Sony PRS-505/LC Reader Digital Book - Dark Blue

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Sony PRS-505/LC Reader Digital Book - Dark Blue

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PRS-505/LC

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circa November 2007

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OVERVIEW

Carry a stack of books in one hand. Experience the joy of reading a variety of your favorite books—all stored digitally in one compact device.

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FEATURES

The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available at the eBook Store from Sony, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe® PDF, RTF, TXT, BBeB® and Microsoft® Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes. The Reader Digital Book is available in Dark Blue, Sangria Red and Silver.

Note: Use of companion eBook Store limited to U.S. and Canadian residents. Certain titles may not be available for download based on place of residence.

Ultra portable: The Reader Digital Book offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience and is the perfect travel companion. With a compact and lightweight design, you can take it almost anywhere and read your books whenever and wherever you want. More compact than many paperbacks, it weighs about 9 ounces⁶ (without cover), is 1/3” thin⁸, and holds up to 160 eBooks⁴. You can easily hold it in one hand, and with its rechargeable battery, you can turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single charge².
Impressive, paper-like display: The Reader Digital Book provides a new way to experience reading. It boasts an impressive 6-inch display¹, utilizing breakthrough E Ink® technology that’s almost paper-like, making it easy to read, even in bright sunshine. In addition, the screen allows for high contrast and high resolution, with a near 180º viewing angle. The text can also be magnified for sight-impaired readers.
Content Storage Capability: With a compact and lightweight design you can take the Reader Digital Book almost anywhere. And with plenty of internal memory, and a slot for optional removable memory cards, you can take hundreds of titles, user-selected Web content, or other supported documents for reading on the go. It will hold approximately 160 averaged sized eBooks in internal memory⁴ and hundreds more with optional removable memory cards.
Multiple eBook titles available: The Reader Digital Book allows you to search, browse, discover, and buy thousands of new releases, classics and popular eBook titles from the Integrated eBook Store and other participating websites³. You can even go to other sites that have unsecured eBooks in file formats that the Reader supports5. This translates into an incredible amount of content suitable for the Reader.
More Than eBooks: The Reader Digital Book isn’t just about reading eBooks. Using the included eBook Library 2.0 PC Software, you can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents¹⁰, Microsoft Word documents⁵, BBeB Book, and other text file formats to the Reader, allowing you the flexibility to access and view multiple files at any time.

SPECIFICATIONS

License Agreements

End User License Agreements

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.) : 6.9" x 4.8" x 0.3".⁶ (175 x 122 x 8mm)
Weight (Approx.) : 9oz.⁶ without soft cover

System Requirements

Hard Drive : 20MB⁹ Minimum available Hard Drive space
Internet Connection : Broadband suggested³
Operating System : Operating System --- Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional, Media Center Edition, Media Center Edition 2004, Media Center Edition 2005)& Windows Vista® (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate).
Optical Drive : Optical Drive capable of reading CD-ROM
Processor : 800MHz Intel® Celeron® class processor or better
RAM : 128 MB Minimum
USB Port : USB 1.1 or faster USB Port (Optimal with USB 2.0)

Power

AC Power : Optional AC Charger requires 120 Volts 60Hz
Battery Life (Approx.) : Up to 7,500 page turns²
Battery Type : Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
Recharging Time : Approx. 4 Hours with USB charging from powered Computer or Approx. 2 Hours when using optional AC wall charger

Media Formats Supported

DRM Text : BBeB Book (Marlin)
Image : JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP
Unsecured Audio : MP3 and AAC⁷
Unsecured Text : BBeB Book, TXT, RTF, Adobe® PDF¹⁰, Microsoft® Word (Conversion to the Reader-requires Word installed on your PC)

Display

Gray Scale : 8-Level Grey Scale
Resolution : Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch
Screen Size : Approx. 6" Measured Diagonally
Technology : E Ink® "Electronic Paper"

Service and Warranty Information

Limited Warranty : Labor- 90 days from the date of purchase Parts- 1 Year from the date of purchase. See actual warranty for details.

Price: $299.99

ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED

Tan Soft Case
USB Cable
Quick Start Guide
CD-ROM

Sony, Sony logo, like.no.other, Memory Stick Duo and Connect are trademarks of Sony.

E Ink is a trademark of E Ink Corporation. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe PDF and Adobe Reader are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Intel and Celeron are either registered or trademarks of the Itel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other products or companies mentioned are either registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

LEARN

More than a good read. Take a closer look at the Reader Digital Book.

Learn more

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AWARDS

Sony Reader Digital Book earns red dot award: best of the best for product design 2008.
Sony Reader Digital Book earns 2008 Gold IDEA Award.

FOOTNOTES

Residual image may show on display. This is due to the display characteristics and not a malfunction.

¹Viewable area measured diagonally.

²Up to 7,500 continuous page turns with a single full charge on internal rechargeable battery. Actual battery life will vary base on usage patterns, settings and battery conditions.

³Requires Internet connection (broadband recommended). Internet service may require a fee.

⁴Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 1.2MB. Actual file sizes vary by electronic book title.

⁵Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB Book and plain text formats natively supported. Microsoft Word requires conversion using included software.

⁶Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary.

⁷Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible with most digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones not included.

⁸Measured at the narrowest point.

⁹MB means one million bytes when referring to memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is reserved for operating system and other system functions.

¹⁰Adobe® PDF files look better when optimized with the Reader’s screen size, and text may appear small if not optimized.