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Originally Posted by nowthenmobile
Next, Kindle will not allow you to borrow EPUB files. Does a website exist where it is possible to borrow modern popular books? All I have found so far are local libraries lending a few books - certainly not popular children's books, like Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson etc. If such a website existed, would it bring Amazon to its knees and force them to support EPUB borrowing, whatever that entails?
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In the UK the library services currently available are patchy, and limited in choice. In view of Local Authority spending cuts, I can't see this improving any time soon.
As other posters have pointed out, for the type of e-book freedom you want, learning how to remove the drm is a must (imagine it as a kind of outer lock which has to be opened before you can get at your lovely e-book purchase inside). If you master it, you then have a book you can format for whatever e-reader you choose.
The new Sonys have the same generation of screen as the Kindle 3 - however the Sonys have touchscreen, the Kindle has its wifi and keyboard. Personally, I have just switched to a K3 from Sony, but my Sonys have always been very reliable.