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Sony Reader eBook Space for Up to 160 eBook

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Brand: Sony

List Price: ~~Â£230.57~~
Buy Used: Â£120.00
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Seller: techinteract

Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6.1 x 2

MPN: PRS505S.CEW
Model: PRS505S.CEW
EAN: 4905524544787

Release Date: July 1, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Sony Reader PRS505 Silver
•	100 classics Ebook CD ROM included
•	Sony AC Adapter AC-S5220E
•	Reading flex light exclusive for Sony Reader
•	UK Warranty

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

6 inch display
E-Ink display with no backlighting gives a near 180 degree viewing angle
Change text sizes
Hold 160 books in internal memory
MS card (up to 8GB) and SD card (up to 2GB) compatible for memory expansion

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Loads of content, just not at Waterstones November 12, 2008
Cheshire Chaz
310 out of 311 found this review helpful

I have been using the Reader for a while now and I must say there is a lot more content available than appears at first sight. Waterstones has a small selection of over-priced books, WH Smith also have compatible books and their site is better and has more choice. Penguin is also worth a look. Sony have an online bookstore which is very cheap except they will not sell to UK residents - unlike the rest of the US sellers who are quite happy to take your money. Look at Fictionwise, BooksOnBoard and EBookMall as the top three but there are many more. Shop around as prices vary quite a bit.

I think Sony have done their homework well as far as usability goes. You only appreciate some of the features after you have been using it a while. Here are a few:
- Page turn button is duplicated on the right and left so you can hold it in either hand.
- Bookmark feature lets you skip quickly between the books you are currently reading. Handy when you have more than a hundred books on the device. The bookmark list has its own separate button so jumping books is very quick.
- History feature lets you skip ahead in a book and then use the 'back' button to get back to where you started. It works like your browser back button, undo/redo the last navigation step. There is even a history list so you can jump back without lots of button presses.
- Keys down the right edge makes selecting menu items fast. Jump to a specific page number or holding down a button skips to a percentage of the book. The top keys take you somewhere near the begining, the bottom near the end.
- The supplied 'leather' cover is magnetic which holds the Reader well while you are reading and closed when not.

5 out of 5 stars

Great product - pity about the books November 29, 2008
John Murdoch
38 out of 38 found this review helpful

The Reader is a superb piece of kit, one which solves holiday baggage allowance restrictions at a stroke! The crying shame is that, in the UK at least, Sony have thrown in their lot with Waterstones, who clearly treat ebooks as something entirely different from paper books: result, an impenetrable website and rip-off pricing. Example: Philip Hansher's "The Northern Clemency" is currently Â£8.99 in hardback, Â£11.39 in paperback and Â£14.39 as an ebook!

2 questions: why can't UK readers have access to Sony's own US-based Bookstore?; and when will Amazon UK start selling ebooks?

5 out of 5 stars

Huge amount of free or cheap content November 7, 2008
Cheshire Chaz
93 out of 95 found this review helpful

I am new to the world of eBooks so it came as a shock to discover just how much free and cheap content there is available. Of course most of this has been around for a while but it suddently becomes a lot more interesting when you can access it on a gadget that reads like a printed book. There are a growing number of sites offering compatible books but right now the Sony bookstore seems to be selling at promo prices. At least they were the cheapest in the top 10 best sellers when I looked and significantly cheaper than the printed version.

One of the most exciting things is that RSS feeds can be downloaded to the Reader. I get daily updates from BBC news, The Guardian and the New York Times news feeds. Go to mobileread.net and get Calibre - the connect software Sony should have written and add your own feeds. They display well on the Reader and include images. Also download Wikipedia pages, blogs and web pages for offline reading.

The Reader has a couple of usability features I really like. The display can be changed from portrait to landscape so you hold it horizontally. I find I can read faster this way and the page change button is still conveniently placed under your right thumb. The buttons down the side provide a kind of browse feature whilst reading. To open the book near the begining press one of the buttons near the top, the middle button skips to the half way point etc. Hold down the page turn button to skip on 10 pages. It is easy to browse through a book and get an idea of what it contains without reading it all - not as good as a paper book but not bad.

