Sony PRS 505 LC Blue Digital Book Reader

The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available from the CONNECT eBooks Store, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB and Microsoft Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars excellent book reader
I absolutely love it. The expansion slot means you can add many more books, music, or photographs that the internal memory can hold. The lack of wireless connection (vs the Kindle) does not bother me, and, seems like an advantage after the recent incident with Amazon deleting purchases off the Kindle. Image clarity is great, and pages change fast. It’s worth having a cover, if only because the unit is so think and light, you might actually drop it if your hands are a little sweaty. Readability is good, even in full sun. For pictures, I recommend making sure the resolution matches the unit, otherwise pictures take a while to display. Since it’s a black and white (or rather gray and light gray), not everything works well, but I have at least a few of my kid in there that I like to look at. I have not tried to play music on it, so I can’t comment on that aspect. Battery life if great. It charges fast, even if connected to a computer as opposed to directly to a plug. As a matter of fact, it changes so fast to a computer that there seems little reason to purchase the additional charger. I know that sounds strange (and I did buy it for myself) but I am yet to use it.

Book purchases via Sony e-book store are easy. Of course, I would like the Amazon’s 9.99 policy for most books. Oh well. You certainly have options there – via Sony, via other stores (Fictionwise, etc), but most places are a little more expensive. That being said, the ability to read PDFs means you can get a lot more material on it you could on a Kindle. I have dozens of articles from peer-reviewed journals uploaded to my Reader and love to go through them on a plane or the Metro. You can’t easily do that on a Kindle.

You can’t take notes on this – as you would on a Kindle. That does not seem like a big deal to me, but then again I don’t write on books. If you do, you will have to go “analog” (i.e. pen and paper). Or, get a Kindle (which I’m sure Amazon would appreciate).

5 Stars Very Pleased with Product
I have been looking at various EReaders for quite a while now, and just recently purchased a Sony Reader at WalMart. I have to say, the Reader has exceeded my expectations. It’s light, easy to use, holds a lot of books, and everything the sellers say. The page turning animation was a little annoying at first, but I quickly grew used to it after a few turns. Now, granted that I am very computer oriented, and find it easy to use electronics, but the Reader was very easy to set up and use. I would definately recommend this to others.

5 Stars It’s not just for e-books!
It’s not just for e-books. With Sony’s “eBook Library” or, my favorite software, Kovid Goyal’s free (open source) “Calibre” on my computer, I’ve downloaded & converted thousands of free books (public domain), news feeds (rss), blogs, and html articles from hundreds of respected on-line sources.

I use to download material to my laptop. But I grew tired of the bulky, heat and nose producing, contraption on my desk/lap/bed/couch/in my bathroom. The e-reader is so natural to use, I’ve at times found myself turning it over looking for the next page.

The PRS-505 doesn’t have wireless connection (like Kindle) but it doesn’t need it! It also doesn’t have the Kindle’s unnecessary bulk and the 50+ keys/buttons to fumble with. Through your computer, it does everything the Kindle can do, but the 505 is a lot smaller (footprint, not screen) and easier to use.

I’ve used my PRS-505 (daily) for two years. It’s function flawlessly and I’ve read more books & news articles then every before in my life. I’ve downloaded books, maps, dictionaries, and even graphic novels, and not once wished I had any of the added functionality advertised by the Kindle – or even the newest reader models (Touch, Pocket, or Daily). The PRS-505 is, in a word, perfect.

5 Stars Absolutely Fantastic
Just bought this a week ago – got a good deal on one on Craigslist. My favorite thing about this is I can download ebooks from my library for free and they work great on the reader. Nice to not have to spend a fortune on books. The Sony eBook website is good too. Nice selection, and the best sellers are offered at 9.99, which seems okay. I downloaded 3 library books, bought two from the Soney eBook site and had them on my reader in minutes. I’m on my computer every day, so it’s really not a big deal for me to not have wireless downloads since I am using it for just reading books.

It’s very sturdy, well made, and the controls seem very well thought out. The screen is wonderful – it’s like reading a real book. I am very pleased with my purchase.

