I've had a 505 for a couple of years; I adore it and wish Sony hadn't retired it. (I do wish they'd upgrade it. I want better PDF support--like automatic margin removal--without getting touchscreen.) I carry it *everywhere.* I have the M-Edge Executive cover (in purple); I'd suggest getting something like it or the Tuff-luv case.
Author firstname/lastname issues (of non-DRM'd ebooks) can be fixed in Calibre, but involves re-uploading.
I'm told the plugin "PRS+" will make my PRS-505 show folders, and I'll be able to sort ebooks that way. So far, I've been too nervous/lazy.
The 505 starts having problems when there's more than a few hundred ebooks in its memory; reading the books is fine, but the initial bootup time after connecting to the computer gets long. Mine has about 500 books; boot time is 2-5 minutes depending on how full the battery is.
AFAIK, none of the current ebook readers are really happy with collections in the thousands. They all have the capacity for it, but none of the software is designed to allow easy navigation of a list of 3+ GB of ebooks.
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Author firstname/lastname issues (of non-DRM'd ebooks) can be fixed in Calibre, but involves re-uploading.
I'm told the plugin "PRS+" will make my PRS-505 show folders, and I'll be able to sort ebooks that way. So far, I've been too nervous/lazy.
The 505 starts having problems when there's more than a few hundred ebooks in its memory; reading the books is fine, but the initial bootup time after connecting to the computer gets long. Mine has about 500 books; boot time is 2-5 minutes depending on how full the battery is.
AFAIK, none of the current ebook readers are really happy with collections in the thousands. They all have the capacity for it, but none of the software is designed to allow easy navigation of a list of 3+ GB of ebooks.