How to Add eBooks to a Sony Reader PRS-300

Adding eBooks with "Sony eBook Library"

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  Insert the "Sony eBook Library" CD that accompanies your PRS-300 reader into your computer. Install the software.

• 2

  Download an eBook from Sony's website or another source.

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  Turn on the Sony PRS-300 with the slide switch at the top of the reader. Connect the reader to your computer with the USB cable.

• 4

  Open "Sony eBook Library." Click "Library" in the source view, and then "Books." Drag the books to the Reader, indicated by an icon on the toolbar at the left-hand side of the program. Do not turn off the PRS-300 while the files are transferring.

Adding eBooks Manually

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  Open the "My Computer" folder on your desktop. Locate the folder for your book reader titled "READER;" double click on this folder.

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  Open the following folders in order: "Database," "Media," "Books." The PRS-300 stores eBooks in this folder.

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  Open the folder on your computer containing eBooks you would like to add to the PRS-300. Select the files and drag or copy them to the "Books" folder. Allow the computer to finish moving the files.

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  Unplug the reader from your computer. The reader will catalog the new books for five to 10 seconds; this is indicated by the rotating arrows and the word "loading" written at the bottom of the screen. Open and read the books you just added.