Theodore Ts’o • 1/20/2008

Why I purchased the Sony PRS-505 Reader

This 2008 article details the author's decision to purchase a Sony PRS-505 e-reader over Amazon's Kindle. Key reasons include the Sony's thinner design, elegant appearance, lower price, and, most importantly, its excellent open-source support via the libprs500 project. The author praises this Python-based tool for converting various document formats and web content for easy reading, arguing it gives Sony a competitive edge despite the Kindle's built-in wireless features.

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