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Originally Posted by boswd
well not that you changing the context of the argument midstream or nothing, sort of like "Calvin Rules" .(from Calvin and Hobbs)
Your argument has always been that you aren't locked in because of Mobi, so when pointed out to you that the selection stinks to high heavem unless you want a math book, you switched context of the argument
That's ok, but I have no argument with you here. If I change ereaders to a Sony or Kobo etc. then I would have the same problem as a kindle owner to the degree of any and all my books would have to stay with my nook. But and here's the big BUT. The fact that the nook orignially supports ePub means all my books that are bought through ePub can come with me.
So as said about 10 post's ago, 40% of my library can come with me as opposed to 0% of the Kindle and I will stand by the fact I think 40% is better than 0% but I feeling a sense of deja vu here. Did we not already go over this ?
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This is somewhat true, but this all boils down to DRM. I do not know if B&N epub DRM books can be transferred over to devices such as the SONY PRS and the Kobo touch.
Calibre makes this argument void if you are talking about non-DRM books. Yes there is a hassle of converting your library to another file format from my understanding, but what I would really like to see are said epub books that are not available in .mobi format.
Every non-DRM ebook that I have searched for on Feedbooks is available in the popular ebook file formats (epub, .mobi, pdf) likewise the manybooks.net and likewise project gutenberg.
Not meaning to create a sequeway, but the Kobo has the advantage when it comes to international books. You can purchase more foreign language books from the Kobo store than any other ereader bookstore. These books are mostly available in the ePub format, but since you cannot purchase these books directly from the store on a Nook, you have to sideload it onto your Nook. If you want it on your Kindle, you can download it, convert it, then you can either load it directly onto your Kindle or email it.
Yes your library will follow you, but you have to do work to have it follow you. You have to convert your kindle books files over to an epub format and manually load it onto another device, whereas you pop in the SD card with the Nook. In this aspect the Nook is the winner.
Can we all just get along though?
I bought a Nook STR and I own a Kindle 3 as well. You have won APK and boswd. Let's have some steak.