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Great for travelers!

Pros: Takes up less space in carry on, multiple books in a small package, ability to change font size

Cons: none

I travel a lot and these readers are great on airline flights. Easy to carry in my computer bag. Fits front seat pocket on airplane easily when I'm eating a meal. Great battery life. Like mine so much I've bought my son (who also travels a lot) one for Christmas.

And now about the brick...

Cons: Big brick and cord

I have the original 500 and just received an offer to upgrade to one of the new models. My first question was "have they made the charging brick and cords less kuldgy?" - and the answer is NO. I realize that you don't need to recharge often, but if you're doing extended travel, the smaller the brick and cords, the better - and Sony just doesn't seem to get that. Also, I need to find out whether you can re-charge this via USB, if it is completely drained. If I could, that would eliminate the need to carry the brick.

Best Item I ever bought

Pros: long batt. life, portability,

Cons: none

I have to say that this has got to be the best thing I have ever purchased. Never having to carry around two or three books anymore. Always having it right in my bag, doesn't take up a lot of space and absolutely thrilled with the way it works. If I could I would get one for everyone in my family. I only charge it about once every three weeks for about an hour and take it and go. Love this item. LOVE IT!!!!

Makes reading fun again!

Pros: Screen size, portability, clarity

Cons: none

I received this reader for my birthday after fully researching all available readers. I was worried that the screen would not be large enough, and am happy to report that my fears were unfounded. The design is beautiful, the pages are easy to read- and best of all, I can borrow books effortlessly (for free) from my public library. I hate for my subway ride to end each day since I'm now fully absorbed in my reading. My only complaint- is the Sony E-store is not much fun to browse. I would recommend a design update.

I LOVE THE SONY READER!!!

Pros: Easy to handle, lightweight

Cons: No expandable memory

The sony reader reads just like a real book. I've needed this for the last 5 years. Now I can download books instead of buying the physical book. I am a bookworm and have too many books in my house. This will help alot. When I run out of memory, I will just take the books off the reader (and leave them on my computer of course). A++++++++

I LOVE the Reader!

Pros: Long battery life, convenient, easy to read

Cons: No backlight?

The reader is great! Somehow the schools have got to move from hard copy to electronic and this should be it! The ad says to expect 2 weeks on battery. I bought mine the last week of sept, this is now second week of November...and I'm recharging it for the first time. I've read 6 books on it in this time. When you get immersed in the book you will often forget it is not hardcopy and try to "flip" the page...that is how similar it feels to printed material.

A Reader for a Book Lover

Pros: Size, Ease of Use, Durability, Color Choices, Quality

I have owned this product for only two weeks, but have already read four books on it. I compared the Reader Pocket to the Reader Touch before buying, and selected the Pocket because of the lack of glare and the size - I have small hands, and the entire device fits comfortably in one hand or both hands without being heavy, and I can access the page turn buttons without interrupting my reading. When I examined the device in person, I was surprised at how much an electronic device could mimic an actual book - great contrast between the text and screen background. I am an avid reader and love to read (and own) books. I bought the Reader Pocket with the intention of using it to read books that I would otherwise buy in paperback. The software is easy to install and use (I use a Mac), it is easy to import PDFs you already own, it is easy to browse the Google free book library within the Sony library software, it is just overall easy to use so you are up and reading in no time. I travel a lot, and the Pocket enables me to carry my leisure reading without having to sacrifice luggage room for work documents. Because I was looking for a device that resembled an actual book as much as possible, I did not want wireless and I did not need a touch screen - I definitely wanted and use the bookmark feature. The only features I find a bit awkward are the right side buttons, but they are becoming less awkward the more I use them. I did purchase the leather cover, which has already come in very handy as it has protected my Pocket from my pets' shedding. Until I found the Sony Reader Pocket, I was mostly against e-Book readers because I thought they took away from the "real" reading experience. However, because this product does such a great job at mimicking an actual book, I have now started to recommend the Reader Pocket to everyone I know who reads.

Buyer beware...

Pros: Size, price.

Cons: Software, font size chioces, needs page turn on both sides, false advertising lending library capabilities.

Where to begin: the size is good for portability, & price is better than other larger versions. The pros stop there. My primary concerns when buying were portability & the idea of free, lending library. I got one of two. No where did I read that the lending is only from 'select' few libraries around the country; has nothing to do with Sony. I live in a metro. area with over 4 million people, & yet there are no libraries with this lending option; for whatever reason. One can't get a library card to borrow ebooks when you don't live in their specific area. So it's a NO OPTION for me to borrow books. When I brought this up to Sony, their response was, "sorry, you didn't do enough research I guess". I believe it's false advertising on their part and they are the ones who didn't do the research before making this claim. This is no doubt petty to many of you customers, but if borrowing instead of spending $100's is what you're hoping for with this reader, then DON"T buy Sony. True, no others have this capability, but they have other features that are nicer than Sony that I chose to forgo because I wanted the borrow feature so badly. Sony doesn't care about this false advertising; so I am being 100% honest in saying I will NEVER purchase another Sony reader again because of their attitude. Time to check out the competitors I guess.