5 Stars Love this book very much
I’m a Vietnamese. I decided to buy this ebook right after saw it at the first time.

Because this device can’t show Vietnamese correctly so I have to hack it’s firmware. Everything is ok now.

My wife loves reading and I gave it to her as a present. And now she like it very much.

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Sony Electronic Book Leather Cover Black

Premium Leather Cover for PRS-505 Digital Reader Black Premium Leather Cover With Pockets For Boarding Pass,Business Cards & Optional Memory Card

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars disregard the review too small
Please disregard the review too small! I bought this on the page with the PRS-700 because of the option to buy both packages together with the PRS-700. I guess that was Amazon’s mistake and not that of Sony. Anyway, just so no one else gets tricked.

1 Star too small!
I bought the cover because I thought the reader did not come with one. Well, just got it in the mail and it does not fit the reader (PRS-700)! The reader is too big for this cover. When closed the sides of the cover do not COVER the reader. For the price this is a rip off. Do yourself a favor and stick with the cover that comes with it. The one that comes with it actually fits and even looks classier. The one (and only) thing I like better about the cover is that the inside is felt where as the one that comes with the reader is not. Save your money!

5 Stars great addition to your sony reader
I think this is a must have for your Sony reader. Can you leave without it? Yes. Should you? No. No you should not. It makes the reader feel more sturdy, it covers the screen nicely so it does not get scratched in your bag. It also makes holding the reader a lot easier – I feel – than otherwise. Overall, I recommend this product.

3 Stars Sony eReader Cover
The product is being returned since i am returning the eReader. I have not opened this package so more specific review could not be rendered

Pros:

Compact

Cons:

Could have been more colorful

1 Star Did not expect this from Sony
In all fairness, Sony is a good company and makes good products. But this so called leather book cover is an insult to leather.

The feel is plastiky, the finish is pathetic and the overall experience is something to stay away from.

Interestingly, the standard cover given by Sony with the reader is much better!

I suggest that you stick to the standard cover that comes free along with the reader. Happy reading

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Ectaco jetBook e Book Reader Burgundy Red

E-books have been around for a while but it is only with the ECTACO jetBook that they have truly come of age. The newest generation of handhelds offer all the latest advances in the world of e-reading including the most advanced display technology. jetBook not only turns pages but provides a crisp, clear image on a larger display screen that is easier to read than any paper book ever was. jetBook also offers everyone incredible opportunities for translation and learning with its pre-loaded translating dictionaries. An mp3 player rounds out the advanced features to let you listen to your favorite audio files as you read. jetBook is fully compatible with both Mac and Windows-based PCs. The ECTACO jetBook e-Book Reader supports .txt, .pdf, .fb2, ePub, Mobi, PRC, RTF and .jpg file formats.
Lightweight and super-portable, ECTACO jetBook is the ultimate pocket library. Capable of storing thousands of books in the world’s most popular languages, plus music and picture files, it is a universal mobile library for professional, business and leisure reading. With an easy to scan high-resolution 5-inch display and a viewing angle close to 180 , it is fully customizable. Even readers who have difficulty seeing print books will benefit from its adjustable text size and font face. And weighing in at only 7,5 ounces, this handy device fits perfectly into the palm of your hand. When reading, jetBook allows text to be searched and cross-referenced using bookmarks, which make it an excellent choice of, format for dictionaries and other reference books. Readers can begin reading as soon as they download a book without needing to visit a bookstore ever again. And ECTACO jetBook is eco-friendly too, because it doesn’t consume the paper, ink, or other resources that are used to produce printed books. Moreover, e-books downloads are always less expensive than the same books on paper; with hundreds of thousand available online for fre

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Forget’bout’it
I bought this thing for my girlfriend about a year ago, and though it does TECHNICALLY work, I wouldn’t recommend it for anybody for a number of reasons:

- The only file type it can read is TXT, which means everything you read will have to be converted. It claims to read Acrobat files too, but it sees all the text as an IMAGE, so you can’t comfortably scroll up and down, which makes it unusable.

