Lexcycle Offers the Free eReader – the Stanza

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Huge amount of information can be found on the Internet. Reading digital books is not only a new fashion but also a necessity. Storing huge libraries of DRM free or other digital books can cause some problems. So many electronic devices have multiple features included that can help handle this problem. The iPad Touch an iPhones can be used as eBook readers. A free eBook reader application Stanza by Lexcycle can help to transform iPhone or iPad into eBook reader. Stanza is very flexible and extremely user friendly application.
Read eBooks with Stanza
Stanza allows iPad Touch and iPhone user’s download, store and organize many eBooks. There are features that allow user to organize their books, store and manage them or buy the new ones. User’s background can be customized depending on individual needs. There are possibilities to change background color, font size, foreground color. This helps to create the most user friendly environment possible.
Stanza is compatible with the most popular ePub and eReader formats, also it supports txt files. Many languages can be used with Stanza also. Stanza can be used as eBooks formats converter. This feature is extremely useful for users, who have big libraries of books. The main problem is that Stanza is only compatible with DRM format used on eReader. Other DRM formats are not supported, so Kindle books or others cannot be read. On the other hand, if only DRM free eBooks are needed, Stanza application is a good solution.
Stanza can be downloaded from iTunes application store for free. The only restriction is that user must be registered on iTunes. Stanza can be downloaded directly to iPad or iPhone device. If you do not have a specialized eBook reader, I suggest you to try Stanza application despite the fact that many books are not compatible with it.

PRS-300 – Sony’s Pocket Edition eBook Reader Review

The digital ebook readers are becoming more popular. They are easy to use and can store all your library. Digital ebook reader is a device that shows books in digital format for reading. At the moment in the market there are many ebook readers. Some of them have many additional features while others focus only on reading. PRS-300 Pocket Reader made by Sony has all basic features a consumer may want from an ebook reader.
PRS-300 Pocket Edition
This Sony reader is very light (7.75 ounces) and thick (0.5 cm). It has 3 inches wide and 4 inches long screen. The PRS-300 has 512 MB storage disk included, so it can store up to 350 ebooks or other documents. This reader is compatible with multiple formats of books or documents, including ePub, PDF, BBeB, DOC and many others. It has adjustable font size feature and allows user to browse thought enormous amount of books available for purchasing online. This ebook reads has reasonable $199.99 price. The Sony reader comes it 3 different colors, so you can choose the one you prefer.
Pocket Edition is a user friendly reader. Firstly it can be used about two weeks without charging. Secondly, the screen is paper like so it makes digital book reading more comfortable. PRS-300 is compatible with PC or Mac. PC reader is charged using USB port from the computer. There is a possibility to purchase additional AC charger for $20.

The most important advantage of PRS-300 is user friendly navigation and easy understandable menu. Also it allows user to check public libraries for free ebooks. The most significant disadvantage would be the impossibility to expand storage. There is no slot for additional memory card so this may cause some problems. Another disadvantage may be that Pocket Reader does not support newspapers and other periodicals.