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Originally Posted by OldCrank
If I go with one of the "etailer dedicated units" - Amazon or B&N, then all paid downloads are assigned to only the serial number of the unit? What happens if you sell it and want to buy a new one or it dies and you can't get a replacement right away?
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The books are assigned to your customer account, not to a particular device (although Amazon's DRM is device-specific, but you can always go back into your account to download a new version of the DRM-ed file for any new/replacement reader you get).
You can also download a copy to the various "for PC/iPhone" etc. apps for each store, per publisher limits. Most publishers selling at Amazon allow you up to 6 different devices (reader/software/phone) onto which you can put one of their individual titles. Adobe Digital Editions DRM which many readers such as Kobo and Sony use are supposed to allow 6 computers and 6 devices total across the board for any ADE-DRM files, though I've heard it can be difficult to get the Adobe support people to reset your device limit allowance if say, you have to reinstall your OS on your computer. With B&N there's basically no limit, as the DRM is based on your credit card number and name, so they're pretty confident you won't be passing your purchases around.
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Originally Posted by OldCrank
The nook is also is not an e-ink reader?, but it is an LCD/LED backlit and I can't use LCD/LED backlit due to the headaches from eye strain.
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As it turns out, the Nook Simple Touch is in fact an e-ink reader that can be rooted to become an Android tablet. Still no buttons, but hopefully more in tune with your budget so that you might be willing to consider it if nothing else turns up that seems better suited to your needs.
This guy who's just joined the forum seems to have a nice couple of links regarding the ease/difficulty of rooting, so you might want to look at
his thread here regarding his personal experience.