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Originally Posted by Kitabi
I respect that and if it felt I was forcing down opinions, I apologize. I responded purely because I am tired of some Kindle users making excuses for Amazon. Also, I care about fence-sitters who read through these forums. Once upon a time, I was one.
What Amazon is doing by going proprietary is not good for customers. No amount of DRM breaking or format conversion can change that.
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I don't know anyone who have made excuses for Amazon. I do know plenty of folks who have posted that 1) You can buy books from stores other then Amazon 2) Conversion really is not that difficult if you want to do it 3) Amazons e-book selection is pretty large so we are not worried about having it as our main choice 4) We don't feel restricted by not having EPub. Those are not excuses, many are facts and some are just how we feel.
I can't help it that we do not all feel the way that you do. I am happy with my Kindle and the book store that I use. I think it is a great device that reads e-books easily and well. I do not feel limited by the lack of EPub support.
Really, you don't have to worry about my happiness or if I am trapped. I am happy and I am not trapped. Feel free to post your feelings in topics just don't be surprised that people respond saying it is not a big deal in their minds and why.
I almost feel like this real upswing in anti-Kindle lack of DRM posting is because people feel threatened by Amazon's success. To me the "freedom" that comes from EPub is similar to the memory card slot and replaceable battery debate. It looks nice on paper but it really is not that important to me in real life.