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Originally Posted by ATDrake
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.
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. |
I will have to look at the simple touch more. Several of the reviews I have read of it say there is a lockup problem with it and several more say even when replaced, the new ones do the same. Locking up over and over again. Also the screen seemed smaller to me than the Kindle 3. I don't know why. I have gone to several of the "retail stores and checked out readers. The one I liked the best was (of course) the Kindle 3 just because of the (seemingly larger) screen size and overall style. I did not like any of the B&N nooks. I like the idea of the larger screen of the Kindle DX, but of course it is way out of my price range and it seemed to be slow to page turn compared to the Kindle 3. I haven't tried any 3rd party e-ink readers, so I don't know what they are like.
I guess I just want something that isn't there. Maybe in a few years the technology will catch up, maybe not (or maybe I will catch up to the technology and accept touch). I just want to have one reader that can access all types of ebook formats. Of course it would be great if everyone would standardize, but I bet that would have to be done by a government intervention, to make it happen in my lifetime.
Thanks to all of you for giving so many responses to me. I have been in forums where you never get an answer to "newbie" questions and it's nice to see people pitching in with their ideas and feelings about this.