E-book stores are starting to promote their thousands of existing PDF titles as viewable on the Sony Reader PRS-505. Here’s an example, a press release from eBooks.com.
The difference: The Reader can now read DRMed PDF, and the reflowable format of Adobe Digital Editions makes it easier to enjoy PDF books in your favorite font size. Earlier the 505 could read nonDRMed PDF. So could and can the PRS-500, which, however, you can’t upgrade to handle DRM or reflow PDFs. (Via MR.)
A practical but probably silly question: If I don’t want to go to the trouble of buying a Reader and then upgrading it, when will the PRS-505’s with the updated software be available in Borders?
David, the problem with ebooks.com is their search engine. They could really use some help with it. I entered the search term David Weber (for the author) and received back hundreds, if not thousands, of books — anything that had either David or Weber in the book title, book author, or book description. Needless to say, i didn’t bother perusing the list.
I then tried the search with a specific book title and in a specific book genre (Bitterly Divided, a recent history release) and received back again hundreds of books — anything that had Bitterly or Divided anywhere in the description or title.
ebooks.com is not a place I’ll be going to by books for my Sony.
Hi, Sherman. An excellent question. I suspect that by mid-month you can find upgraded Readers–just be sure they are.
That said, the upgrade isn’t that hard.
Thanks,
David
Rich, thanks for the feedback. I know Stephen Cole, the owner, and unless you mind, I’ll pass on your comments. He’s the kind of guy who’d take well-intentioned feedback the right way. Thanks for your honesty. David
Send him to my blog, David!
http://ebooktest.blogspot.com/
He’s one of the ten estores I search!
No, I don’t mind, David. What they really need is the option to specify location and exact matches.
BooksOnBoard is proud to offer a wide selection of PDF and ePub eBooks compatible with the Sony PRS-505 (here is our official PRS-505 announcement). We also provide support for PRS-505 users who may need assistance. We applaud Sony for making their reader compatible with a wider range of formats, as this benefits PRS-505 users. Any time a major industry player steps away from their proprietary format, all eBook readers profit.
Yeah, very nice BoB, except your site is so filled with whizzbangery, it slows to a crawl on my PC.