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Originally Posted by Poppaea
- stripping DRM may be illigal in your country (the OP comes from Norway)
- Sony has a huge bookstore and the same prizing as Amazon and you can shop in all the Norwegian ebook stores too
- others have wonderful customer services too
- Sony has the greatest likelihood of staying on top in Europe
- current K3 features a cheap keyboard whereas the Sony has IR touchscreen
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The true is that even though is illegal, people remove DRM no matter what. Just browse the forums and you'll see. So that is not really a roadblock anymore.
Sony bookstore can't not be compared to Amazon online bookstore, no yet. Amazon titles and variety is huge! Even B&N online store is right now better than Sony's.
Now, your perception or opinion about Kindle 3 being cheap is just that, an opinion. It is a well made product and really light. Actually, the Nook 1st gen is cheaper and had lot of cracking issues with the buttons. Just check around Kindle forums and you will see little or no issues about the hardware itself. Of course, like every product you will find junks and defective devices; my 1st Kindle had a battery problem, but I returned and the new one has been working perfectly.
Sony ereader is a great hardware, I like it a lot, but for being an eink reader and not being backed up by a solid online store like B&N/Nook or Amazon/Kindle, is a minus in my opinion, not to mention the price. Most students or average people will find it expensive; for that price you can buy a Nook Color, for example, and provides color.