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Maybe they bought Mobipocket for the content and planed all along to convert the content into their Kindle Editions which is a different DRM. You never know. But to be honest, I think if Amazon does their own DRM, then this will be the last new DRM scheme that will work other then Digital Editions. Amazon is big enough to pull it off. Small companies won't be able to do it. Hear that Jinke and your WOL format?
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10-18-2007, 01:09 PM | #140 | |
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The only way around that would be if the Amazon site could only deliver directly to the Kindle device. That way they could justifiably claim not to be competing with MobiPocket's dealers. |
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10-19-2007, 11:03 AM | #141 |
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I've pretty much assumed that they would do that all along: an "if you want our e-books, and the convenience that goes with them, you'll have to use our hardware," kind of thing.
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10-23-2007, 04:19 PM | #142 |
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New with version 2.0 "eBook Library" software; you can now drag and drop a file/book directly from a drive (like C) to the Sony Reader, without having to put the ebook/file into your library.
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10-23-2007, 04:37 PM | #143 |
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You could do that with the old version too, it just wasn't very obvious that you could.
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Never worked for me in the previous version.
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11-21-2007, 06:09 PM | #148 |
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One thing I don't like about either the PRS-500 or the PRS-505 Reader is the small size of the next page/previous page buttons, and the fact that they are nearly flush with the case. Kindle's user interface is something of a mess, but one thing they got right was the large page-turn duttons on both edges.
There's no way to retrofit large buttons to the Sony readers, but the existing buttons can at least be made "feelable," so that you can locate them by touch. Just mix up a small amount of epoxy cement, then use a toothpick to apply very small amounts to the key buttons... until you've built up a tiny, glossy bump on each button. It's a small thing, but I find that being able to easily locate the buttons by feel makes turning the page just a little easier, as a bonus... and because of the epoxy bumps, you don't have to push as hard. And it looks as good as if the manufacturer had designed it that way! :-) Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/ |
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