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Originally Posted by Hellmark
Personally, I'd have to say, go with a Sony, Kobo, Nook, since Adobe's ADEPT ePub variant is more widespread, you're not tied to just the one store. There are other readers that also support that, such as BeBook and EzReader, but they may be harder to find.
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Uh, he's in the UK so Nook is no option.
BeBook just got liquidated and EzReader has been history for a while.
Kobo and Sony are options along with the Kindles but, in his case, because of the hardware more than the ebookstores.
Since the OP seems fluent in DRM issues, buying from the better stocked and generally cheaper Kindle UK store doesn't limit his hardware choices and, for him at least, they are independent choices.
One reason I pointed out that location makes a difference is that, for all the promise of Adept interoperability, in NorthAmerica, at least, people don't actually *buy* interoperable ebooks. Amazon gets 50% share, Nook another 30% and Apple about 10%. Which leaves 10% total for Kobo (which uses a proprietary Kepub format at least part-time), Sony's ebookstore, Fictionwise and the rest of the Adept client states. (And Kobo has hinted they run in the high single digits, which leaves Adept with crumbs.)
Different regions will have different breakdowns, which is why I suggested looking at the source of the content first.
In theory file interoperability should be a major concern but the reality to date is that for most people, Ebook availability determines their content source, which in turn determines their DRM and hardware choices, rather than the other way around.
The OP's intended methodolody will let him choose the hardware last and that's not a bad way to go.