Sony Reader Reader Touch Edition PRS-600B eBook reader (Black)
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: SonyModel: PRS600BC
Color: Black
Product features:
- Reader Touch Edition, supports Adobe PDF5, Microsoft Word, BBeB Book and other text file formats, as well as EPUB/ACS4 and connection with Adobe Digital Editions
- Sporting a gorgeous 6-inch display with touch screen navigation
- By supporting both industry standard formats, ePub and PDF, you can access books at the Reader Store
- Reader Touch Edition provides up to two full weeks of reading (7,500 continuous page turns) on a single battery charge1.
- Measuring only 0.4-Inch thin and weighing less than 10.1 ounces, the Reader Touch Edition is the perfect travel companion.
- Tab-Master 200 Universal Headrest Mounting System (Self-Install) for All Tablets
- Tab-Master 100 Universal Headrest Mounting System for All Tablets
Digital camera reviews of Sony Reader Reader Touch Edition PRS-600B eBook reader (Black)
Digital camera Review: A Review From A Techie and A Technical Graduate Student - All About the Annotations
Summary: 2 Stars
In my dreams, the PRS-600 was going to be the single source indexible, portable addition to my brain.
In reality, it falls short. Waaay short.
I have PDF copies of technical materials that I would love to annotate and export to Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. I use these materials as a software developer and CS grad student.
When you make highlights of texts in a PDF, one would think that you'd be able to export highlighted text. Nope. This is a major drawback if you want to take notes. Also, the stylus written annotations are in a format called .note Why not png? gif? jpg?
Also, the notes are not kept with each file, but in a central "notes" repository in the reader. If I am using this thing to take classes, I want my notes to be associated with that CLASS (and probably a specific DOCUMENT). I need a note classification system, which PRS-600 doesn't have.
Zooming in on pages in PDF is painful. The six inch screen is too small to successfully duplicate the look and feel of a textbook, IMHO.
If you're a scholar and you're looking for an ereader with which to do serious research (read hundreds of pages and annotate them easily), and you *can* wait, I suggest you do at this point.
I wonder if Kindle DX (which is supposedly for the academic world) has any of these problems.
I bought this product at Crutchfields and they were great.
Summary of Sony Reader Reader Touch Edition PRS-600B eBook reader (Black)
The Reader Touch Edition features a 6-Inch display with simple, easy-to-use touchscreen navigation. Turn pages with the swipe of a finger and enjoy fast and intuitive navigation of your favorite books. Take freehand notes and highlight sections of text you want to revisit later, just as you would in a real book, using the included stylus. If you prefer, a virtual keyboard is also available for entering quick notes or searching your eBooks. If you want, you can even export your notes to your computer using the eBook Library software. Enjoy access to a wider number of books from a wider number of places. By supporting both industry standard formats, ePub and PDF, you can access books at Sony's eBookstore, check out books from public libraries, access over 500,000 free public domain titles from Google, as well as sharing sites, online aggregators and personal publishers (Internet access is required). Not sure which books to bring on your trip? With the Reader Touch Edition, you will never have to make that choice again. 512MB of onboard memory lets you carry up to 350 of your favorite books at a time. Whether you're venturing across town or across the country, the Reader Touch Edition makes an ideal travelling companion. Measuring just 0.4-Inch thin and weighing less than 9 ounces, the Reader Touch Edition is thinner and more lightweight than almost any book, and even many magazines. The Reader Touch Edition utilizes E-Ink screen technology to deliver an amazing, paper-like display that's more like ink on paper and fully readable in direct sunlight. Enjoy up to two full weeks of reading (7,500 continuous page turns) on a single battery charge. Paper-like display for easy, natural reading. Two full weeks of reading on a single battery charge. Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary. Intuitive eBook Library software for PC and Mac 5 adjustable font sizes.Categories
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