Sony ebook reviews 2011

You should also be able to download any books you purchased on your reader directly from the Sony store using the Sony software. Linda Are all the menus in French? If so, it sounds like your language setting is wrong. Read comment 66 above this one for directions on changing the language. The Sony Touch is all I want in an ereader. Can someone tell me how to access the SD card content. When you see those showing, you can just go into the My Library Tab and highlight the books you want on the card, then go to the bottom of the screen and click More Actions.

One of the options is to sync the selected books with the SD card. Thanks Janet for your help. If I want to use the browser to look up a map, phone , to use Google, etc. Thank you Janet. I will enlighten the salespeople at the store where I was told that the browser was only capable of going to libraries and to the Sony book store.

I almost chose another brand, but am back on track thanks to you. Sony should appreciate you! Try the forums at MobileRead. There are a lot of friendly, helpful folk there, some of whom can probably answer your questions. Dear Janet, thank you for a very informative review! Thank you for your help! Thank you for your very informative review. Are you able to download ebooks from other book sites eg.

Looking forward to your response. Thank you! Linda I believe this question was addressed somewhere in the first comments for this review. What color did you get? Even for books. I just love it. Pushing me further away from Amazon. The Amazon store lets you buy books, get music and movies, and games and other applications for the Fire.

It also has games, applications, movies, magazines, and books, but you will use the Barnes and Noble store for content. There are a lot of other tablets on the market, but these two may be easier to use because of their dedicated stores. Low quality product. This is my story. Purchased the e-reader on beginning of One year not passed the e-reader started to malfunction. It goes to sleep mode suddenly, or shuts down completely, or starts endless cycle of reboots.

I complained to sonny and they repaired it free of charge. Then after four months the same problem reappears. I stay away from sonny for next few good years … Advice you to do the same …. I wonder if you can do these 2 things with PRS-T1 or any other reader you know : 1. You can make notes in ebooks, but you cannot edit images in them. And when you add a freehand note not related to any book — like your signature : 1. Eduardas I was able to open up a freehand note and add to it.

As a matter of fact, I created a note with my signature and my phone number, saved it as an image file, and I use it as my screen saver, as I mentioned in the review. Janet, Thanks for the great review. Can notes be added to pdf docs, or is only for epub docs? Janet, I have some doubts 1.

Did the screen go black while turning pages, is page turning slow. Do the reader have a landscape mode for reading. If i am reading pg 5 of a novel and i want to go to pg 96 directly without turning so many pages in between can i do so dont tell me that i can bookmark or reader rembers the last pg u have read. Is there a way to tell how much battery time is left before needing to recharge it? Bought the red one for my Mom, she freaked!

Loves it! I loaded it up with a ton of books, but I wondered about using the MicroSD in future — can I copy from the SD card to the reader and then eject the SD card and have the books remain on the reader??

Mom lives in the boonies with no internet or computer?! Tracey as long the Reader has enough space you should be allow to copy from the card to the Reader. So, i was wondering.. Because my sister and i will buy the sony reader, but i wanted to know if is possible to use the account same account, on 2readers.

Can u help me abt tht, please? Could this be a book that perhaps a tester used before sending it to market, or do you think I have purchased a used e-reader when it was supposed to be new? Con The Sony readers do ship with some sample books. I guess that book could be one of the samples. I believe it had pages which is a lot more than the excerpts here at 47 pages. I have found that my Sony e-reader is weak, it was first unable to identify my wireless router, but showed neighbors.

When we try to use it to browse the text jumps and jitters. This looks like a good reader but and extremely poor web browser…in which case Sony should not sell it for it browser capabilities and lower their price.

I think the price is pretty reasonable, considering the quality of the reader. I was thrilled with it and thought it was worth the price then. Hello Janet I have a prs and love it to death but am kicking around about getting a secondary system in the form of the t1 reader to haul around so that my last a little longer in the world of electronic that do not like to be jarred, shaken, rattled or rolled.

Like you the wi-fi is not a plus, I like getting the books threw my mainframe ie. Then moving them to my reader via calibra of all programs. I only use the software reader library for down loading from the sony store then move it threw calibra for better metadata tied to the book into the ereader and Reader for PC that I read on when using desktop and the laptop. If I where to get the t1 could I use the reader library already on my system and not have to put the new sony software on due to the fact am running very older edition of XP home edition service pack 2.

And I heard the new software is kind of screwy and not liking to play with older programs. I would like to not put a new software that may not want to play nice with the other already happily integrated programs on if do not have to. So do you think I can get away with just using the older reader library already on with the t1 or will it try to mandetoryly put it on because that is the only way it will work.

