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Originally Posted by HarryT
You were using a web server. Calibre is running one for you on your PC, for the specific purpose of getting around this silly restriction of not being able to copy files directly to the iPhone. The fact that people have written tools (such as Calibre's web server) to get around the restriction does not change the fundamental point that it's silly for Apple to have put that restriction there in the first place.
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No your being silly and way too picky. for the average user using ebook software or itunes or direct from a bookseller the iphone is EASIER to get books onto than anything except the kindle AND allows purchases from multiple places.
saying the iphone is restrictive because of design choices well thats like me saying Sony have restricted transferring to a sony reader! as you have to do it via USB which requires a special cable and usb driver software!
Its simple both devices come with the facility to add files to them, thats it, one requires itunes or another piece of software the other requires an OS and a cable.
Its no less restrictive of the iphone to require free software to transfer files than it is teh sony to require a free cable to do it! In FACt the software is easier to carry so the iphone is to the average user more open to a transfer from the book seller than any other reader except Kindle!