Sony Connect partners with Google!!! Sony partners with Google to bring more than 500'000 books to the Sony ebook store, bringing the total to more than 600'000 books! 500'000 books are from the PD and are FREE!!! How many lifetimes do you have to live in order to read ll those free books? Sony Connect partners with Google!!! Sony partners with Google to bring more than 500'000 books to the Sony ebook store, bringing the total to more than 600'000 books! 500'000 books are... » Read More Sony Connect partners with Google!!! Sony partners with Google to bring more than 500'000 books to the Sony ebook store, bringing the total to more than 600'000 books! 500'000 books are from the PD and are FREE!!! How many lifetimes do you have to live in order to read ll those free books? « Show Less
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Hi Bronwyn, PD means Public Domain. The Google books available through the Sony Library are in the Public Domain and (already available) for free.
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The kindle app is available for Android that is able to load your library from amazon and allows you to purchase more books. I use it all the time to read magazines and books I have purchased from amazon.
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I have put audio books on my nano and currently have seven on there. I had a little trouble initially getting them from Audible.com to my iPod but all it took was checking the audiobooks I wanted and syncing the iPod. I love it.
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I downloaded it, but all I have on the screen are three books to choose from. What do I do from here? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I also have a Kindle Fire and the ASUS gives me access to all my previously purchased books and the new ones I buy. When I buy a book on Kindle it delivers it to my Kindle and my "android device" (the Asus). If you load the free book a month onto your Kindle it will, I assume, also be available on the ASUS.
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Patricia, Not sure as I only use this for downloading overdrive audiobooks from my library and they automatically get placed either in nonfiction or fiction under the genre button or in unkown. I have not created my own playlist for this. I know there is a section that stores all your songs as I have seen it on my walkman. I would suggest going somewhere that you can check this out and play with all the features for a bit in a store first such as Best where they have display units out if you can. I know Best Buy displays these sony walkman's out on dispaly. For more info check out the reviews for this on Amazon.com and Best Buy.com and you may find what you are looking for. Hope this helps. Patricia, Not sure as I only use this for downloading overdrive audiobooks from my library and they automatically get placed either in nonfiction or fiction under the genre button or in unkown. I have not created my own playlist for this. I know there is a section that stores all your songs as I have seen it on my walkman. I would suggest going somewhere that you can check this out and play with all the features for a bit in a store first such as Best where they have display units out if you can. I know Best Buy displays these sony walkman's out on dispaly. For more info check out the... » Read More Patricia, Not sure as I only use this for downloading overdrive audiobooks from my library and they automatically get placed either in nonfiction or fiction under the genre button or in unkown. I have not created my own playlist for this. I know there is a section that stores all your songs as I have seen it on my walkman. I would suggest going somewhere that you can check this out and play with all the features for a bit in a store first such as Best where they have display units out if you can. I know Best Buy displays these sony walkman's out on dispaly. For more info check out the reviews for this on Amazon.com and Best Buy.com and you may find what you are looking for. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I agree with you about Sony's products and marketing practices. When I was younger, making a good salary, and was less knowledgeable about electronic technology, I fell for the Sony hype. I now have a Sony Beta-Max that I paid over $1,100 for, about $3500 in today's dollars, that has been sitting in a storage closet since it crapped out 14 months after I bought it. It had little play on it, maybe one to two tapes per week, or month, depending upon what the new releases had been. Now, being much older and wiser, I wait at least 2-3 years before buying into any "new" technology. By then, most of the bugs have been worked out, the prices have dropped considerably, and the best products are known by both the experts and consumers. I'm not an old geezer opposed to new products, just a wiser one who lets everyone else pay for all of the new, unproven crap that seems to change every six months..
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There is also another reason why Kindle receives more attention in Amazon.com. Remember that Amazon refused to market the Sony Reader when it came out, precisely because Amazon wanted Kindle to come out with a big bang. There is of course nothing wrong about it, since business is about bottom-line. But to judge the discussion about Kindle (vs. Sony) on Amazon.com is not really a fair comparison. Just thought I should point this out.
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I want to bump this thread. I got a Nook Color for Christmas. But I learned very quickly that B&N; is no Amazon.(I had no previous experience with B&N;) I do not like B&N.; Their site is disorganized and less friendly, imo, and everything is much pricier, with a more limited selection. So I ordered a CyanongenMod 7.0.3 - OPTIMIZED - 8GB SD card. I amhoping this will save me. I would like to hear from any others who have used this method to keep fromfalling out of love with the Nook.I just want to browse Amazon and order Amazon Books easily with my Nook.
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I tend to disagree...Amazon went out of their way to make a special version of android so that only the apps they make money from or approve make them onto the kindle. I'm sure Logitech will help but it is not their fault.
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I've been worried about contetnt. I read somewhere that Kindle's books "expire" after 7or 8 years! What is that? Why would I want to spend all this money on a reader and ebooks that can't be saved? I read that Sony's books don't expire.
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I have never sold one of my units on Amazon, but I did get some instructions with mine, but being a "man," I never looked at them. You did purchase the most advanced player that Sandisk ever turned out. It will take a 32 gig micro sd in the slot on the side. It will play music from anywhere you buy it. It has great features for audio books through your local library from Overdrive. It will play books from Audible without a problem. These players are getting more expensive because they are out of production and people are realizing their worth. There is one thing that I think I need to tell you. If the battery run out of juice you have to plug it in and just let it charge. Sometimes it doesn't want to come back in which case you have to play with it until it revives. Do throw it away. Hold the power button down for a long time. They sometimes if you just push the power button to "Unlock" it and then press the power button for 20 seconds it comes back. Remember these units are like Timex watches. You can kill it if you forget and go swimming in the ocean.
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i have never baught ebooks from books a milion but i do know they sell the nook there so i would think they would be. I have loaded Amazon books on it and books from Elloras cave, goodreads, google play and a few others so if theres a will theres a way
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I was hoping not to put another 30% into this unit. It sounds like Sony devices are great if you wish to keep buying Sony devices. However I think I might be better sinking that $15 into a newer (non-Sony) device.
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It looks like Barnes and Noble created an application to download for that purpose, to read Nook books on Android tablets and smartphone. I'd suggest reading their FAQ page in regards to this before proceeding.
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To 5 yorkies and H. Bowman: This should work just fine for the both of you. I've had this a few days, but today was the first time I've really had time to play with it. Its taken all day to get to get an eReader that will work good. This unit comes with Aldiko as the eReader app, but I couldn't figure out how to buy/download books (it comes with downloads to tons of free books, but thats not what I was looking for). Someone else on this site gave a web address to download Kindle for Android and now I have it downloaded (even started reading the book I was looking for). I was able to setup my email right away, although it didn't work very well through the setup wizard (I have yahoo mail). Since I already have an android phone, I checked the settings on my phone and just did a manual setup using the same settings. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will do what I can do help. Good luck to you...I'm loving my new tablet so far.
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Amanda-Since you already have it, can you tell me if it has bookmarking capabilities? I will be using it mostly for audiobooks.