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Originally Posted by mdmorrissey
What is nero? Kindles and the iPad are NOT compatible with DRM-protected Adobe EPUB & PDF eBooks, which means you can't borrow ebooks from public libraries -- a HUGE disadvantage. I would advise against buying anything (like the Kindles) that do not read EPUB format, since that has effectively become the standard. Kindles are good if you want to buy a lot of books from Amazon. Period. (If I'm wrong, please set me straight!)
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Not being able to use the library is not a huge disadvantage for me since I don't check out books from the library. It is only a disadvantage if you think you will be using the library and if your library has the e-books that you want available.
The whole EPub thing is totally overblown. Conversion is easy enough, Amazon has a large number of books available, there are plenty of other stores that sell books for Kindle. It sounds like EPub is more of an issue outside of the US but even there plenty of folks are happily using Kindles without issues.
There are plenty of places that you can buy books for the Kindle that are formatted for the Kindle, Mobi format, or easily converted using Calibre, non-DRMed EPub. I know of folks who use a Kindle and have never bought a book from Amazon.