I typed out this long reply to explain why this matters to me but to put it simply...
I don't want to have to worry about where my ebooks come from and if my ereader will take it or not. Having a device that allows me to shop around is more important. An ereader that allows me to download the apps for several retailers knocks out half my ereading issues off the bat...
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Originally Posted by basschick
none of the better known ebook readers are locked into buying from one place. it's the ebooks themselves that are the problem - you can buy books from baen and smashwords that can be read in any ebook reader because they don't use drm and do offer their ebooks in multiple formats.
ebooks that are best sellers or from major publishers are the problem as they are DRM-protected, and each ebook reader tends to read 1 or 2 formats. but as long as you're going with free ebooks and those from places like the ones i already mentioned, there are formats that can be read on all the major ebook readers.
as long as you buy non-DRM books, you can buy them anywhere for the kindle, the sony readers, bookeen cybook and opus and the rest of them.
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everyone thank you so much for the feedback. I am going to get the white one because I saw on one of the threads here that it works a bit better. I did get to play with a pandigital novel today and it seemed like it will work fine for what I want.
So thanks again everyone!