[ChrisI]

1. I currently have 35 books on my Reader.
2. Everthing on my Reader I also own in paper.
3. The only books I bought from the Connect Store were with the $50 credit that came with the Reader.

I love my Reader. I use it daily. In that respect, Sony has a success. But if the goal was to get me to buy my books from them, it was a complete failure.

So if I like the thing so much, why am I still buying p-books?

DRM.

As the owner of a computer software company, I understand and respect the need to protect intellectual property. The problem is that the hardware manufacturers use this as an excuse to demand a share in the profits on the sale of the content. Why can't I:

1. Go to a publisher's website, and purchase an e-book formatted to run on the hardware of my choice.
2. Exchange that book for one formatted for different hardware at any time.
3. Buy, sell, or trade my rights to this book with someone else.

When they let me do this, I'll stop buying p-books.