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Originally Posted by bingobango
Although being locked into Amazon and no epub support is a bit of a no no.
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I just wanted to address this quickly. You are locked into Amazon with a Kindle as much as a Nook is locked into B&N and the Sony's are locked into Sony.
If you own a Nook and download a book from B&N it has a DRM lock. Download from Sony and it has a DRM lock. You can't put the B&N book on the Sony, like you can't put the Amazon books on the Nook.
If you can get a drm free copy of an ebook, you can read it on the Kindle. It doesn't matter what format you find it in (to a certain extent
) if it is drm free, you run it through Calibre and read it on the Kindle.
I used to think the Kindle was locked into only Amazon books also
but after much reading here with these fine folks, I realized the error of my ways. Can't wait for my K3 Wifi to get here. I still love my PRS-300, and they will both have their uses.
I am also in the process of re-formatting my epubs to mobi. Calibre handles batch processing very well. All of my books are drm free so it's easy to use any reader. And yes, if Amazon would go to epub, it would make things easier, but it's not tough to batch convert.
The main drawback to the Kindle is that they are in essence locked out of Library ebook lending. That is the one main point that Nook & Sony have over the Kindle. Not a big deal for me as I don't use the library option as I have too many books to read right now. I also have a Sony that I could use if needed.
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Anyways - some questions:
1- If you buy a Kindle 3 - are there any issues with downloading epub or LRF and converting to mobi?
2- Is it easy to transfer a book onto the Kindle 3 if not bought from Amazon?
3- If you opt for the Sony, but want to buy from Amazon - can you do this using Kindle for PC and then convert using say, Calibre?
4- Any more links or info on how these 2 devices compare?
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#1 & #3 - ebooks from Amazon, B&N & Sony store are all drm locked. There are ways to remove the drm and then they can be read on any reader, with the proper conversion (Calibre).
2 - Pretty simple with a usb cord, especially if you use Calibre
4 - There are some Kindle vs. Nook threads, but vs. Sony - not as much, and they are talking about the K1/K2 not the new K3.
Found one
PRS 650 or Kindle 3