Comments on: Review: Sony Reader PRS-505. Why I May Never Buy Another Book Again

By: Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:00:05 +0000

@ Thomas, smacked down

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:03:12 +0000

Well, Rags. If you figure that I almost always have a book with me, this is significantly lighter and easier.

as for some nice website owner buying you one, I had no idea you were looking to write for a different site.

Doug

By: Ragart

Ragart — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:44:10 +0000

Great stuff, Doug.

My thing about ebooks is I want them on me at all times so it’s convenient. I don’t like carrying too much stuff around or having too many overlapping devices so I really can’t see myself with an eReader in the foreseeable future. Not unless some editor of some blog just gave me one out of nowhere…

By: dgoldring

dgoldring — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:18:26 +0000

@sschmidt, I throw the Reader in my bag all the time with nothing more than that leather cover. It works great and really clings to the Reader so it will not open unexpectedly. I have not had any problems with it. That being said, there are plenty of heavier duty covers should you want one.

@Peter. Reading on my laptop or Wind does not work for me. Riding the train near sunset, there is way too much screen glare. I can barely see. Plus, I have that problem with intense reading on the computer screen. It just gives me a headache. I love the screen on this Reader. And really, the extra 9 ounces means that I am still around 3 pounds when you add it to my 2.3 pound Wind.

Doug

By: Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:06:38 +0000

I’ve never understood these stand alone readers. With a netbook i can do this and get the battery life as well. One more thing to carry, that gadget bag gets heavy!

By: ssschmidt

ssschmidt — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:14:11 +0000

Excellent review!. I’ve been thinking about getting one of these (although leaning toward the Kindle).

Question: I can see from your pictures that it is inside a case of some kind (padfolio kind of). Does that appear to provide enough protection for throwing (read placing) the device inside a briefcase or backpack?

Thanks again for the great review!