The electronic reader market has sorted its formats out. In the early days, companies chose like Sony, Amazon and Google didn't agree on a universal file format, and not all electronic books were supported by all readers. Sony's early Readers faced this issue, but as of publication, its newer models, like the Reader Touch, or PRS-600, support both ePub and PDF electronic book files. The improved compatibility allows for more choice when downloading books.
Instructions
1. Turn on your Reader and connect it to your PC using the included USB cable. Windows automatically recognizes the device and displays a window with some options for you. Click on "Install eBook Library." Enter your personal information when prompted, choose a directory to install the software to and click "Next" to step through the installation. This software is necessary to transfer files to the Reader and to browse for, pay for and download electronic books.
2. Look for an "eBook Library" icon on your desktop. Depending on the options you chose during the setup in Step One, you may not have a desktop icon for the software. If you don't see an icon, click "Start" and type "eBook Library" into the search bar, or click "All Programs," "Sony," "Reader" and then choose "eBook Library" to launch the program. Click on "eBook Store" on the left-hand side of the screen. The first time you launch eBook Store you will have to register for an account and enter your personal and billing information.
3. Browse through the titles on the eBook Store. You can browse by genre, author name, awards, magazines, bundles and free eBooks. Click on a title to see a plot summary and more information about the title. Free titles are listed with a price tag of "$0". Click the maroon button to download the book to your local eBook Library.
4. Use eBook Library to import books that you've downloaded separate from eBook Store. You can load your Reader with PDF, EPub, plain text (TXT), rich text (RTF) or Word (DOC) files. Click on "File" and then select "Import Files." Locate the files on your hard drive to import them into eBook Library.
5. Click "Purchased" under the "Library" heading in eBook Library to see a list of items that you've purchased from Sony's online store. Click on "Books" to see all of your book files, including titles that were added manually, separate from the Sony eBook Store. Drag files from the right-hand window to "Reader" on the left to copy books to your Reader.
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