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rhadin · 05-02-2011, 10:48 AM

If it were me, I'd gamble on the Sony (and have done so). I look at it this way: ePub is used by virtually every device except Amazon's Kindle. So if Sony goes out of business, I can read my ePub books on another device. No one else uses Amazon's DRMed format.

Sony uses the least restrictive DRM, the basic one that Kobo also uses.

I think you are less likely to get burned with the Sony than with the Kindle in terms of future proofing, but nothing is 100% sure.

Either device will serve you well.

05-02-2011, 10:48 AM	#2
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	If it were me, I'd gamble on the Sony (and have done so). I look at it this way: ePub is used by virtually every device except Amazon's Kindle. So if Sony goes out of business, I can read my ePub books on another device. No one else uses Amazon's DRMed format. Sony uses the least restrictive DRM, the basic one that Kobo also uses. I think you are less likely to get burned with the Sony than with the Kindle in terms of future proofing, but nothing is 100% sure. Either device will serve you well.