Sony e reader

Advantages: lightweight
Disadvantages: not cheap

...**** Sony E Reader **** I really enjoy reading but somehow my suitcase always ends up really heavy so when i saw that my local Waterstones had some in stock i decided to purchase one.At 199 quid its not cheap but i felt i could easily spend that on buying the books alone. **What is it?** Basically it is an electronic device that you can store books on.The memory size you get with it holds up to 160 books but there is also slots for you to add extra memory if needed,not that you would need it. **Pros** One of the best things about this is that you do not have to carry loads of books around with you. Books are cheaper on the ereader than they are to buy normally and when you buy the ereader from Waterstones it comes with 100 classic books so if you are like me and would read these anyway the ereader pays for itself. It can...

katie22008m 05.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony Portable Reader PRS-505

The Day The Sony E reader Changed My Life

Advantages: It is very useful and very simple to use and it looks and feels fantastic
Disadvantages: The screen isn't backlit, and the zoom only has three sizes

...I love the Sony E reader because since I found this gadget it has made life sitting on a bay for hours on end whle Im in my Lorry a pleasure and no longer a chore. I love the idea of the e reader by Sony, hundreds of books all in one place and all available with the push of a button. I have books all over the cab and they always get filthy and dog eared. I always lose my page when I have to put them down because the red light on the bay changes to green and they want their bay back. Another thing with a paper book is that if you take it into a waiting room , every one can see what your reading ( well the ones who can read anyway) and I'm a little shy about sharing my reading habits especially when I'm picking up the free books in the waiting room at Blacks In Northampton, ( at least I hope theyr'e free). The e reader looks and feels...

lorryday 06.04.2009 · Read review
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The Reader - Evil Intent Uncertain

Advantages: Fascinating story that unfolds slowly, like snapshots in a photo album.
Disadvantages: A bit long at times.

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GoFigure 10.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Reader (DVD)

The Reader - full of potential but doesn't deliver

Advantages: Great cast, superb acting, opening
Disadvantages: Second half of film lets down the first

...Adapted from Bernhard Schlink's 1995 novel, The Reader is a film that tries so very hard to be ground-breaking yet lacks the necessary audacity to really deserve the four Golden Globes it has been nominated for, just days after its release. Directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliott, The Hours) The Reader takes place in post- war Germany - Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet) is a thirtysomething, seemingly solitary and detached tram conductor who embarks on an affair with 15-year-old Michael Berg (David Kross.) Swapping her secrets of sex in return to be read to aloud, the romance lasts a summer until her disappearance, much to the dismay of her young lover. Fast forward a decade and Michael is a bright law student, in Berlin to observe the trial of a group of female Nazi war criminals, only to find Hanna among the accused and concealing...

ivoryandgold 03.03.2009 · Read review
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USB Card Reader With Free 1GB SD Card

Advantages: 9 in 1 card reader, 1GB SD card, Compact design
Disadvantages: None

...The Kingston MobileLite 9-in-1 Card Reader is the only device you need to store, transfer and read data on any USB enabled device. As I use a variety of flash cards for mobile phone, digital camera and camcorder. This card reader is designed with a USB 2.0 connector which is ideal to connect via you PC or laptop. It has memory expansion slots that support nine different types of SD and MMC flash memory cards. It also comes with a 1 GB SD memory card for free, what more would you want. This device is called mobile for a reason, as its small and compact it's ideal to take with you anywhere. You won't find a smaller more compact card reader on the market which carries a respectable name as Kingston. I have another card reader which I use for my PC, I bought this because it was cheap and had free 1GB SD memory card with it. I use this...

