Check the main Sony Reader reviews page for all the details. Also called the Touch Edition, it is an improved version of the short-lived PRS, which received harsh reviews for contrast and glare issues because of the touchscreen and built-in LED sidelights.
Sony removed the sidelights from the PRS, helping to reduce glare, and added some new features. Although there are a few drawbacks, the main feature that sets the Sony PRS apart from its competitors is the touchscreen.
You can use your fingers or the equipped stylus pen to turn pages, highlight, zoom and pan, and type notes with the on-screen keyboard. You can also write directly on the screen using the stylus and export these notes and drawings to view on your computer in Sony's software. Another major benefit of the touchscreen is the built-in dictionary.
If you double tap on a word with your finger or the stylus it cues the Oxford American or English eDictionary to quickly pop up at the bottom of the screen. You can add the word to your notes, search for more occurrence of it in the ebook, or choose to view the listing in the dictionary, where can also check other definitions using the on-screen keyboard.
The on-screen note-taking feature of the Sony PRS is something no other 6-inch ereader has, and is the main advantage it has over the Kindle and Nook. There's a bit of a delay between moving the stylus and the appearance of the ink, but it's easy to get used with some practice.
As the editor of this website, I have write and edit all the time, and the PRS is great for uploading a Word file, which it converts to RTF, and then I can write notes and corrections directly on the screen as if it were a printed page. Editing on the Touch Edition is a nice break from sitting at the computer; I can lounge back in a chair and sit comfortably, and the E Ink is a lot easier on my eyes after staring at an LCD screen all day.
The only thing it's missing is a built-in thesaurus to go along with the dictionary, which would be useful when editing documents. It comes with MB of internal memory, enough for or so ebooks, and has expansion slots for Pro Duo and SD memory cards. An oft mentioned perk of the Sony PRS is its speed. It has no problem quickly loading a thousand page book, or changing text size on the fly.
In reviewing the PRS , it takes noticeably longer to load ebooks and to reformat a book with larger text. And the can skip through pages if you hold down the button or your finger on the screen, and you can watch the pages go by without any resetting flash, something other ebook readers cannot do.
The same can be said about Zooming and Panning PDF files; there's no flash or delay as you zoom or pan around a page. Speaking of PDFs. While it's not perfect, it's much better than other 6-inch ebook readers, and is very quick to react. With the custom Zoom you slide a dial with your finger or the stylus to your desired level of magnification. You can pan around the page with on-screen arrows or you can drag the page by holding down and dragging on the screen.
The Zoom works as if you are viewing an image. One annoying thing about the Zoom, however, is that it resets whenever you turn pages. You also can't add notes or check the dictionary while in Zoom mode because it's an independent feature that has different touchscreen commands to facilitate panning. If you just want to increase the text size you can increase it to five levels like any other ebook, but images will usually not show up when doing this and formatting may change.
If you add notes to one text size setting they won't show up on another setting. This service isn't available in all areas. Here's a how to guide for getting library ebooks.
Here's the link to download Sony's Reader Library. With it, you can download ebooks from Sony's ebook store. There are currently over , ebooks available and 1 million free public domain ebooks through a partnership with Google. They just added some newspaper subscriptions , with some exclusive to the Sony ebook store.
You can also check out the all the other websites listed on this page and search their titles for your particular interest of reading material.
You still use Sony's Library Software to manage your ebooks, or Adobe Digital Editions, but there isn't access to the online store. Sony recommends Waterstone's and WHSmith. Other websites listed on this page may work as well, but some have regional restrictions so you may need to check first. Privacy Policy - Disclaimer.
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