I'm not in a marching band, and didn't purchase this with any intent to use the Marschpat software, so I can't speak to that aspect. I was looking for a new eReader and finding the Pocketbook Era hard to find in an UK focused shops. I decided to take a risk and order this seemingly identical unit on Thomann and was not disappointed. The Marschpat website is set as the browser default, but otherwise this is a straight up Pocketbook Era and it's an amazing eReader! Highly recommended.