Sony Digital Reader Pocket Edition - Dark Blue (PRS300BC)
The Reader Pocket Edition features a 5" display and an elegant, lightweight design that's easy to slip into a purse or jacket pocket for convenient, on-the-go reading. Not sure which books to bring on your trip? With the Reader Pocket Edition, you will never have to make that choice again. 512MB of onboard memory lets you carry up to 350 of your favorite books3 at a time. 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. The Reader Pocket Edition utilizes EInk screen technology to deliver an amazing, paper-like display that's more like ink on paper and fully readable in direct sunlight. Intuitive eBook Library software makes it easy to download eBooks, manage your collection, and transfer titles to your Reader Pocket Edition. eBook Library software works with both PC and Mac. Enjoy up to two full weeks of reading (7,500 continuous page turns) on a single battery charge. The Reader Pocket Edition offers you the ability to resize text. Choose from three adjustable font sizes to improve readability. Two full weeks of reading on a single battery charge 3 adjustable font sizes to customize your reading experience USB 2.0 data and power connection Read in multiple formats, including ePub and PDF Quick page turns and high contrast ratio Display - Screen Size - Vizplex 5 inches Resolution - 800 x 600 pixels Gray Scale - 8-levels gray scale Power - Battery Type - Rechargeable Lithium-Ion (battery - DC 3.7 V) AC Power - DC 5.2 V Battery Life (Approx) - 7,500 (BBeB Book) Media Formats Supported - Unsecured Text - EPUB file (Non DRM/ Adobe DRM protecte
Sony Digital Reader Pocket Edition - Dark Blue (PRS300BC) Features
- Paper-look display for natural reading
- Content is accessible from a wide number of online bookstores
- Holds up to 350 books at a time
- Lightweight design with 5" display
I received my Reader in April as a gift and am rarely without it. The downside is I am spending too much money on books at the Sony Reader store. I have attempted to get library books on it but haven't had much success (but haven't tried very hard.)
All the perks outway every con. It fits so easily into my purse or cargo pants pocket. It hides well in my glove box. It's not bulky and large like the Kindle. The charge lasts forever. Uploading books is a piece of cake plus it's quick and easy.
Only thing to watch out for - I got the navy blue Reader and it has a purple border around the edges. I love it because I love purple but I haven't seen this in any of the reviews and some people may not want a purple border. -- I love my Reader!
i luv it i am technofobic but found it quite easy to use and download books -- reader
I had been wanting an ereader since the Kindle first came out, but with the economy being how it is I put it on the "someday" list. I am a library user, I don't buy books, so I knew I wanted a Sony product. When the price broke $150.00, I rationalized getting myself one for Mothers Day. I am lucky enough to live in a county with a good library system, and they use Overdrive for their ebooks. One thing that I wish I had known was this: though the Sony can handle both EPub and PDF books, it cannot deal with both at the same time from the library. The extra "protections" for loaned books do not play nicely together, so it will block one type, then suddenly unblock and block the other, and so on. Sony's tech support is rather inconsistent; the third person that I spoke to identified the problem very quickly, the first would have if I had described it right, and the second was useless. I was finally told to completely remove all library book files from my reader, reader software, and documents files on the laptop. Now everything is fine. I can download both types to the computer, but only transfer one or the other to the reader. I am reading much more than before, since I can browse the library any time that I want to. I bought the charger for it, because charging it from the computer is just not practical, and if it dies while you are reading you cannot plug it into the computer and keep reading, but you can with the charger. The battery lasts me about two weeks, reading 1-2 hours a night. I am very very happy with this purchase, and all I would wish for is a larger selection of ebooks from my library and a better browser from Overdrive, but I am sure both will improve. -- Best electronics purchase ever
Love this reader. I had been considering the Kindle till my husband got the Sony Pocket edition for us to play with. I started using it and decided I definitely needed one for myself so we now have 2. Just what I needed to read my books. I do not need to instantly get a book and do not need to highlight portions etc. All I wanted was to read and this unit fits my needs and best of all the price was right. This unit is easy to use and downloading books is a snap using the Sony library and Callibre. For those who do not need all the bells and whistles this unit is perfect. I got the book cover with the light from Ebay and it works just great. -- Great Reader
