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Originally Posted by Poppaea
Just wanted to mention it. There is always a very fast "strip the DRM" answer here on the forums, but hardly anyone ever bothers to tell people the whole story.
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The whole story that if you buy an ebook for personal use and don't sell or distribute it (as that takes profits away from the author), that noone need know or care that you broke the DRM since you bought it and only keep it for yourself and therefore ought to be able to format/fix/edit it how you want?
That whole story?
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Actually I did not say the Kindle is a cheap product, I said they have a cheap keyboard whereas the Sony has an expensive IR touchscreen. I am sure you do not want to deny this fact, or do you?
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I don't think the keyboard is "cheap." You might prefer the touch screen, but it makes the barrier to entry higher for prospective ebook buying customers of Sony books than for Kindle books.
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Oh, there are SonyStores. I don't know if there are Sony stores in the States but the OP lives in Norway/Europe, so please be so kind to tell me where there is a B&N or Amazon around the corner.
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yes, Barnes and Noble is everywhere here.
Okay, so there
are Sony stores here, though they're few and far between, and I've never seen one in my life.
Also, if my wife's Kindle breaks and we receive a replacement
free of charge, including shipping within 2 days of my calling Amazon CS about it, I'd say I don't need a local Amazon store.