Thanks much if you could help with this question I have searched all over the internet looking for answer but no one is asking this one question. Very interesting review. I just bought the T2 for my daughter. I thought I had read somewhere that it had audio built in for MP3.

Beryl Bob is correct. I really like this ereadr by sony. I bought one thinking it will work as it says it support up to 32 gigs but I was unable to get the reader to read the sd content. Just thought I share this. Can I purchase audiobooks and will they work?

I use the public library system a lot. I discovered much to my chagrin that the audio does not keep your place in the book and does not have any of the great features the e reader does for searching etc.

I go between books frequently. For instance I will be reading a book during the day but at night will listen to a different book. Not having light makes it easier to fall asleep. I am hoping you you will tell me I am wrong.

If you can save your place please tell me where the directions are. I love this e reader except for this and purchased based on the assumption it would work like an ipod or iphone when it came to audio books. Is there any ereader that is truely designed for both and allows direct downloads from the library?

If so I will purchase it. This is an ebook reader for ePub files, and Sony for some reason decided to put audio players in their ebook readers up to and including this model. The audio players would play music files, but they never had capabilities to treat audiobook files as anything other than just a music file.

Some older Kindles can access audio books from Audible, but the newest Kindle Paperwhite apparently cannot. My iPad mini can let me access ebooks from the Sony, Amazon, and iBookstore using various apps, and I can listen to audiobooks in the Music app.

I think there are smartphones that also can access both formats, and the iPod touch should also work for both types of files.

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Works with Windows and Mac systems. List of notes I've made inside my books. A list of all the handwritten notes outside of books A handwritten note saved as an image and used as my ID page. Phone number is scribbled out in this picture. About The Author. Janet Cloninger. Privacy Policy - Disclaimer. The eBook Reader. Related Links: Sony Reader. Enter your email address to receive updates:. Latest Articles. We also liked how you could hold your finger down on a word to bring up its definition in the built-in dictionaries there are 2 English-language and 10 translation dictionaries.

Better yet, beyond the dictionary definition, you now also have the option to look the word up in Google or Wikipedia using the device's built-in Web browser. Sony has always touted its Readers as being more "open" than Amazon's Kindles, and that trait continues with this model. That means it's compatible with any e-book store that uses the Adobe DRM format, including e-bookstores in Europe and Asia. That said, as far as we can tell, there's no support for audiobooks unless you can find them in one of those non-copyrighted formats.

The Reader Wi-Fi is also designed with easy library-lending access in mind, with a dedicated icon offering access to free library book downloads--if you have a valid local library card, of course. It also offers easy access to the large library of free Google Books, though the interface is slow, and that content mostly duplicates the free pre classic texts you can already get in Sony's store and as EPUB files elsewhere.

It's also worth mentioning that while Sony now has an Android app for reading e-books you buy in the Sony Reader Store, it still hasn't gotten its Reader app approved by Apple why not is unclear , so you can't read your Sony-bought e-books on iOS devices.

In other words, the text on the screen looks exactly like it did on the previous Readers--it looks good, but don't expect any improvements in contrast or sharpness.

The Sony Reader does offer pinch-to-zoom support, and it works, but don't expect smooth, iPad-style performance, thanks again to the limitations of the e-ink screen. As with all e-ink, it's easy to read in bright light, as it doesn't get washed out in direct sunlight like LCD does, but since the screen isn't backlit, you do need some light source to read. One of the other benefits of e-ink is that it's very energy-efficient.

Sony says you can get up to five weeks of use from the device based on 30 minutes' worth of reading a day and with the Wi-Fi turned off, which is an improvement over the PRS It's worth noting that Sony, like Amazon, doesn't ship an AC adapter with its latest e-reader. You get a USB cable for charging the device via your computer or any cell phone charger with a USB connection that you have lying around. It's not a big omission, but it's worth mentioning.

So, to be clear, no hidden magnets to hold the cover closed? I like the way it attaches, the cover on my finally broke little plastic nubs that fit in top and bottom. This looks more secure and durable. Bryan No hidden magnets to hold the cover closed. The molded frame really is secure, and I like that the back cover is not flopping around, like the covers on the n50 models did. The black one I saw in person looked fine though. I decided to stay with the standard non-lit Sony black cover despite the rather pricey cost.

It feels great in the hand and very leather like. I think the case looks incredibly tacky, and very overpriced, as is the new Kindle 4 lit cover. But at least that looks attractive and has a neat light without the need for batteries. I actually prefer the current implementation with the battery, though it does add bulk to the entire case.

Could you tell me where can this cover be ordered? Jamal I am so sorry I somehow failed to see your question until today. Maria I bought my cover from the US Amazon. You can also buy them directly from Sony. Thank you for this clear review Janet. It was the only place where I could discover that the light is no compulsory feature, but that it can also be tucked away.