MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - A former Kindle user's manifesto... (or something like that..)

abookreader · 12-09-2010, 09:18 AM

I'm not locked in at all. My books are cataloged and stored on my computer system and back-up drives in a manner that will make them easily readable on whatever device I own 5years, 10years, 15 years or however longer from now. And if I ever do find that my retailer is selling a product that I can't remove the lock, then I'll simply move onto another product. That's the #1 reason I don't buy from the iBookstore. I have no inherent hate for Apple, I just can't unlock their books so I don't buy them.

I'm not sure exactly why you think a nook gives you greater freedom than a Kindle because compatibility isn't found in your device - but in your books.

If you buy a nook device and then a book from Barnes and Noble, you have DRM. DRM locked you to a device/account.

If you buy a nook and then a book from .. say Kobo, you have DRM. DRM likes you to a device/account.

If you buy a Sony reader and .....

We could go on and on like that for every eReader, and retailer, and format. As long as you are buying DRM, you are buying a book that has a lock on it.

Choose to undo the lock or not. That's your decision. I'm honestly not intellectual enough to delve into manifestos and heavy philosophical discussions concerning a $7 story. I just buy, convert, read and enjoy. But this isn't a device issue. It's a DRM issue.

12-09-2010, 09:18 AM	#22
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I'm not locked in at all. My books are cataloged and stored on my computer system and back-up drives in a manner that will make them easily readable on whatever device I own 5years, 10years, 15 years or however longer from now. And if I ever do find that my retailer is selling a product that I can't remove the lock, then I'll simply move onto another product. That's the #1 reason I don't buy from the iBookstore. I have no inherent hate for Apple, I just can't unlock their books so I don't buy them. I'm not sure exactly why you think a nook gives you greater freedom than a Kindle because compatibility isn't found in your device - but in your books. If you buy a nook device and then a book from Barnes and Noble, you have DRM. DRM locked you to a device/account. If you buy a nook and then a book from .. say Kobo, you have DRM. DRM likes you to a device/account. If you buy a Sony reader and ..... We could go on and on like that for every eReader, and retailer, and format. As long as you are buying DRM, you are buying a book that has a lock on it. Choose to undo the lock or not. That's your decision. I'm honestly not intellectual enough to delve into manifestos and heavy philosophical discussions concerning a $7 story. I just buy, convert, read and enjoy. But this isn't a device issue. It's a DRM issue.