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Originally Posted by Katie1
TABLET! You can put the different FREE apps on it giving him the freedom to buy eBooks from any store! ...
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Correct.
There are no true "ebook readers" that are any more DRM and format "friendly" (read: polyamorous) than others. All of the current competitive models are format and DRM specific. You buy your books from Amazon, B&N, or Adobe, period. True, with Adobe you buy a "ticket" from the storefront of your choice and then redeem it with Adobe, but it still boils down to just three sources for DRM'd books.
The only way around this specificity at present is to use a general purpose computer running separate apps for whichever DRM types and formats you need. The smaller 7" tablets are a close match to the current "standard" ebook reader form factor, though generally a bit heavier and, due to their backlit displays, they have much shorter battery life per charge, otherwise they fit the bill rather well.