sony e-reader

Nilrem

Calibre is a free/open source? ebook management programme (they recently added support for the kindle i think), i've been using it since I first got my ebook and it's good

The only thing I haven't tried is using it with DRM'd ebooks (I think you'd need to use adobe digital edition to load DRM'd books onto the Ereader).

aytch

ahh, I had a different calibre site!

CALIBRE

Doc_N

Looking forward to seeing the old model drop to around the £100 mark soon. :rolleyes:

twarner

The best price I've seen for the new prs-600 touch is £219 from WH Smith.

Any advances?

Terry

aytch

Doc_N wrote: »

Looking forward to seeing the old model drop to around the £100 mark soon. :rolleyes:

Oddly, I just sold my older model for £200 on ebay - so it will cost me £19 to upgrade to the new model :j

seth

Nilrem wrote: »

Calibre is a free/open source? ebook management programme (they recently added support for the kindle i think), i've been using it since I first got my ebook and it's good

The only thing I haven't tried is using it with DRM'd ebooks (I think you'd need to use adobe digital edition to load DRM'd books onto the Ereader).

I agree it is a great bit of software. I installed it on an old XP laptop it worked well. Installed it on a new laptop (Ubuntu) and it gets all my subscriptions and dumps them to my ebook in under a minute!

I set it to delete items transfer to ebook reader. The newspaper feeds like the Telegraph are good as is the BBC feed, Reuters, Ars Technical and the Engadget feed has photos and full content.

Its great as I an download content to read on the train into work.

I've not been able to get it to download audio podcasts from an RSS feed though.

Great program took me a while to get used to the interface and select the feeds I wanted. Beats the Sony reader software hands down.

TwinkleToesUK

Does the 505 still come with 100 free books?

Can't seem to see any reference to it anymore?

sawan82

TwinkleToesUK wrote: »

Does the 505 still come with 100 free books?

Can't seem to see any reference to it anymore?

Well I only got given mine 3/4 weeks ago, and it did have the CD with 100 free books. HTH

TwinkleToesUK

sawan82 wrote: »

Well I only got given mine 3/4 weeks ago, and it did have the CD with 100 free books. HTH

Thanks...

*runs off to place order with John Lewis*

Torkijo

sawan82 wrote: »

That's exactly why we're on the money saving forum But it is true, and it's not worth atm paying an extra £100 for. Plus, although my sister offered to return this one, she didn't offer to pay the difference

Looked at the 2 new models in a sony store today (I have the 505) and to be honest i dont think they are as good - the page turn button doesnt feel as natural.

Will be getting my wife a 505 before they run out, John Lewis here I come....