Overall the Sony Reader succeeds as a usable eBook reader which was an ambitious objective.But the technology is still in its infancy so this is not one for the technophobes.

5 out of 5 stars

Even with its faults it is still a great gadget August 12, 2009
M. Carr (UK)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

I bought this as I travel a huge amount and was reading a huge book that couldn't fit in my bag. The reader seemed like a good idea due to its size and reported battery life so I went out and bought one.

I have had the reader now for 8 months and still use it every day. The only things I use every day are my mobile, my computer and my reader. It has become part of life. The screen is phenomenol. E-ink is excellent. It is not backlit and you can see it under the most glaring light. It is the closest I have ever seen to paper and ink. The screen is nearly white and the writing pure black. The readers are not colour so covers of the books etc will always be in black and white. The text has 3 levels of zoom, small medium and large so no matter how bad your eyesight you will always be able to read it.

The reader has a daunting number of buttons but is in fact incredibly easy to use. There are 2 sets of page turn buttons, under your thumb near the spine and on the right had side. places where I normally hold a book so very easy to use. You can bookmark pages to jump back into them if you read more than one book at a time, a navigation button and buttons on the right to quickly select pages or options.

The battery life is not as long as Sony say (as you would expect) but is still excellent. I probably charge the reader once a month and use it a lot. I would really recommend buying the optional mains charger though. Charging from the USB is slow and my USB goes off when the PC is off so I need to leave it on. On holiday this just isn't practical either as I don't take the computer so I would recommend the mains unit.

The supplied brown cover for it I actually quite like. It has little magnets in so stays shut (although they are pretty weak). It feels totally synthetic but somehow book like. I would certainly not recommend the Sony Leather Cover. It is very very fragile and mine lasted less than a week. If you want a leather cover go for the Tuff Luv one (also on Amazon) which is better designed and lasts longer. It also has a clip to hold it shut. As a backup I bought the reader screen protector which is pretty good and if applied correctly you can't tell it is there.

The processor in the unit is slow so pushing a button always carries a slight lag before the action happens. when you first get the reader you end up turning 10 pages instead of 1 as you think it is not responding but after a couple of days you just get used to it. I don't even notice it now.

I buy the books off Waterstone's. They are starting to get a better selection now although they are still ludicrously expensive, normally a tiny amount less than the paper version. The software is annoying and not as easy as it should be to use. You need Adobe Digital Editions to get the license and then the Sony software to get the book off the PC onto the reader. Finding the books on the PC is often a pain. To avoid the hassle I buy around 10 books at a go.

To summarise I would say that even with the dodgy software and slow button response this thing is just a joy. I thought I would never get used to holding a gadget instead of a real book. But the reader begins to feel the same. The scuffs on the cover from the holiday become part of its history. It really is a lovely gadget.

Accessories: I would buy the mains charger (it only comes with a USB cable) and the Tuff Luv leather case that opens like a book, not the flip one.

Do not buy the Sony Leather Cover as the clips that hold it together are so fragile.

And go buy the reader! It is a delight!

5 out of 5 stars

Free e-books November 24, 2008
P. Thompson (Clanfield, UK)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful

I'm not particularly into gadgets but I love reading. If you are looking into buying this product then ask yourself this question: do you read a lot of 'classics'? If you answered yes then this is for you.

I have hundreds of books lying about (mainly in the loft) and I want to get rid of them. The Sony Reader is the answer. On the internet there are loads of sites which have 'free' downloads. I managed to download ALL of Thomas Hardy's novels and install them on the Reader in less than 20 minutes for free! Read a Thomas Hardy novel and maybe interested in finding anything written by William Barnes? Download all his poems for free. It is a joy to use and gives infinite access to loads of free books on the internet. You may never have to buy a book again.

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