Newbie from Memphis, TN

luthier58 · 06-04-2010, 03:30 PM

Hi all,
Been wanting a reader for some time, finally bit the bullet when Woot had the Sony Pocket for $109 a couple weeks ago. Downloaded a bunch of classics from feedbooks.com, bought a couple new things from the sony store. Unlike a bunch of folks on the Sony forum, I've had absolutely no problems at all, everything loaded beautifully, easily organized into collections using sony software, even uploaded a few of my own stories using Calibre, and I am HOOKED. I love this thing; I'm pretty obsessive about reading, and (used to) carry at least a couple of books literally everywhere, this is so much better.

Several of the folks I've shown it to whined "I just like to have a book in my hands." People, I've got 1200+ books, I don't need anymore paper objects to store. I bunch of the classics are things I really wanted, but really didn't want to pay money for or have take up my limited space (complete Dickens, Shakespeare, Austen). Now I've got them, anytime I want, literally in my pocket.

My wife was a doubter too, now that she's tried mine, she wants one of her own (maybe her birthday or christmas).

I've been lurking for a while, got some great tips.
luthier58

MickeyC · 06-04-2010, 03:32 PM

Hi luthier58 and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a Sony 505 for two and a half years and really like it. I got mine for pretty much the same reasons you did and have never looked back.

happy_terd · 06-04-2010, 05:19 PM

Hello luthier58

Welcome to MR!!!

ImogenRose · 06-04-2010, 09:17 PM

Hi and welcome to MR!

dreams · 06-05-2010, 12:05 AM

Welcome to MR, luthier58!

neilmarr · 06-05-2010, 03:14 AM

Good to have your company, Luthier. Yep, the tired old cliches used to defend treebook reading (often by folks who don't read at all but think they're sounding smart when they talk about the 'feel' and 'smell' etc of paper) are wearing thin and becomind darned annoying. Best wishes. Neil

Lady Blue · 06-07-2010, 08:40 AM

Hello luthier, and

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06-04-2010, 03:30 PM	#1
luthier58 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Sony 300	Newbie from Memphis, TN Hi all, Been wanting a reader for some time, finally bit the bullet when Woot had the Sony Pocket for $109 a couple weeks ago. Downloaded a bunch of classics from feedbooks.com, bought a couple new things from the sony store. Unlike a bunch of folks on the Sony forum, I've had absolutely no problems at all, everything loaded beautifully, easily organized into collections using sony software, even uploaded a few of my own stories using Calibre, and I am HOOKED. I love this thing; I'm pretty obsessive about reading, and (used to) carry at least a couple of books literally everywhere, this is so much better. Several of the folks I've shown it to whined "I just like to have a book in my hands." People, I've got 1200+ books, I don't need anymore paper objects to store. I bunch of the classics are things I really wanted, but really didn't want to pay money for or have take up my limited space (complete Dickens, Shakespeare, Austen). Now I've got them, anytime I want, literally in my pocket. My wife was a doubter too, now that she's tried mine, she wants one of her own (maybe her birthday or christmas). I've been lurking for a while, got some great tips. luthier58

06-07-2010, 08:40 AM	#7
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	Hello luthier, and to the forum.

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neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Luthier. Yep, the tired old cliches used to defend treebook reading (often by folks who don't read at all but think they're sounding smart when they talk about the 'feel' and 'smell' etc of paper) are wearing thin and becomind darned annoying. Best wishes. Neil

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