Reviews, opinions, random chatter
Jun 23
On ZDnet.com there is an interesting article about the possible / probable approaching end of the dedicated e-book reader. Main reason is the recent price drop, of which I knew nothing, since over here there was none, and the release of the iPad and general multifunctional devices like smartphones. Would you like to read a [...]
Sep 29
For people living in Germany this might be an interesting offer. Thalia, the shop who introduced the Sony Reader in Germany some time ago, will sell a limited number of used Sony Readers for 179,99€. The readers were used to train Thalia employees and have been tested and reset and come with the usual warranty. [...]
Jun 10
Recently I got two books from All Romance ebooks, both from the same publisher, in Mobipocket format. I now always get that format because it works so well with the e-reader. But both books turned out to be DRM protected. I had to complain with the shop and was told that the publisher uploaded the [...]
Jun 04
I just read a post at e-book addict where she complains about the fact that the metadata of files can’t be changed with the Sony Reader. Often the files are named in a horrendous way, the author is wrong (Elemental Alchemy anybody?), the book title is odd and what not. That way you will never [...]
Mar 14
These days the Sony Reader has hit the shelves over here. Germany is like a third world country as far as technology for consumers is concerned, but we do get stuff eventually. Now it’s the Sony PRS-505. The price of a whopping 299€ doesn’t keep people from buying it, astonishing when you consider that the [...]
Feb 01
I sure do. I never knew that they even existed in other colors than silver. In fact on amazon in the UK they are still only available in that color. The brownish cover is ugly and not very inspirational. So I had a look around for a nice cover and only found more boring leather [...]