- Tons of memory issues, both with the onboard memory and the SD card, I’ll copy a file and it won’t be on the device, another file I delete, and for 2 months it was still saying it’s there

- NON EXISTENT SUPPORT – the company that makes this thing is russian or something, and you can forget about them returning your emails or answering the phone

- MP3 Player is unusable, very slow to work and has interferences in audio (beeps and gaps)

- Don’t even think about pictures, they look horrible on this monochrome screen

3 Stars Not as Advertised
I bought this to read current books. It is well built and easy to use – BUT – if you want to read current Authors, it’s very difficult to find these books in .txt or the old .pdf format that isn’t the new Adobe Digital Ebook!!! Adobe Digital Ebook won’t work with the Jetbook.

I also find the screen darker than shown in the picture!! It’s more brown.

I ended up getting the Sony PRS 505 and now am very happy!!

For strictly reading Best Sellers and New Released books – this doesn’t make it!!!

If you want to read classics (Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, etc.) than this will work!!

I suggest before you buy any ebook reader, check out the websites and see what books are offered in the formats for each reader!!!

No matter which Ebook you purchase, the prices are the best at Amazon.com!!!

3 Stars A good first try
For the most part the Ectaco jetBook works OK on paper, but once you start using it on a day-to-day basis like I do, then it starts to show its weakness. Here are the biggest weaknesses, in no particular order:

1. No serif font for text files. To truly emulate the experience of reading a printed book, I feel every ebook reader should provide a serif font such as Georgia or Palatino. I have a modest printed book library and most of the classics are printed in a serif font. I’m used to reading books in serif font — it just feels “warmer” than Arial or Verdana to me (you can only choose between Arial or Verdana in the jetBook). A sans serif font like Arial or Verdana is OK for technical documents, but not classic literature IMHO.

2. The built-in English dictionary is sorely lacking, which is the greatest euphemism I can think of. Compared to the dictionary in my Sharp PW-E550, this dictionary becomes a bit of a joke. Unless you’re reading 6th grade books, you’ll likely get annoyed that many of the words you want to look up aren’t in the jetBook’s built-in dictionary. My reading experience is almost a ritual — to settle into a novel I usually have three other things by my side: my trusty dog-eared 1080-page Oxford pocket dictionary (before upgrading to the electronic dictionary mentioned above), a notepad or yellow sticky notes, and a pen or pencil to jot things down as I read (e.g., page number of first introduction of a character). My OCB requires that I look up every single word I don’t understand and write down that word. Having an ebook reader reduces all the things that I’d have to carry to just one item (the ebook reader) instead of four, but this requires that the ebook reader can search within books (checked) and comes with a built-in dictionary at least as good as my Oxford pocket dictionary (so far unchecked). If I keep having to carry my Oxford or electronic dictionaries around, then this defeats the purpose of me getting an ebook reader. In all fairness, I don’t think any ebook reader’s built-in dictionary would satisfy me, so I’ll end up dragging along my external dictionaries no matter which device I purchase.

3. To make the word lookup experience even worse, every time you look up a word you have to re-select the English dictionary. Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but my dictionary selection setting isn’t saved across sessions. This adds too many keystrokes to look up a word when you’re reading in the jetBook. You might as well carry along an electronic dictionary to do your word lookups.

4. If you search or rely on the built-in dictionary a lot, or do any kind of text entry at all, you will quickly become frustrated with the jetBook’s text input system. T9 doesn’t work the same as it does on a mobile phone. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about: when I tried to search for the word “robber” by using the T9 input method (7-6-2-2-3-7), I ended up with only the word “soccer” in the list of potential matches even though “robber” is defined in the built-in dictionary (maybe it’s not in the T9 dictionary?). If T9 is a trademarked name, I wonder if Ectaco should even be marketing their input method as T9 because it’s obviously not true T9. In fact, it is giving T9 a bad name because their implementation is much more user-UNfriendly than the T9 used on mobile phones. Even if you choose the regular text input method, you won’t be too happy because its behavior is also not the one you’re used to on your mobile phone. For example, instead of pressing 7 three times to input “r”, you have to press 7 once and then press the number 3 (this requires looking at the screen to see what number “r” is mapped to). This makes text entry a chore no matter which text input method you choose.

