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Originally Posted by Argel
At first I was very excited over the Kindle. It has a bunch of wonderful features, but the prospect of not being able to move books onto the desktop/laptop when I am working with them I find extremely unattractive.
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One question I would ask... Why do you need to put the books (read) on the PC? You can have your Kindle with you while you work on your PC. It will also free up the PC screen for things other than that book.
That said, you could decide to by .lit books and "downconvert" them, then transfor them to any type of archive format you prefer... .txt or .mobi seem like good choices. (Is this illegal, perhaps in some countrys? Some people would say it isn't illegal since it is a civil offense. However, the way I feel, if I pay for an eBook, I should have the "right" to read it on the device I own. I also speed sometimes which is also illegal.)
If you do the above (convert to text) you can read pretty much any book you buy on just about any reader (does Kindle support .txt?). Also, you will have a library that is not device or DRM provider dependant.
If I hadn't bought the Sony (got as a Cristmas gift) I would have got a Kindle. I like it for two main reasons... 1) Content... Kindle seems to have the most avilable for it... what you can't find on Amazon you can get other places. I think Fictionwise will send stuff to your Kindle and Feedbooks can get your public domain books. 2) The digital library... (which I admit I do get on fictionwise but not in the format the my Sony can consume.)
Do you actually re-read or sell your books? I've gotta admit, the majority of books I buy (fiction) get read (perhaps by one or two people) then get donated and/or trashed. Sometimes sold in a yard/garage sale. The exception here is some tech/reference books. But, even those get outdated for the most part. (Yes I know there is a whole other thread about this.)
Comeon... join the club. I think Amazon gives you a 30day return policy too. Once you start reading on an eInk device you will probably feel different about the "downsides" to it.
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