Comments on: Getting a Sony Reader http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/ Jorge Arango - Information architect and web designer based in Central America Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Matt http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12602 Matt Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:12:31 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12602 Hi-I would really like to buy a Reader but I live in Tokyo and I cannot seem to find any website that will ship outside U.S. That seems really weird to me. Hi-I would really like to buy a Reader but I live in Tokyo and I cannot seem to find any website that will ship outside U.S. That seems really weird to me.

]]> By: Infotectura » Rosenfeld Media: Mental Models http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12466 Infotectura » Rosenfeld Media: Mental Models Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:33:46 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12466 [...] ventaja es que puedo leer el libro digital en mi Sony Reader. Leer PDFs en este aparato suele no ser muy cómodo debido a que la mayoría son creados para [...] [...] ventaja es que puedo leer el libro digital en mi Sony Reader. Leer PDFs en este aparato suele no ser muy cómodo debido a que la mayoría son creados para [...]

]]> By: Rosenfeld Media: Mental Models » jarango.com http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12465 Rosenfeld Media: Mental Models » jarango.com Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:09:53 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12465 [...] upside is that the PDF file is perfectly formatted for reading in my Sony Reader. Reading PDFs on this device is usually not pleasant; most are formatted for 8 1/2” x [...] [...] upside is that the PDF file is perfectly formatted for reading in my Sony Reader. Reading PDFs on this device is usually not pleasant; most are formatted for 8 1/2” x [...]

]]> By: jarango http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12434 jarango Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:07:45 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12434 Hi Debbie, you are correct—the Sony book store is US-only for the time being. I haven't attempted to buy books there... I'm using the Reader primarily to read Project Gutenberg books, which can be freely obtained from a variety of places. There are thousands of titles available. (I recently read Moby-Dick, which I loved!) The downside is that there are few new releases available; most of these books are out of copyright, and therefore quite old. (The flipside: it's a treasure trove of classic literature—Cervantes, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Joyce, the works.) I've downloaded PG books in Sony-friendly format from these sites: http://www.mobileread.com/ http://www.feedbooks.com/ This thread on MobileRead has a list of other sources for Sony-format books: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11052 Good luck with your search! Hi Debbie, you are correct—the Sony book store is US-only for the time being. I haven’t attempted to buy books there… I’m using the Reader primarily to read Project Gutenberg books, which can be freely obtained from a variety of places. There are thousands of titles available. (I recently read Moby-Dick, which I loved!)

The downside is that there are few new releases available; most of these books are out of copyright, and therefore quite old. (The flipside: it’s a treasure trove of classic literature—Cervantes, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Joyce, the works.)

I’ve downloaded PG books in Sony-friendly format from these sites:

http://www.mobileread.com/
http://www.feedbooks.com/

This thread on MobileRead has a list of other sources for Sony-format books:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11052

Good luck with your search!

]]> By: Debbie http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12433 Debbie Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:25:49 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2007/11/19/getting-a-sony-reader/#comment-12433 Interesting. I also got the Sony reader for Christmas but have found that I can not download any books from ebook_sony. Since I am with the US State Dept and stationed in El Salvador they tell me I must live in the US to download. Have you had this same issue or found a solution. Thanks Interesting. I also got the Sony reader for Christmas but have found that I can not download any books from ebook_sony. Since I am with the US State Dept and stationed in El Salvador they tell me I must live in the US to download. Have you had this same issue or found a solution. Thanks

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