5. The jetBook has a nice screen with good contrast and clarity that I found easier to read than some other ebook readers based on e-ink technology (e.g., Astak EZReader) when I put the two side by side. HOWEVER, there is still a perceivable .5- to 1-second lag whenever I turn pages, especially in large books and when panning in PDF documents. Many people have praised the jetBook’s LCD screen latency as compared to an e-ink screen, and they would be correct, but the page turns and PDF panning are still a bit too slow for me. Am I expecting too much when I want near instantaneous page turns? I’d like to be able to hold down the next/previous page buttons and have the pages turn as fast as I could flip through a physical book.

If the five issues above aren’t a bother for you, then you may enjoy using the jetBook. My jetBook is now back at Frys, or in the hands of someone who I hope is enjoying it more than I did. Just because I returned it doesn’t mean it should be avoided like the plague — it just didn’t didn’t meet MY needs, that’s all. All in all, the jetBook is a good first try from Ectaco, an authority on language translators, and it’s slowly improving as they release updated firmwares for it. The jetBook is definitely a decent ebook reader for the price, but keep in mind that you can also get a Kindle1 for about the same price on eBay. If you want to save money and don’t mind lugging around something a bit heftier, the cheapest ebook readers on the market are the GEB-1150′s. You can upgrade these to be equivalent to an EBookwise-1150 by updating the firmware, which would allow you to use this reader with Fictionwise ebooks.

Happy e-reading!

4 Stars Good for plain text
I bought it in June 2008.

The good: it’s very small, so you would take it where only the smallest printed book would go. Stylish. Plain text works very good.

The bad: it’s not e-ink technology, so it uses up the battery in a couple days of active reading. No formats for advanced text supported (except for PDF, which is mostly unusable on a small screen anyway).

The bottom line: a nice companion you can take anywhere, as long as you are comfortable with plain-text-only limitation.

5 Stars Easy to use ereader
I am new to the ereader technology and hoped to find an easy-to-use, relatively inexpensive reader. I found this and a whole lot more with the Jetbook. This reader has a slightly smaller screen than some of the others I looked at; this makes it very comfortable and easy to hold and transport. Although it does not have backlight and does not use E-ink, I find it very easy to read even in dimmer light. Several font sizes are available, so I can enlarge the print. The menus are very easy to navigate and self explanatory. Jetbook has a great feature that allows you to file your books in category folders; you can even delete a book from the device menu. You can create and name your own folders. I really appreciate that the on/off button is very small and somewhat more difficult than the other buttons to get to—the device will not be accidently turned on by bumping!! Jetbook has a lot of buttons on the side that make navigation very simple-just pick the correponding number to the item you want on the menu. These buttons are on the front/side and are not easily bumped. Yhe forwards and back button is right at the thumb, making this simple. The device has an auto page turning option that I am not using right now. It also has bookmarks, several dictionaries and display controls.

The device takes a 2G SD card as well as having internal memory of its own. It comes with many nice classic books already installed, including the CHOICE of having a King James Bible pre-installed. It has a drop and drag technology for placing the downloaded books onto the card or reader, or you can do it by copying.

As delivered, the device does not accept Mobi and some other more popular formats but does have a beta firmware upgrade available on the website. I have not done this; I am going to wait on the final version. I have LOTS of books to read in the meantime!

The Ectaco website is running a special right now as I write that includes the reader, a decent carry pouch, USB cord, adapter, CD, instruction manual, earbuds and free shipping. (It will play MP3′s, which I have not done, but this is available) It not as expensive as the other main ereaders. It feels very sturdy and substantial in the hand; I expect it to hold up well under normal conditions.

I am excited about this ereader and plan on upgrading fhe firmware. The company responded promptly and courteously to all my pre-buying emails and seem very supporting. I don’t think you can go wrong with this one!

