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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The problem is going to rear it's ugly head if anyone gets a different reader that's not from Amazon. Like Someone with a K1 say wants one of the new Sony Readers, gets it and gets totally screwed up trying to figure out how to get the eBook on the new device. Or if you had a Sony 505 and it broke and to replace it, you went with a Kindle and cannot get your eBooks on the Kindle. DRM will bite people and bite them good. At least with devices that use Adobe's Adept, you can interchange the devices and the eBooks will still work.
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Should what you postulate happen, I agree it's a problem. But how likely is it to happen? How
big a problem is it?
Reader manufacturers are in competition with each other. There is continual pressure to create new, improved models. Amazon has produced the Kindle 1, 2, DX and 3. Sony has unleashed a number of models, starting with the PRS-500, and going on from there. I expect new and improved nooks in the not that distant future. And that's just the big 3. There are a number of other vendors with their hat in the ring.
I
really don't expect the vast majority of Kindle owners to suddenly decide that they want a Sony Reader. Why should they? They have good pricing and unparalleled selection at Amazon, and the Kindle app is available for other platforms like smartphones, if they decide they'd like to read, but not drag their Kindle along with them. I can't imagine what Sony would come up with that would be so compelling they'd be tempted to switch. Similar considerations apply to the other vendors.
Frankly, I see this as a non-issue. I know you loathe Amazon, and feel a need to justify your choice of reader, but personally, I'd find other justifications that are more readily defensible.
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Dennis