Sony e-reader PRS-600   Tags: ebooks, ereader, public domain  

The Sony e-Reader Touch:

• has a 6 inch touch screen.
• supports multiple formats such as PDF, ePub, Microsoft Word, JPEG and GIF.
• plays unsecured MP3 and AAC audio files.
• has a paper-like display for natural reading.
• has 512MB of onboard memory lets you carry up to 350 books. You can add more onto a SD memory card.
• charged lets you read for 2 full weeks (7,500 continutous page turns).
• has free hand highlighting and annotation of text.
• is compatible with Mac and PC.
• contains adjustable font sizes.

PDF (.pdf) - A format from Adobe which most eReaders support. Because PDFs are meant to recreate a larger printed page, there are sometimes problems with text size and display on eReaders.

EPUB (.epub) - Another popular format, particularly favored by public libraries. Most eBooks loaned in this format come with DRM protection. We can convert PDF to a EPUB format.

Text (.txt) - A basic plain text format which is easy to create, but cannot contain images.

eInk - A type of display which emulates a printed page and requires an external light source to view.Backlit - Another display type which looks a lot like a computer screen and does not need an additional light source. Unlike iPads, the Sony e-reader will need an additional light source (which is supplied).Text Flow - A display feature which allows users to view a full page of text in their preferred font size and style.ePub - The eBook format currently most favored by public libraries for lending.

DRM - Digital Rights Management - A way for companies to lock down information, determining who can use it and how.

 Wi-Fi Capable - eReaders which can connect to the Internet via a wireless connection. The Sony e-reader PRS-600 is not Wi-Fi capable.

The library will circulate three Sony e-readers with 66 ebooks from the public domain to all of the campus community.

The library also offers e-book collections that faculty and students can download chapters onto their computers and/or e-readers. The vendors who allow the download functionality only make available the ability to download chapters rather than the entire book. Choose from our several e-book collections.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library contains over 85 e-books from the following areas: Arts, Biography, Business, Environment, General Reference, History, Law, Literature; Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and the World, Science and Social Science.

As part of a grant for the Environmental Science major, a collection of environmental science e-books hosted on ScienceDirect are available for chapter download onto your computer or e-reader. Select any of the title links listed below.

The library will provide the service of downloading content onto your own e-reader, cellphone or tablet device. Email Millie Gonzalez at vgonzalez@framingham.edu to set up a consultation to download Overdrive digital audio and ebooks onto your device.

You are able to view your content from an SD card on the Sony e-reader. Download content yourself from your computer onto the SD card and insert the card into the Sony e-reader.

The e-reader for the campus community contains a number of e-books from the public domain. Open request, we can add many more e-books, digital audiobooks and music from the sources such as those listed below.