Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader

Editorial Review:

Experience the joy of reading a variety of your favorite books?all stored digitally in one compact device. The slimmer, redesigned Reader Digital Book lets you carry a stack of books in one hand. 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 at The eBook Store from Sony, 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. Screen Size - Approx. 6 Measured Diagonally; Resolution - Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch; Gray Scale - 8-Level Grey Scale Up to 7,500 page turns on full charge Audio and picture playback Dual SD Card and Memory Stick(R) Pro Duo Expansion Slot Mountable USB Drive Charges via USB Unit Dimensions (Approx.) - 6.9 x 4.8 x 0.3 (175 x 122 x 8mm) / Weighs 9 ounces Includes Tan Soft Case, USB Cable, Quick Start(TM) Guide, CD-ROM Limited Warranty - Labor- 90 days from the date of purchase; Parts- 1 Year from the date of purchase

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Really great but not yet perfect:

I read a lot of "real" books and as I also have a lot of ebooks, a e-reader was a must have. Living in France, I could'nt get the Kindle so I tried this one. And it's really great. Compared to the silver version, it seems there is more contrast (only visual but I felt it).
Reading with it is really like a "real" book, only that it has only one page :) Technically, it is a good thing because I sometimes read laid on my side and with a real book, there is always a problem every 2 pages. With the reader,... more info

A Great Purchase:

The ability to buy e-books from various sites makes this product better than the Kindle. One may also take out e-books from a public library. Great product!

Converting / Reading PDF's and Exercising:

Most of the material I read for work and pleasure comes in pdf format from various web sites.
I reviewed the Kindle and decided to go with the Sony because of its ability to handle pdf's. It's not perfect because pdf's come formatted in many different ways, but the Sony definitely meets my requirements.
In addition to uploading pdf's directly into the eBook, another option, is to save the document as a text file (.txt) before uploading. Adobe Reader gives you this option on the File menu to "Save... more info

Great unit, but not perfect...:

I purchased this for my wife and it holds a lot of content. I opted to download Calibre for the library maintenance rather than using the included Sony software. The controls are intuitive, features are on par with competing units, and battery charge lasts days with constant reading. One major item of concern are the random reboots my wife experiences. I verified the firmware is up-to-date so I'm not sure what the issue is here - Overall, a great product that delivers what I expected.

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