Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaika-Dzari
Hello eveyone,
My first post  Thanks in advance to help me
Like probably most of you, I'm an avid reader; mostly scifi and fantasy in my case...
No more place to keep the books I buy, so it may be the right time to check for an ereader.
But, I have a couple of question and I'm not really sure what should I buy.
A couple of info to guide my choice :
- I'm a Linux user
- I'm canadian
- I want to read books. Manga is a bonus. I don't want a tablet...
- I hate DRM
- Max 150$
Since I'm canadian, the choice is more limited. The 3 on my list are the Kindle, the last Sony or the kobo touch.
So a couple of questions to help me make a better choice :
1- Is it possible to make the initial setup without a computer (I presume there is no support for Linux)
2- Can I buy books directly from the ereader ?
3- Like I said, I hate DRM. I pay for my book and I refuse to keep DRM file on my device. Is it possible to strip DRM on Linux for one of these ereader ?
 |
Unless Sony has changed with the release of the PRS-T1, their readers are usable out of the box. Kobo, I am pretty sure requires set up.. but they do have a Linux version of their desktop that might do it, though I don't know how well it is maintained.
Since neither my nor my wife's readers have wireless I can't comment on buying books.
As for DRM, all I can note is that increasingly sci-fi publishers appear to be moving away from it. Baen never used it as well as quite a few smaller publishers which sell through Baen.. and Tor has stopped using it.
--
Bill