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Having both a Kindle 2 and a PocketBook IQ - and my partner has a Nook - here are a few of our views:
- being locked into Amazon and non-DRM for purchased books is no irritant. They have what appears to be as big, if not bigger, selection. The prices are as low, if not lower. And the buying process is streamlined.
- the Kindle as a reading device, beats both the Nook and the PocketBook IQ. The Kindle's battery lasts 2 or 3 times the Nook.
THE issue for us is Overdrive public library books. It is exactly the reason my partner has the Nook instead of us sharing an Amazon account with 2 Kindles. It is exactly why I bought a second eReader. And it is THE reason I will not buy another Kindle once mine dies - unless.
The advantages of ePub over Mobi seem minor. How a particular publisher implements a book in the particular format is more important.
When people ask me about eReaders, my first question is about their use of the public library. If they use the public library more than just a little, I recommend AGAINST Kindle.
All that changes IFF Amazon and Overdrive come up with a reasonable way to use the Kindle for most of the public library eBooks.
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