Lowest Price Sony Digital Reader Pocket Edition - Silver (PRS300SC)

I received the PRS300 as a Christmas gift and it went back today. I previously used a demo at a local chain bookstore and wasn't impressed. It is not wireless and the scroll function is VERY slow, continually by-passing the preloaded books as I used it and I had track back and forth. In the pre-loaded recipe book, the ingredients continued to the next page and the directions required you to flip back and forth, for example. I could have dealt with the lack of wireless capability but I wanted to use this device for my academic work and research and few titles I need are available. I also noticed, in just the few minutes that I had it on, that the "front page" with table of contents had already imprinted itself onto the screen when I turned it off. There is no screen saver to prevent it if I you leave it on for a while without flipping the page.

Also the battery is not replaceable by the user - another $125 - 150 when it finally no longer charges? No, thanks. You have to charge it via your computer or purchase an adapter for an additional $30. It's overpriced for what you get - nearly $200? Try $100 especially since you'll have to send it back to Sony to replace the battery within a couple of years.

If you are a casual reader and like biographies and pop fiction and willing to take the hit again when the battery no longer charges, this is the reader for you. Get more detail about Sony Digital Reader Pocket Edition - Silver (PRS300SC).