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JohnClif · 12-05-2007, 09:09 PM

...and that is you can't read any DRM .MOBI files you already own.

If you're a new ereader owner, pretty much everything that's out there on the Mobipocket website is available through the Amazon Kindle store... and then some. So, there is no disadvantage to new readers.

If you're an existing ereader owner with a big collection of .MOBI DRM ebooks, the Kindle is probably not the device for you. The Sony would be a better choice... or even the iRex iLiad (my pref).

I have had no problems copying over unprotected .PRC files to my Kindle and reading them, including files off of mobileread.com. I have had no problems converting text, MS Word, and HTML files using the Mobipocket Creator, and then viewing them on my Kindle. Adobe PDFs are iffy... if they're full of images, different fonts, etc., then they don't convert as well. If they're plain-jane text files, they do convert pretty well. This is a limitation caused by taking a scalable vector graphic format and trying to convert it into text; there's obviously OCR going on and it's not perfect.

I'm pretty happy with my Kindle. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't mind having another ereader... like the iLiad.

12-05-2007, 09:09 PM	#124
JohnClif Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 484 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle, PC/Mobipocket Reader, Palm T3	Kindle has only one limitation compared to Sony 505 ...and that is you can't read any DRM .MOBI files you already own. If you're a new ereader owner, pretty much everything that's out there on the Mobipocket website is available through the Amazon Kindle store... and then some. So, there is no disadvantage to new readers. If you're an existing ereader owner with a big collection of .MOBI DRM ebooks, the Kindle is probably not the device for you. The Sony would be a better choice... or even the iRex iLiad (my pref). I have had no problems copying over unprotected .PRC files to my Kindle and reading them, including files off of mobileread.com. I have had no problems converting text, MS Word, and HTML files using the Mobipocket Creator, and then viewing them on my Kindle. Adobe PDFs are iffy... if they're full of images, different fonts, etc., then they don't convert as well. If they're plain-jane text files, they do convert pretty well. This is a limitation caused by taking a scalable vector graphic format and trying to convert it into text; there's obviously OCR going on and it's not perfect. I'm pretty happy with my Kindle. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't mind having another ereader... like the iLiad.