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Graham · 07-31-2010, 03:31 PM

After digesting all this for the last couple of days, I think the answer for me at least to "What does the new Kindle and its price point mean..." is this:

The price is low enough for me, up until now a firm supporter of ePub devices, to seriously consider buying a Kindle as a second machine, simply to open up Amazon to me as an effort-free source of book purchases.

Which puts me in a dilemma. By buying a Kindle I indirectly support lock-in to Amazon's DRM, so I'd probably be putting ePub under further threat.

So do I make a stand and stick with needing to strip the DRM if I ever have to buy from Amazon (a vendor who I certainly trust and admire outside the eBook department), or do I reckon the battle's already lost and go with ease of use?

On balance, at the moment I think it's best to hold back for a few months and see what happens on the ePub side, but Amazon are dangling a pretty tempting carrot there...

Graham

07-31-2010, 03:31 PM	#45
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	After digesting all this for the last couple of days, I think the answer for me at least to "What does the new Kindle and its price point mean..." is this: The price is low enough for me, up until now a firm supporter of ePub devices, to seriously consider buying a Kindle as a second machine, simply to open up Amazon to me as an effort-free source of book purchases. Which puts me in a dilemma. By buying a Kindle I indirectly support lock-in to Amazon's DRM, so I'd probably be putting ePub under further threat. So do I make a stand and stick with needing to strip the DRM if I ever have to buy from Amazon (a vendor who I certainly trust and admire outside the eBook department), or do I reckon the battle's already lost and go with ease of use? On balance, at the moment I think it's best to hold back for a few months and see what happens on the ePub side, but Amazon are dangling a pretty tempting carrot there... Graham Last edited by Graham; 07-31-2010 at 03:38 PM. Reason: eradicating a misplaced apostrophe.