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Originally Posted by nohmi2
never make false claims about it's capabilities. That is cruel and misleading.
Nohmi
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Could not agree more.
I don't suggest Sony Reader to most people who ask me about ebook readers, because I know that Amazon's business model is the best. There is nothing that comes even close to its convenience.
However, lets face the facts.
Forget about dRM stripping. If we take this route then Sony Reader has the same choice of books as Kindle. You just get a bogus account with Amazon Kindle, buy their books, strip DRM, convert to ePub ....hey presto! we can claim that Sony Reader has as good ebook shop as Kindle.
True?
The same about Kindle.
You can
not borrow books from libraries. Period.
You can
not buy any DRM protected ebook for Kindle outside of Kindle shop. Period.
In my not so humble opinion those limitations don't matter. I would buy Kindle if its h/w was a good as Sony's. Far too many pros. Having the best ebook shop with the best prices, I would not care about the rest.
On the other hand it might matter for other people and it is absolutely wrong to mislead them.
Double misleading.
Stripping DRM is a lot more complicated than some of you suggest. Many people have a problem with folder structure on their HDs. That's is a fact. Period.