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Old 03-06-2011, 12:48 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by aagstn View Post
There are a few places, but most people are going to want books from major publishers and those do have DRM so Amazon is your only option. The fact the kindle does not support epub and Adobe's DRM like its major competitors is not a myth and its the reason I will never own a kindle.
you can do whatever you damn please. at this point in time there has not been a legally available ebook that I have wanted to read that has not been available to me to put onto and read on my Kindle.

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Originally Posted by wodin View Post
No, but it could be. It's only a suggestion of one possible scenario. If Amazon gave away crippled Kindles that really did lock you into buying from them, would you complain? And if you wanted a more open version; well, that'll be $139 please.
if the only way I could own an ereader was through that route? sure. but I am able to purchase what I like
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