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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
ITo answer the question asked by the OP: The Kindle could handle EPub books but it won't. Jeff Bezos has made that very clear. Amazon is not going to work to make EPub available for the Kindle.
Library books can be placed on the Kindle if you are willing to strip the DRM and convert the library book. There will be people who chime in and say this is illegal, that is currently being debated in the courts, or ethically wrong, I would say that if it is legal then it is not ethically wrong. There is even a way of doing it that keeps the library data on it so that the book comes off your Kindle at the right time. I have never done this so I can't tell you how. I know a google search will help you find that info.
Personally I think it is silly that Overdrive is focused on EPub books. With the number of Kindles available in the US, I would think that they would diversify and make both versions available. And now we have all the EPub lovers who will jump in and complain about Amazon not allowing EPub on its reader.
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The problem is that a lot of libraries have a limited budget for eBooks. Having to buy them in yet another format is going to weaken that already strained budget. Would you rather have say 10 different new eBooks bought this week or 5 different eBooks because now that also have to get them in another format?
The way I see it is that if library eBooks are important enough to you, don't buy a Kindle. Simple as that. Vote with your wallet. And when you buy a different reader, send a message to Amazon telling them why you went with a different reader. Tell them you want ePub with library support and since the Kindle doesn't have that, you went elsewhere. The only way to get things changed is to let Amazon know with your wallet.
I routinely see requests for library access and page numbers. People saying they really want or need them. My question is, if they are so important, why buy a Kindle that doesn't have either? Buy a reader that has what you want. Do not buy a Kindle in hopes it will have page numbers or ePub support added later on. Don't buy a nook thinking it may someday be compatible with Amazon's DRM. That's just silly. You buy a reader for what it can do out of the box. Anything else is just a nice extra later on down the road.