's right...it won't change at all. All the others work fine. Is there anyone who walk me through the Calibre font changing thingy? (or suggest some other simpler way?)
Thanks guys

kennyc · 01-04-2010, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawnah

That's right...it won't change at all. All the others work fine. Is there anyone who walk me through the Calibre font changing thingy? (or suggest some other simpler way?)
Thanks guys

Strange, it must be something about that particular book.

Latinandgreek · 01-04-2010, 02:27 PM

Maybe if you deleted it from your reader and then re-added it or even re-downloaded it from the Sony store it would work? I've never heard of a situation like this, but you don't have anything to lose. Try opening it with the eBook Library on your computer (the Sony software) and changing the font to see if it works (there should be an "s" button (or "m", etc.) in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

GA Russell · 01-04-2010, 08:00 PM

Welcome dawnah!

Argos or Ticats?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-04-2010, 08:10 PM

Welcome to MR!

01-04-2010, 12:05 AM	#1
dawnah Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony PRS-505R	Hello from Ontario, Canada Bought myself a Sony PRS-505R for Christmas. I checked out the blogs and reviews online for a couple of weeks and decided it was what I needed. I love it!

01-04-2010, 12:32 AM	#2
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Welcome to MR, dawnah I have had the 505 for a year now and love it! Have you seen all the free ebooks on this site? You can use the lrf and ePub versions for download. Also, feedbooks has free ebooks and many of our MR authors put their work up there. Check my signature for the list of some of the authors to look for. The sig link takes you to the page of my list of authors there. Smashwords also has free and for purchase ebooks. Some of our MR authors are there also. Have fun with your new toy and jump in to ask questions if you need to. Last edited by dreams; 01-04-2010 at 12:35 AM.

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	good choice dawnah, happy reading

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dawnah Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony PRS-505R	Thanks for the welcome. I've been having fun? getting this all set up and I've downloaded books from from the Sony e-store and 1 from Smashwords just to see if I could do it. Only one problem so far...one book downloaded OK but I can't change the font size. I found an answer on the Calibre forum but I'm afraid I'm just not tech savvy enough to figure out what to do. Go figure eh?...it was THE one I wanted to get for Mom who needed the larger font. Oh well..

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Which book and from where?

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dawnah Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony PRS-505R	'Outlander' by Diana Gabaldon...Sony e-store

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I had that one in paper, so didn't try it from the Sony store. I'm not sure why it won't enlarge the text. Are you able to enlarge the text in all the other books?

01-04-2010, 06:08 AM	#8
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi dawnah and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a 505 for two years and really like it

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Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Hi Dawnah and welcome to MobileRead. I have a 505 as well and I love it. p.s. I'm originally from Ontario, too!

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Welcome. The font size should be able to change at least 3 levels on the 505 and an epub. Are you saying it won't change at all? Or that you can't make it big enough? If it's a drm-protected book the only way to change that additionally would be to strip the drm and edit the book format itself. Not necessarily something simple as far as I know, unfortunatly.

01-04-2010, 10:15 AM	#11
dawnah Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony PRS-505R	That's right...it won't change at all. All the others work fine. Is there anyone who walk me through the Calibre font changing thingy? (or suggest some other simpler way?) Thanks guys

01-04-2010, 02:27 PM	#13
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Maybe if you deleted it from your reader and then re-added it or even re-downloaded it from the Sony store it would work? I've never heard of a situation like this, but you don't have anything to lose. Try opening it with the eBook Library on your computer (the Sony software) and changing the font to see if it works (there should be an "s" button (or "m", etc.) in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

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GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Welcome dawnah! Argos or Ticats?

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome to MR!