Quote:
Originally Posted by ApK
Some people don't want to strip DRM for one reason or another. Others feel they have a libertarian imperative TO strip it whether it were needed or not. Others could not care one way or the other. I don't think you have any justification for the "most cases." "Some cases" is a given. Saying "Most," just as saying that the NookColor is superior, is wrongly foisting your personal opinion and preferences as is if it were some sort of objective fact.
(Having played with the NookColor this week, I can say with certainly, that _I_ found it to be thoroughly inferior to the Kindle for MY needs in several key areas. Not the least of which was that several of the books that the B&N store had loaded to demo generated an error message when I tried to open them and the store rep had to work to get it to work at all. Maybe after a few firmware updates and price drops. Oh...but then it'll still have that awful backlit glaring LCD screen, extra weight and no easy access to buying books in the SUPERIOR  Amazon store.)
ApK |
I was in Target over the weekend, the Kindle display model was acting all wonky and had black lines on the screen, I should be like you and base my judgment on the device soley on that display model.
I think you are totally missing the point to a certain degree, yes it can be possible to put library books on the Kindle, but yes it's also true that you can actually run an Android OS on an iPhone as well.
the point is the Kindle does not natively support ePub and Yes you DO have to strip DRM while the rest of us don't have to go through that. And also you speak of it as if it's second nature to everyone to strip DRM. It's not, alot of people just don't know how to do it nor whether or not they SHOULD do it. I enjoy home audio and video for a hobby. I can get a home theater up and running likes it's second nature, does that mean it's second nature for everyone else?
Simple question can you easily ( no extra steps), legally and ethically download books from the library on to a Kindle? The answer is simply no you can not.
As far as the Amazon's superior bookstore? LOL it's time to update your information, Amazon no longer has this huge advantage in selection and price anymore, in fact not for quite a few months now. Did they a year or two years ago? sure they did. But BN caught up in a HUGE way and now that the Publishers are pretty much driving the prices on ebooks (thanks Apple
) Amazon's price advantage has whittled away as well.
You see us who own a Nook, Kobo, a Sony etc. we can shop freely where we want, when we want at a pluthera of bookstores. Yes you guys have mobi (does anyone even use that anymore?) You Kindle owner have to sneak behind Big Daddy's back and do some things that just may not be the most ethical tatics to get other books.
My question is if you live in the US why even buy a Kindle anymore, nothing adventagous, in fact its more of a ball and chain.
