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Ebook readers are hardware devices specifically developed for reading books and periodicals supplied in digital formats. Questions about ebook readers can include issues of compatibility, support of specific features.

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Epub reader limitations

Some ebook readers (like Sony PRS-650) does not handle epub files which contains HTML files bigger than ~200-300kbytes. Is there any other limitations which are not part of the standard but ebook read …
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Is there any advantage apart from more storage space when using a memory card in a book reader

I put MP3 files to the external memory card and books to the internal memory. MP3 files are usually bigger than books, so a faster card reader can save some time when I reorganize my music library. Bo …
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How do I remove a book from my Sony Reader?

On Sony PRS-650 when you read a book, press the Menu button then there is a Delete Book menu entry. PRS-T1 manual says the following: Deleting a Single Item You can delete individual items. …
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Are there any free open-source custom firmwares for e-ink devices?

There is a project, called PRS+, for older Sony PRS devices (PRS-300, PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS-350, PRS-650, PRS-950).
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Is there any advantage apart from more storage space when using a memory card in a book reader

Once in a job interview we talked about how I improve my skills and I mentioned that I have an ebook reader. After a while I showed them its book database. I think it was a plus that I could show that …
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Are there any specific features that I should look for in an eBook reading application?

Two additional things to Jason's answer: Reflowing PDF documents also could be important: Reflow Being able to rearrange the text is called reflowing the document and permits a PDF designe …
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