Surj1 22.03.2008 · Read review
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Readers County Supreme

Advantages: Nice for Bowlers
Disadvantages: Terrible for Batters

...For people who dont play or follow cricket, then every cricket ball seems the same. However the truth is that cricket balls are all different which can make a large difference. I personally play at club level and have for many years. We used to be sponsored by a local sports club who manufactured their own cricket balls. Now we are being sponsored by readers and have had a couple hundred of these balls delievered. Firstly these balls are prime A quility leather stained red with gold writing. As the name of the product suggests these are county sized balls, however I arent sure of the exact measurements and weights of them. The leather is extremely tight and has being ironed out to ensure that it doesnt easily crack or deplete. I personally find these balls helpful for swing bowlers due to the leather composition and the soft cotton...

KPN7 28.10.2007 · Read review
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Trust my Card Reader

Advantages: reliable, USB2, vista compat, 42 different formats, lively lighty up bits
Disadvantages: bit boring to look at

...I bought this card reader at that famous hit-tech computer store ;) Tesco. So I didn't expect that much especially at the price but it was going to be better than my ultra cheap no name card reader it replaced. I've been using this card reader now for about 9 months. It cost £9.00 when I bought it so I didn't expect too much. But it surpassed my expectations and has beaten off my attempts to replace it with newer more modern units (usually ones advertising it will read 99 different card types and ones which are much much prettier). The Trust EasyConnect Card Reader is a USB 2 device which does its job without fuss or fault. It accepts cards via the front panel or the back panel and handles (amongst othersCompact Flash, Mini Drive, SMC, XD (for Fuji and Olympus), MS, MMC, and SD cards. Basically, if you have a memory card for your...

fightgear 14.07.2007 · Read review
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Read all about it!

Advantages: Lightweight, easy to use, excellent battery life
Disadvantages: You will be interrupted from reading to answer a lot of questions!

...I'm sure by now a lot of you will be familiar with eBook readers, an electronic device designed to, for all intents and purposes, act just like a real book. And I'm sure a lot of you think the idea is absolutely ludicrous, that there is no need to make something such as a book, which obviously has stood the test of time just fine as it is, electronic. Well a couple of months ago I decided to splash out on one, having managed to pick up the old model (pictured, only mine is a sexy red!) on sale from John Lewis for £150, as the new touch-screen version was coming out. The new version, I should point out, is twice the price and the upgraded features are not particularly necessary, so I was very happy with my bargain. Here's a question I hear constantly about the Reader: "It's nice and all, but reading on a screen strains your eyes doesn...

bamamo 17.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Portable Reader PRS-505

The sorrows of a reader

Advantages: A story with a good premise....
Disadvantages: ....that didn't live up to the hype

...One of my standout reads of all time is ?What I Loved? by this author, Siri Hustvedt; a clever book that was extremely well written and one that I enjoyed immensely. Her new novel, ?The Sorrows of an American? was similarly billed as a spectacular read and I had high expectations that it would be an equally impressive book. Story Synopsis: Beginning with the death of his father Lars, Erik Davidsen unearths a secret that his father held for years ? a promise that he had made to a woman called Lisa. Along with his sister Inga, Erik decides to find out more about the cryptic letter this woman had sent their father thanking him for keeping a secret that is now many years old. Although this is the main plot, there are many subplots (as is the authors style) that keep the reader entertained throughout...

burtybookworm 04.10.2009 · Read review
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Books without paper.

Advantages: Small, lightweight, ideal for travel, capacity to store many books
Disadvantages: Availability of reader, availability of books

...It was my husband, a huge fan of both literature and technology that first made me aware of the e-book and in particular of the Sony Reader. Unlike me, he tends to think hard about his purchases in advance and so there were many conversations (well not really conversations as that would assume my participation) around the virtues of this product before he actually decided to take the plunge and get one. I am by no means a prolific reader and my literary tastes are not as high brow as his, but I do appreciate books. I like to see books lined up on a shelf and I am fascinated by old books in museums, so a book reader just seemed, well wrong, to me. But despite my feelings on this and my rather large hints connected to a certain necklace from Tiffany's, it was a book reader that I found myself unwrapping on Christmas Day last year...

Cat199 30.06.2008 · Read review
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