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Sony Digital Reader Touch Edition Black PRS600BC

The Reader Touch Edition features a 6″display with simple, easy-to-use touchscreen navigation. Turn pages with the swipe of a finger and enjoy fast and intuitive navigation of your favorite books. Take freehand notes and highlight sections of text you want to revisit later, just as you would in a real book, using the included stylus. If you prefer, a virtual keyboard is also available for entering quick notes or searching your eBooks. If you want, you can even export your notes to your computer using the eBook Library software. Enjoy access to a wider number of books from a wider number of places. By supporting both industry standard formats, ePub and PDF, you can access books at Sony’s eBookstore, check out books from public libraries, access over 500,000 free public domain titles from Google, as well as sharing sites, online aggregators and personal publishers (Internet access is required). Not sure which books to bring on your trip? With the Reader Touch Edition, you will never have to make that choice again. 512MB of onboard memory lets you carry up to 350 of your favorite books at a time. Whether you’re venturing across town or across the country, the Reader Touch Edition makes an ideal travelling companion. Measuring just 0.4″ thin and weighing less than 9 ounces, the Reader Touch Edition is thinner and more lightweight than almost any book, and even many magazines. The Reader Touch Edition utilizes E-Ink screen technology to deliver an amazing, paper-like display that’s more like ink on paper and fully readable in direct sunlight. Enjoy up to two full weeks of reading (7,500 continuous page turns) on a single battery charge. Paper-like display for easy, natural reading Two full weeks of reading on a single battery charge; Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary; Intuitive eBook Library software for PC and Mac 5 adjustable font sizes to customize your

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars No buyers remorse at all!
I’ve had my Sony eReader Touch for just over a week now and love it! I was debating for a long time about whether to go the Kindle or Sony eReader Touch route. What won me over was the diversity of the Sony eReader and how I’m able to put rich text files, PDFs and Word Documents on it. As a Mac User I wasn’t sure how well the software would be and whether I would have to use something like Calibre to drag and drop books/files into the reader. The Sony software worked well on my Macbook Pro (running Snow Leopard) and the Sony software looks a lot like iTunes. No real learning curve there!

As far as the different file formats go, I found that besides Sony’s .epub format, the Word Docs come out pretty nice. The PDFs look good as well, but if you adjust the font size it can adjust a little strange, but not enough that it bothered me. I’ve heard people complain about the cost of the Sony ebooks, it seems reasonable for a $7-15 price range. I’ve been reading The Lost Symbol and its been worth $9.99 to me.

One of the great features is double clicking with the stylus on a word and then a dictionary pops up with the definition. Great handy tool there. Also, I like the option of highlighting and writing on the pages and then those notes getting exported in an easily accessible way. I do own an iPhone, but reading on these is much better. You can’t really compare the two, because they serve two different purposes. The eReader is meant for reading and even listening to music. I have hard time when people try to compare both of them. The eReader has a long battery life, I don’t have to worry about it turning off or dimming if I’ve been reading the same page for a while. With the touch screen I still like swiping my finger across it to change the page. The design is very slick and a very convenient reader.

Because of the touch screen there is a little bit of a reflection, but I hardly notice it now. It comes with a USB cable to charge through your computer, a neoprene sleeve and a tiny instruction booklet. I love that Sony has two options of expanding the 512mb internal memory with Memory Stick Pro Duo slot and an SD Slot– with books being 2mb or less, there is room to grow!

I seriously recommend this device above all others. I travel for long periods of time and this fits my needs very well. I’ve caught myself pulling it out and reading in my spare time or when I have a few minutes here or there– so it’s not always for traveling. Certainly a great purchase.

5 Stars Best Electronic Device I have ever purchased!
I recieved the Sony Reader Touch Edition as a birthday present from my husband. He had noticed that I was in need of a better way to carry around my heavy books to and from work. Lugging around heavy hardcover books on a commute that was 2 hours long was starting to become a huge problem. Out shopping one day, hubby decided to pick up this little beauty. I was planning on buying the PRS 505 but he saw how I was eyeing the Touch Edition. The only issue that made us both stop to think about purchasing the Touch Edition was the PRICE! But I left the store with the Touch and a huge smile on my face.

