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Originally Posted by AFK_Matrix
I am very interested in the Kindle now it looks decent and the screen seems to have a great contrast, thats what I love about my Sony PRS-505.
But I have a few reservations about the books available to buy on Amazon as I only really read Sci Fi books. I assume I can take my epub books and use Calibre to convert them for use on the Kindle? But could I also go and buy books from Mobipocket and then read these on the Kindle?
Can I go anywhere else for books that I can use on the Kindle or am I stuck with the Amazone shop?
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You like Science Fiction, have you tried Baen? They sell unrestricted ebooks in almost any format you could desire. They have mobi/prc for the Kindle. Any shop that sells ebooks without DRM will either have the Kindle format or you could easily convert it in Calibre. DRMed content is a bit trickier. If you're not inclined to remove the DRM then you must purchase from Amazon. If you don't mind removing the DRM then you can buy from anywhere, strip and convert and load on your Kindle.
The only downside to using non-Amazon content is that Amazon only syncs Amazon content. That's not an issue if you only use one device or app but it is a nice feature of the Amazon ecosystem.