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faithbw · 04-20-2011, 08:15 PM

I just brought my nook classic. *sigh* There were two primary reasons why I didn't buy the Kindle:

1) No library lending support
2) I want to do my little tiny part to keep book competition alive

Reason one no longer exists. However, reason two still does. I have the sinking feeling that .azw format is going to become the preferred or only format supported by libraries in the future. In which case, I'll be forced to buy a Kindle since a good chunk of the e-books I read come from the library.

On the one hand, I'm happy that Kindle users can borrow from the library now. On the other hand, I do feel like this is going to make it that much harder for any real competition to Amazon to come about in the US.

04-20-2011, 08:15 PM	#9
faithbw Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 1526148 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: A place where the sun always shines Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Mini 2	I just brought my nook classic. sigh There were two primary reasons why I didn't buy the Kindle: 1) No library lending support 2) I want to do my little tiny part to keep book competition alive Reason one no longer exists. However, reason two still does. I have the sinking feeling that .azw format is going to become the preferred or only format supported by libraries in the future. In which case, I'll be forced to buy a Kindle since a good chunk of the e-books I read come from the library. On the one hand, I'm happy that Kindle users can borrow from the library now. On the other hand, I do feel like this is going to make it that much harder for any real competition to Amazon to come about in the US. Last edited by faithbw; 04-20-2011 at 08:18 PM.