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Originally Posted by ApK
The display in Target is a non-working model, genius.  I'm just teasing...The point of all the talk of superiority/inferiority was just to call out that it's important for people to consider their own needs, not just to take some strangers word that X is good, Y is bad, no matter how much bluster and false authority they keep trying to put behind the claim. Even if that person is right for themself, that doesn't make them right period. The same point, I hope, as your closing line in your last post.
Oh yes. It is so easy now that I'm afraid to talk about it in fear that the DRM companies will change something to make it harder. It's scary how simple it is, and, if you're using Calibre anyway, then it now requires no extra steps.
Legally, sure. Some place have no laws on the topic at all, some places are working on laws to ensure that is illegally protected, and even in the US, while some claim the DCMA makes it illegal, there are many legal opinions that say it does not. It has, AFAIK, not been tested.
Ethically, as I said, up to the individual. |
No I agree superior and inferior is all up to the individual needs. If I was an international businessman that liked to buy his books on the go, the kindle would be a better fit for me overall than the nook, not huge but I can see where downloading internationally on the fly could have it's merits if I was overseas's more often than not.
And also If I was an avid note taker and annotation person, I can see where the physical keyboard would be easier to use than a virtual one on the nook.
On the flip side, it just is easier to get books from the library and other stores than it is on the kindle (as easy as it is for a tech savvy person such as yourself) not everyone is in the same level nor wants to be bothered as well. So for general reading , library lending and looking for the best deals across the net, then the nook would be a better fit.
Both offer a great homebase platform for wireless downloading and apps across multiple devices etc. So to me in my needs that's a wash.
Well Happy Holidays.
