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Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $272.99
You Save: $27.00 (9%)
New (8) Used (1) from $219.89
Rating:  79 reviews
Media: Electronics
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
System Memory: 0
Memory Type: SDRAM
Native Resolution: 6"
Modem: None
Display Size: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 0.3 x 4.8 x 6.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PRS-505/LC
Model: PRS-505/LC
UPC: 027242723658
EAN: 0027242723658
ASIN: B000WP2RC2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Easy to read display - e-paper display with quicker page turns | | • | Premium design - Simple, yet sophisticated with easier navigation | | • | Compact and lightweight | | • | Integrated eBookstore with 20K titles | | • | Up to 7,500 page turns on full charge |
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Product Description
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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 74 more reviews...
Great Way to Read! October 6, 2008
G. Fischer (Michigan)
I ordered this product to help me get more reading done without lugging around a ton of books. So far, I've barely put it down. The best part is that it is compatible with my local public library's digital offerings, so I can digitally "check out" eBooks and read them on this reader. Works great! Be aware, though, the Sony eBook software that you need for it is a little clunky and could use a lot of polishing, but I would only need it if I wanted to buy a book from the Sony store or if I wanted to synch up my Reader with music or pictures on my computer. Mostly, I just use Adobe's Digital Editions software to drag and drop books I check out onto this really nice reader device and I'm done!
 My solution for reading on the road October 4, 2008
Luke Van Lierop
As a very frequent traveler, I was in the past carrying a ton-load of documents to read. Documents going from corporate reports, articles from business magazines, product reviews ... Ect, ect. And also one or two books ... It was always a serious hassle.
After having this eReader, I transfer PDF files easily to the Sony PRS-505 and have all documents on one (small) device. If tired of reading business documents, I switch quickly to one of my favorite books.
After using it for the last month, I cannot imagine to go back to the files-and-book-carrying experience!
The quality of reading is great. The text quality is like amazingly sharp!
 No Search, No Light, No Mac - No Deal! October 2, 2008
Paul Bobbitt (Toronto, Ontario Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The screen is lovely, and it's a pretty looking device, but lacking a search function eliminates one of the key reasons for purchasing such a reader. You know the feature could be there, but instead you have to flip through the pages like a paper book. Ick!
No light, so you can't read the book without an external light source. I understand Sony's desire to extend battery life, but I'd rather have a reader I need to charge every few days if it would let me read wherever and whenever I want.
No Mac - unforgivable in this day and age. I refuse to dual-boot into Windows on my MacBook Pro just to use the ugly Sony software the reader requires. I'm sure there will be workarounds, but they'll be just that - something requiring work when it should be easy.
With that said, if a search function, Mac support, and a light were added, I'd purchase this unit in a minute. Actually, even adding the search function alone might encourage me to purchase it. But for now, I'll keep reading e-books on my iPhone. The iPhone has limitations like a small screen, but I already own it and see no reason to "downgrade".
 Great for a first generation, good overall September 22, 2008
E. M Maland (Seattle, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Sony Reader is great for a first-generation device. The cost of ownership is ludicrously high, but that's somewhat to be expected for the first generation.
Its form factor is wonderful. The screen is highly readable. The support for PDF is outstanding and I find it extremely useful. There is software for it for OS X (Calibre) which works very very well, and Sony's horrid "Connect" software works fine under Parallels 3.0.
The interface is very simple and intuitive, the battery life is astounding (very very good). I read two books on a nine hour flight, a few textbooks over the following days, and a couple more fiction books, and the battery only went down one pip (out of the four visible). This is after loading several pdfs and ebooks, paging through them, bookmarking, jumping to and from books and bookmarks, and not charging the device.
The three negative factors are the lack of a search capability, lack of wireless access, and the inclusion of Sony's horrible "Connect" software.
The Sony E-Book store has reasonable prices and a decent selection, but the interface is incredibly bad, and for windows only (even though it's clearly just a web services wrapper). Whoever was in charge of designing this system for purchasing E-Books should be fired.
The Kindle has a huge advantage in its EVDO/wireless support and purchasing directly from Amazon. Amazon doesn't carry most of the titles I care about, though (mostly reference), and the EVDO doesn't work if you're traveling outside the US (which I do quite often). I have purchased books and select chapters from reference titles from O'Reilly and don't care to buy them a second time from Amazon, and in most cases don't have that option anyhow. So in this regard, the Reader wins.
Its PDF support is excellent, and that is the main seller for me. I can also import ebooks from most any source, and the OS X software is free and works very well. With the Kindle, I have to either buy books again from Amazon, or send my PDFs in to be converted for a $1 fee, which I find ridiculous and insulting.
This would be a four star review if the Reader simply had the ability to search an ebook/pdf, and easily a five star review if the Sony Connect software was portable (I'm a mac user) and usable.
Overall I would recommend this, but if you're on the fence about buying one, I'd probably wait another year for these to mature and get the features they should really have at this stage (This applies to both the Kindle and Reader).
I love it! September 18, 2008
Kristy Fogle (Portland, OR USA)
I absolutely love my Sony Reader. I chose the Sony Reader over Amazon's Kindle because of it's ease of use, appearance, and supported documents types. Primarily, I wanted a way to transport and have easy access to many of my reference files. With the Sony Reader, I simply load my documents from Word directly onto my reader and have instant access to them no matter where I am.
I just don't think I've been this happy with a purchase in a long time!
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