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 I looove it! March 31, 2009
J. Demartino (NJ)
I have been waiting to purchase the ebook since it came out. I finally freed up some cash and bought it used. It is great! Easy to use and convenient. I do miss the smell of a paperback and the feel of a book a little, but this will definitely do!!!For an avid reader...this is a must have!
 sony prs 500 book reader March 16, 2009
Kankan roy (Columbus, OH USA)
I was interested to have book reader to carry convenintly some pdf manuals that may be read without a computer when I am travelling. Sony prs 500 has not been very satisfactory. Magnification is not sufficient for my reading nor is the page navigation. Often it hangs up or slow to turn a page. To go to the middle of book is also troublesome. Frankly I am not happy that I purchased it.
 Anything else than a Sony ebook will read badly March 1, 2009
R. J. Finkman (Buenos Aires)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It works fine if you are ready to purchase ebooks formatted for the Reader. Anything else you download in pdf format and transfer to the ebook will read in extremely small fonts. Once again with Sony, nice product but hostage to proprietary formats.
 Still working February 13, 2009
R. L. Kane (Cove, AR, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had my PRS-500 since it came out, and love the convience of getting my books online. I've downloaded over 400 books (yes, I'm an avid reader) without any problems for the download. I started running into problems with the memory card. I originally had a 2 gig card and it did a reasonable job of storing the books. When the software upgraded and I'm told you can use up to a 4 gig card, I though Wonderful! But that's only if you want the reader to stall out and refuse to format the books. After hours with Sony Tech support...need I say more, I was told I was past warranty and suggested I send the reader in for repair. The diagnostic had a price tag: $250.00. Excuse me, thats the cost of the reader! So I gave the card to my husband for his camera and I took back my 2 gig card. I still have some issues with using a card, like I can't read from it, I have to load the book onto the reader itself (memory which is about 90 books so its not so bad).
The next issue is the website and support. (see above for the technical aspect "Buy a new one.") Isn't it sweet that they have a help button on the site that asks for feedback. (I think that's a black hole.) Not one of my suggestions has been acknowledged, even when I did my best to trash the site and their choice of books that are offered. I think they have good months and bad months (right now they are in a dry spell). I ask for a book to be offered, its one that's available on other ebook sites, but Sony does not offer it, nor does it tell me why. I think, its the publisher... oh wait, that publisher has a number of their books on the site. New Author..nay, nay.. The author has 20 plus books in the site. Its a hit and miss for your favorite authors.
Now lets talk green. Every one wants to do their share, right. What better way then to prevent more trees being cut down. Solution: EBOOKS. No printing costs. Sooo... Why is the cost of the ebook so expensive? even other sites charge close to the retail price. I might as well chop down a forest and buy books from Wal-mart, they are cheaper. 5-10% off the suggested retail price on the ebooks sites is not really a bargain.
Bottom line. I like the idea of this product and others like it. I can keep my library of books in my purse or on the night stand and not scattered all over the bedroom. I wonder if Wal-mart is open so I can get that book that came out 3 months ago...
Does exactly what it's supposed to for less money December 1, 2008
A. Decker (Portland, OR USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this reader used as a cheaper alternative to the Kindle or the PRS-505. It does exactly what it is supposed to do. The screen is quite clear, the battery lasts quite a long time, and the expandable SD slot allows it to hold as many books as one could read in a decade.
Do note that it will not raed DRM-encryped PDFs, while the PRS-505 will.
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