[Mickey330]

Originally Posted by mcrmama

Hi, I am looking at the PB360 for our first reader and had a question about the DRM. I have read so many forums this week but have not found anything on the display of the E-pub files with DRM. I know the PB360 will display them with Adobe Digital edition but wondered how they looked since there are not as many options as with fbreader. We have mostly files so far with DRM that I have been reading on my ipod touch and I found the site for our public library and they have quite a bit there. I have been reading a lot while nursing my 4 month old and think the reader will be great for that since I go from reading in my left hand to right hand regularly.

Jodi:

I use my public library a lot for e-books, both ePub and PDF - although I try to avoid PDF if I can. That's because to read PDFs on the PB360's 5" screen, you need to re-flow them. And, while the PB360 does re-flow well, you lose all the formatting the book originally came with.

That said, I've not really had any trouble with either format. I can read the text, which is all I ask for "free" books. And, it is great to be able to easily/regularly switch hands to read. I do it all the time (I never turn off my g-sensor) and I get a week+ on my reader with 5-8 hours reading daily.

Also, as fjtorres said, use the ADE hack to be able to control your library ePubs better (formatting and such). It does make for a better reading experience for the library's DRM'd books. See the conversation about it here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&highlight=css

Oh, and check out the Fairfax County Public Library and the Free Library of Philadelphia. You can get out-of-state cards from them for $27 and $15 a year, respectively. You just mail in your application, plus the check. Gives you more choices for library books.

Any thoughts on what colour as well?

Any answer is completely subjective. I'm gonna stay out of that argument ... other than to say I have the black one 'cause all my other electronic devices are black or silver.

Oh, my dh loves Star Wars books. Is there a good place to get those types of books to load up for him?

If you go to inkmesh.com and run a search on free Star Wars ebooks, you'll see many sites have such ebooks (see: http://inkmesh.com/search/?qs=Star+W...nd+Free+Ebooks). If you run the search for just any Star Wars books (free or purchased) - the list is much bigger. There are many, many sites and Inkmesh is just one. I like it for a starting search.

I also know that Amazon has the four "Lost Tribe of the Sith" books for free on their site. I imagine they are DRM'd, so you'd have to figure out how to remove it should you want them. Only tip I can give you there is - Google is your friend.

Lastly, welcome to MobileRead! And, thanks for letting me have yet another chance to talk about the most marvelous e-reader (IMNSHO) - the Pocketbook 360°! Good luck with your search & decision.

Marilyn