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I love the Sony Reader ... I travel a LOT and taking many books and documents along in a simple, easy-to-use package/format that's light and easy on the eyes is a simple delight. This is changing the way I read books (for education and pleasure) and work documents.

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This a very good product for the price.

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Very good

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Able to storage many books. Light weight to travel with whether far or just to read in a waiting room. Easier to handle while reading in bed. Many books available.

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I use it to read old out-of-copyright books from the Gutenberg project and other e-books.

It's great for travel because I can take hundreds of books with me in a compact package.

The contrast is low and you need good light to see it well.

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I LOVE the Sony Reader, and the exceptional price [...] from ABT. I'll be a more frequent customer now that I've discovered them!

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I love my Sony Reader. I can listen to music while I read my books. I love the fact that it has two memory card slots so that I can hold alot of music and books. The fact that I can hold over 100 books in one slim device is awesome since I took it on a trip and didn´t have to woory about luggage space. This item would be great for college students that have to lug around so many books, if only textbooks were also available to purchase. [...]

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I read, really read, and I'm not a 1-at-a-time Reader. I'll juggle Heinlein, Doyle, Austen and Poe all in a day. And thanks to Sony, I don't have to buy an extra seat on the plane to bring 'em all along.

Sony raised the bar on performance for all e-Reader devices. The ease on the eyes from the electronic paper can't be appreciated at a glance, but is most-apparent after a good 30-minutes (conventional backlit readers are akin to staring into a flashlight when compared to the comfort of Sony's Reader). While several other systems employ this new display technology, Sony managed to do-so at the best price. Bravo!

The Sony Reader feels substantial but it doesn't feel like a book. It's viewing area is, as advertised, only that of a paperback. And it has yet to take-on the "warmth" of holding a real book. Small matters for what the User gains in return.

I've loaded a few family photos into my Reader. Far superior for sharing with acquaintances than pulling out crumpled wallet snapshots. And the black & white imaging is a pleasant contrast to a world of multimedia that is often overly saturated in color.

My biggest regret is not with the device, but with the lack of out-of-print titles. It is my hope that e-book stores will eventually render all titles "in-print," and not have such a huge gap between the Classics and NY Times' Best Sellers.

I very much like my Sony Reader, and recommend it to anyone who reads at least a book per month.

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When first charged and added book - the ebook froze - took some time and several resets but it started working the next day and has worked fine ever since. Disappointed there is no backlit to read in bed at night.

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It is a great product and so easy to use. Sony EBook store has a great selection, thousands of ebooks that you can download within seconds and price is discounted by 20%. The only part of it that's not easy is the compatible with other ebook software, i.e. Microsoft reader (lit) files and adobe digital files. It is not compatible with these and you can only view regular adobe pdf files. I also recommend purchase of Sony's ac adapter so that you are not limited to charging the sony reader by attaching it to your PC.

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Great for travel, light and simple

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The Sony eBook Reader is a nice idea, but it needs some more work fron the drawing room. It is sometimes easy to use, but many time, it is not very intuitive. The "help" file references icons that are not present on the machine. This is VERY confusing. The battery lasts a long time, but after only two weeks (on my second use) and merely setting on my desk unused, the screen had vertical white lines and horizontal gray lines. I had to return it to Sony for repairs. If this happens again, I am selling it [...]. I left the book run for almost two days (by turning Sleep mode off), and the battery barely showed any drainage. The book is nice and thin and very portable. The Sony Ebook software (to transfer files to the Reader is not very intuitive without first calling tech support to assistance. Tech support also said that if one charges the device "too long," it could damage the battery. What the heck kind of design is this? After the year warranty expires, one has to wonder what kind of service Sony will provide, given it comes out with great products, but after a while, Sony abandons the project, just like Sharp. The memory stick (which no one uses) is too esoteric to be useful. I loved my Sony Clies and Picturebook, etc, but Sony abandonned these products and we users were left hanging. This is likely the last Sony product I will purchase. A very frusting aspect of hte Sony eBook Reader is that most books need to be purchased from eConnect (Sony's store) for outrageous prices. The only saving grace is that one can upload word processed files and create PDF files using a page size of about 4X6 so they fit onto the Sony Reader and are relatively viewable. I wish the screen was a bit whiter, but the light gray background may be easier on the eyes after more than 30 minutes of reading, which I have not yet done. Sony Reader also seems to require DRM (Digital Restricted / Rights Management) files. This is baloney, however, as I said above, one can un-DRM files and then format them so they can be uploaded to the Reader without the DRM restrictions. Also, word processed documents can be magnified with the built-in "magnifying glass" but this magnifying glass does not work with PDF files. Well, enough of this. The Sony eBook Reader is a nice idea, but I am not comfortable knowing that Sony will likely abandon the product as it did with the rest of the eConnect content. A small portable sub-mini computer might be a better and longer term choice.

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This was bought to fill the time while flying to and from Singapore and during "off time" while there. It is small, easy to read, and can store lots of information.For those of us that don't have broad band connections, the supplied software is a real problem. It seems to bog down the internet connection to a crawl if you are stuck with dial up. The box should say that it requires a broadband connection. Because it will only work with the Sony format for most current books, your choices of where to buy books is limited to Sony's [...] store. You can use a few other unsecured formats but most current books are not available in an unsecured format.

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I bought this reader w/ the intention of reading novels that I download in comfort. I am not disappointed, it's very easy on the eyes. Found that loading large books can take up to 60 seconds (ex. The Bible, ~5 MB, takes about 45 seconds from when you select it to when you can start reading) if it's saved on a the 2 GB SD memory card; content on the Pro Duo memory cards seems to load a bit faster even though it's a 4 GB card. Obviously opening files from the (200 MB?) of memory that's built in is very fast compared to anything saved on a memory card.

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I love my Sony PRS-505 Reader. It is extremely portable and I can upload all of my study notes into it for use on the train while I commute. The text comes out crisp and easy on the eyes as advertised. Some people may balk at the price, but you definitely get what you pay for with this device. I had no trouble resizing my notes in Word and printing to PDF using Sony's specifications, but then again I'm very tech literate. It is a slam dunk as far as I'm concerned.

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I just love it! Much thanks

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The improvements Sony made to their eBook Reader make the PRS-505 a "Must Read". The screen appears "whiter" than the older model and text appears crisper. The "ghosting" effect (faint remnants of the previous page) when changing pages seems to have been completely eliminated. The page refresh when "turning" pages is twice as fast as the older PRS-500, therefore less distracting. The new button arrangement is much more intuitive and easier to use. The only downside to this device is that for PDF files to display properly they must be formatted with the 6" display in mind. I originally had hoped to port over my service books (I'm a systems hardware engineer) which are PDF files. Unfortunately they are formatted for
8 1/2x11 inch. You can convert the PDF files to RTF (rich text format) via Microsoft Word. Be advised, however, that any bitmap images will not be ported over when converted to rtf format. I find that using Arial font @ 13.5pt to be a good setting. If Sony would make the PRS Reader software more capable of controlling conversion parameters, this product would be a home run. The AC adapter which was included with the original PRS-500, is now an option. It takes 4 hours to completely charge via the supplied usb cable as opposed to 2 hours with an AC adapter, but battery life is so long, it's not really an issue. The unit I received appeared to be fully charged when I got it. In summary, the PRS-505 is a solid device. Well made and very good at doing what it was intended to do: Putting a library of books in a compact form. Don't leave home without it.

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Thin, cool, gorgeous electronic paper display.

Carry hundreds of books anywhere in the world with you.

I love it. Buy one.