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Purchased this ereader because of the great value from Cowboom and for all the features on the device. It comes with the cover, stylus, and a/c power adapter so there is no need to purchase any additional items. Supporting both ePub and PDF formats books can be obtained from local library web sites with ease. Using the touchscreen it is very easy to highlight and take notes while reading a book. The eInk technology makes it look and feel just like a regular book. 3G service is nice when away from home and you want to purchase a book.
This is the best reader I have ever owned. It will display pdfs with ease and is the only one that never has an error with .txt files converted to ebooks. I have owned the PRS-300, B&N Nook Color, B&N Simple Touch(both with and without GlowLight), and original Kindle. Out of all these, only the Sony readers have never had an issue with any type of text, pdf or ebook file. There is one drawback due to this having an older version of the e-ink display. When a page is turned in direct sunlight, the text will appear washed out. This is remedied by refreshing the page with the screen shaded.
It was a gift for my wife who loves has already read two books on it her only complaint is that she gets glare on from bright lights that is the only negative everything else she enjoys ease of use and the page size(Screen size) and how it goes to last page automatically when she turns it back on to continue reading. Also, she can change the font size easily to a more comfortable size. I purchased it after reading several comparisons of e- books including the Kindle and Nook that gave it a higher rating for its capability ect.I was able to get the best buy through shopping on E-Bay saving around $125.00 overall with options thrown in.
Love this product. You get great deals from the Sony Store and heads up on ALL new books. I received 38% off a bestseller that just came out. Yoi set your own font size and the touch screen is awesome. And how great is it to borrow books via wifi from the local librairies? The only flaws are no color nd no backlight. Of course you can purchase the light extra. For someone who reads a lot like I do its a great buy. You don't have any books to store, throw away, or recycle.
IMO a good and still usable ebook reader considering it's age. 4 years on from the last review posted many of the units really need to have the battery replaced due to loss of capacity and high self discharge of 7 to 8 year old original lithium batteries. Fortunately Sony did publish a downloadable maintenance manual for the PRS-950 reader and I had no trouble finding the PDF to download. Batteries are available from ebay and Amazon sellers. Minimal Sony support any more other than manual and firrmware downloads and the PRS-950 firmware was never updated to allow easy purchases from the Kobo book store. Only the T series of 6" Sony readers received that update. I side load all books I wish to read on this model reader, making the wi-fi and 3G redundant. Good value if available for a price under $80 or so and most do not have good battery life compared to when new unless the battery has been replaced.Read full review
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