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What matters most is access. The posts at mobileread are excellent quality. Gutenberg has a larger library but the content is hasty, but when it was all we had it was awesome. The market drives improved quality. Now we can access public domain books at an array of good sites, we can download library books and we can actually shop before buying a book. I own a Sony 505 and just bought a Nook Color. I bought two new shelf books at the Sony site for $9 each. At the Barnes and Noble site the same books sell for $14 and $20. Guess where I'll keep shopping and buying books? Competition will drive quality, price and access. I can load my Sony secure epub book on my Nook Color reader or on my 505. What I cannot tolerate are outfits that try to control the device and access to the material you read. Then they can charge whatever they want. Whatever device you buy, ensure it maximizes access to material and doesn't restrict where you get.
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