new to ebooks using old reader

mlknack · 12-12-2008, 02:12 PM

Hi all,
I'm a new convert to the world of ebooks. I've always hated reading manuals (yes, I'm a manual reader) on the computer - I vastly prefer to wander around and curl up in any chair I desire rather than be tied to my desk. Even a laptop isn't that portable. So I never looked into the world of ebooks.

At Thanksgiving, I was visiting a friend and mentioned that I was considering looking into an ebook reader since space was a real issue for me and I had been hearing good things about the Sony PRS505. He then excused himself for a moment and came back with a REB1100 which had been sitting in his closet for a couple of years. He had received it as a Christmas present and decided it wasn't for him; so he gave it to me.

After fiddling around a bit, I was able to download several books from manybooks.net and have been happily reading ever since. This is in spite of the fact that almost immediately the device evinced an electrical defect via stripes of blank pixels across the screen. It's annoying, but the text is still legible and I haven't felt like risking taking it apart to see if it's anything obvious.

I have now become an ebook convert and am lusting after one of the EInk devices. But which one???!!! I need to keep reading the forums and decide how much money I'm willing to spend.

Mary Lou Knack

MickeyC · 12-12-2008, 05:47 PM

Hi Mary Lou and welcome to the Forum. I have a Sony 505 and like it a lot. Be sure and let us know what you decide on.

werdegast · 12-12-2008, 11:29 PM

Hi

I recently purchased a blue PRS-505 and love the design and interface. The Sony Connect software is awful and I am one of the many people who has trouble with connecting to their store. Luckily we have Calibre to manage books and to take some of the headaches out of format shifting.

12-12-2008, 02:12 PM	#1
mlknack Member Posts: 11 Karma: 28 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Device: jetBook, NookColor	new to ebooks using old reader Hi all, I'm a new convert to the world of ebooks. I've always hated reading manuals (yes, I'm a manual reader) on the computer - I vastly prefer to wander around and curl up in any chair I desire rather than be tied to my desk. Even a laptop isn't that portable. So I never looked into the world of ebooks. At Thanksgiving, I was visiting a friend and mentioned that I was considering looking into an ebook reader since space was a real issue for me and I had been hearing good things about the Sony PRS505. He then excused himself for a moment and came back with a REB1100 which had been sitting in his closet for a couple of years. He had received it as a Christmas present and decided it wasn't for him; so he gave it to me. After fiddling around a bit, I was able to download several books from manybooks.net and have been happily reading ever since. This is in spite of the fact that almost immediately the device evinced an electrical defect via stripes of blank pixels across the screen. It's annoying, but the text is still legible and I haven't felt like risking taking it apart to see if it's anything obvious. I have now become an ebook convert and am lusting after one of the EInk devices. But which one???!!! I need to keep reading the forums and decide how much money I'm willing to spend. Mary Lou Knack

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12-12-2008, 05:47 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 Mary Lou and welcome to the Forum. I have a Sony 505 and like it a lot. Be sure and let us know what you decide on.

12-12-2008, 11:29 PM	#3
werdegast Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Missouri Device: Kindle Voyage - Galaxy Tab 10.1	Hi I recently purchased a blue PRS-505 and love the design and interface. The Sony Connect software is awful and I am one of the many people who has trouble with connecting to their store. Luckily we have Calibre to manage books and to take some of the headaches out of format shifting.

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