My I-mac does not see my Sony PRS e-reader

[o.seijler]

Dear All,

I have installed my PRS E-reader successfully on my windows computer. I then bought an I-Mac and installed reader library and now I cannot connect the Mac to my reader.

It charges OK but it displays an error in the reader library.

How can I get them to talk?

Best regards,

Otto

[matthewrb]

I have exactly the same issue.  i have a PRS-600 and it worked fine with Windows.  Followed all the instructions on de-authorising it from the old computer when I got my new Mac and now have exactly the same issue.  Sony's technical support have no idea...said it was apple.  Apple say Sony.  I told Sony to google the issue and it will tell them that I am not the only one suffering this problem!

if anyone can help it would be appreciated!!  Close to chucking it and swapping to a kindle.

[rosiebud73]

Hi

No consolation but I am having a similar problem.  Have been using the PRS-600 successfully with an iMac since Oct 2009.  Upgraded my Mac, but forgot to go through the deauthorise process.  Authorised computer in Adobe digital Editions with no problem.  Plugging reader into my new iMac I get 'error' the same as you two folks. I've completely uninstalled Sony Reader Library have done a factory restore on ereader, but has made no difference.

I'm going to head the Kindle route as well, if can't resolve this coming weekend.

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[rosiebud73 · Accepted solution]

HI again, reading through a different post reminded me that I had installed Calibre on my iMac, so thought I'd try connecting Reader with that - works perfectly.

So the books I bought earlier today I downloaded into Reader to get them on my computer then simply add them using Calibe directly from 'My Books\Reader Library in Documents Folder.

Just need to figure out how to re-authorise the eReader now, so that I can read them!

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[o.seijler]

Dearest Rosiebud,

Thanks for the input will try and let you know the result.

Best regards,

Otto

[georgedog]

My previous successful installation was on my old iMac but having recently bought a new iMac I find with Otto that it charges okay but displays an error in the reader library.

Doesn't anybody at Sony have answer to this?

Georgedog

[o.seijler]

Dear Rosebud,

Great news it works fine and communicates well so thanks for the info.

Best regards,

Otto

[o.seijler]

Dear Georgedog,

Read the news and install Calibre on your I-Mac. It works like a clock and does what you expect, import books and export books to your e-reader. Problem solved, thanks to rosebud, I would say.

Good luck,

Otto

[rosiebud73]

Hi Folks

Just a word of caution,  don't de-authorise your ereader if you encounter these issues, as I don't think you can reauthorise using Calibre.  This procedure needs Reader/Adobe.  In the end I used my work laptop to re-authorise my ereader, so that I could actually read the books transferred using Calibre.

Pleased to have been able to help a few of you.

If Kindle bring out a touchscreen version I will probably switch.

[louwind]

Same problem, same solution, thanks for the trick

however, I have now a message saying

This book is blocked by DMR

So what, you buy a book, pay for it and cannot read it because of some useless complications invented by some copyright paranoiac?