What I like:

The expandable memory – I can carry 100s of books and documents on the huge collection of SD cards I have laying around the house. The design – lightweight, sleek. Large, clear display with a responsive touch screen. Extras: the mp3 player, photo viewer and a stylus come in very handy. MP3: for when I’m in a crowded area and need to listen to something other than chatter while reading. Photos: just to view photos on a whim. And the stylus for writing on pages, highlighting and double tapping small text. Features: the built in dictionary – I have used it more than once on one book alone! The adjustable font size: some days my eyes need larger text and with the Touch its a button push away. The note taking function – either on the pages or as a seperate document. The ability to dog ear pages. The internal memory is wonderful. A fast responding touch screen which makes page turning natural and such a breeze. The easy to navigate menus. I can go on and on.

What I don’t like: other than the price, I do have an issue with the lack of managing my books on the devce itself. If I want to create a new collection and/or move a book, I have to plug in the USB cord and manage everything in the eBook Library Program. It’s not too much of a hassle but would have been nice to be able to make such addjustments.

Bottom Line: Love it!: I have a much easier (and greener!) way to enjoy my books!

2 Stars A Review From A Techie and A Technical Graduate Student – All About the Annotations
In my dreams, the PRS-600 was going to be the single source indexible, portable addition to my brain.

In reality, it falls short. Waaay short.

I have PDF copies of technical materials that I would love to annotate and export to Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. I use these materials as a software developer and CS grad student.

When you make highlights of texts in a PDF, one would think that you’d be able to export highlighted text. Nope. This is a major drawback if you want to take notes. Also, the stylus written annotations are in a format called .note Why not png? gif? jpg?

Also, the notes are not kept with each file, but in a central “notes” repository in the reader. If I am using this thing to take classes, I want my notes to be associated with that CLASS (and probably a specific DOCUMENT). I need a note classification system, which PRS-600 doesn’t have.

Zooming in on pages in PDF is painful. The six inch screen is too small to successfully duplicate the look and feel of a textbook, IMHO.

If you’re a scholar and you’re looking for an ereader with which to do serious research (read hundreds of pages and annotate them easily), and you *can* wait, I suggest you do at this point.

I wonder if Kindle DX (which is supposedly for the academic world) has any of these problems.

I bought this product at Crutchfields and they were great.

4 Stars Finally, the eBook reader I’ve been waiting for.
The SPR-600 is the first eBook reader to do what I need it to do. It handles different text file types and PDF files “correctly”. It also has the mandatory SD memory card slot (for easy exchange of large collections) and a fairly easy to use touch screen interface.

The general design is fairly well done, the unit seems very solid, and the general size and weight is about right. I found the MP3 player to be a throwaway feature that I feel should have been left out and had the price reduced.

Negatives include buggy software for managing documents, lower contrast screen than other models (common issue with epaper screens with touch), some bugs with Word docs (missing images), and the price is still too high.

Suggested improvements include better document organization (couldn’t create nested collections), and a document read back feature like the Kindle (give the headphone jack a real purpose.)

Ebook readers have come a long way, and for me they have reached the point where I am finally adopting them. I feel for mass adoption though, the price has to get much lower ($100 or less) and the technology more streamlined. I can see the day (soon) when a school student carries an eBook reader instead of the 30lbs of back killing books.

4 Stars excellent device, strange screen and low reflow capabilities
The device itself is very nice. No fancy stuff, maybe excepting audio and pictures that I don’t need at all. No WiFI, no 3G/GPRS, but it’s enough if you can add your books at home and just read them when you are not connected to a PC.

The bad things are:

- screen: has a very strange reflection (being touchscreen) and you’ll see your face reflected in the screen all the time

- compatibility: not so good when reading technical books, like PDF ebooks. Reading them at original size is out of the question, increasing the text size will omit the pictures, will reflow/omit the tables and will be no more than a regular book. The workaround for this is to change the orientation of the screen, read on landscape mode, which is somehow strange, and try not to increase the text size.

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