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Originally Posted by jerrry94087
When kindle doesn't support epub, this is purely a political decision for them. It's not like it is challenging or difficult to implement.
They manipulate the market this way, stirring people into their own store with their own ebook format only. Lack of Android also serves to disallow customers to install any side apps. Amazon products are designed to take away the consumer freedom. Why buy them?
The best feature of nook over kindle is the ability to install apps. The ability to root and install the better firmware. More freedom is better for the savvy consumer.
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My Kindle is rooted, and for a time I had at least 1000 epubs on it, and they worked just fine (using the Koreader app).
My Nook ST is rooted, with Nook Manager, and thus has the best file system I've ever enjoyed on an e-ink reader.
It was a fine reader, stock, except that I couldn't use side load fonts. Rooted, I use Mantano reader with my favorite font, and the display is perfect!
So, if one is going to root, either the Kindle or the Nook ST will be fine.
But for a reader that works fabulously without rooting, choose the Kobo. (Glo, Mini, Aura, Aura HD).