I got myself a Sony Reader (Portable Reader System PRS-500 — is that a better name?) a few weeks ago. Great little device, and I’ve been reading a lot on it since I got it. In the beginning I also regularly had it hooked up to the computer to upload content, but now I’ve got nearly 50 books in it that need reading, so I didn’t hook it up for a while. Since the device didn’t have any power supply connected, I’m checking out how long the battery actually works. Sony says it should be around 7500 …