Thread: What E-reader can be best for me? Lives in Israel...
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Old 08-28-2010, 09:24 AM   #3
fjtorres
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ebook pricing is dicey all over.
It is the doing of the Big Publishing Houses, not the retailers.
Your first thought should be to what kinds of books you read and where you're going to get them. Then to what formats they are available in.
If you go with Kindle:
Anything in DRM-free Mobipocket format can be read on Kindle without conversion.
Quite a few ebook publishers and retailers sell DRM-free mobi.
Anything in other DRM-free formats can be converted to Mobi format through Calibre and other free tools.
Anything with DRM needs De-DRM'ing first.
If you go with a reader supporting one of the various ePub DRM "flavors", the same applies in reverse; Calibre will convert DRM-free books to ePub and you'll have to DeDRM Amazon-sourced ebooks (if possible).
DRM removable may or not be legal or convenient and is never 100% reliable so it is best to be sure what your needs are before committing to a reader platform.
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