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It doesn't matter what I read my books on if the file has DRM then it will be removed. The first time Amazon sold ebooks (DRMed PDFs) I bought maybe 10 ebooks from them. Amazon took down the server and I no longer have access to those 10 ebooks. Another example: Adobe removed an older DRM server and if you had not updated those ebooks you lost access to them. It was easy to miss the notice so more than a few people lost access.
DRMed music: I've lost access to mp3s because of removed DRM servers and computer crashes. Now, I only rip CDs or buy mp3s without DRM.
DRMed video: I used to run a Windows Media Center PC with Cablecard to record TV. I had hundreds of hours of movies and TV shows recorded and all had DRM but were flagged differently. When my motherboard crashed and I had to replace it it was impossible to renew my license and I lost access to all that video even the shows that were flagged "Copy Freely". There is no way to remove DRM. Now, I run SageTV and use the (quite legal) analog hole to record DRM free HD TV. The Cablecard is gone. I was able to rerecord some of the lost video. I have literally 10TB of recorded TV including movies, documentaries and TV series I enjoy. All without DRM.
As long as I keep everything backed up then barring a major catastrophe I will have access to all my media. The biggest lesson I've learned over the years is that DRM keeps customers from freely accessing their media. I will not purchase any media if it's not possible to remove the DRM when present.
I like my Kindle for one simple reason: Whispernet. It is so easy to purchase and download practically any book I wish to read. Not just from Amazon but from here at Mobileread and Feedbooks. My daughter and I were out of the house at a sports function and she wanted to read The Wizard of Oz on her Kindle. She was able to download it from Mobileread and start reading in a minute. To me, this is the killer feature, the ability to quickly download any available book anywhere, any time.
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