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Originally Posted by anamardoll
See, I know it's a sexy new meme to say that ePUBs from Kobo are a different format from ePUBs at B&N, but people need to understand what that means.
The only difference between the format is the DRM. Once the DRM is stripped off -- via a variety of different means, I might add -- the ePUB is an ePUB is an ePUB. You can buy any ePUB from any store and as long as you yank off the DRM, you can load it to any ePUB reader. Which is to say ALL OF THEM that aren't marked as Kindle.
I have 5 eReaders in the house. All of them read ePUB. Most of them support BOTH Adobe and B&N DRM.
It's okay for you to do what you want with your books, but please stop spreading this meme like Kobo ePUBs are fundamentally different from B&N ePUBs. They're far more similar to each other than, say, mobi and topaz are to one another (as far as I know -- I'm not an expert on the topaz format) and many, many eReaders and eReader apps support both Adobe and B&N DRM. No eReader supports Amazon DRM except Kindles.
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I thought Jan was rather clear that he was talking about DRM, and not EPub, and how they try to lock-in their customers.
Just my interpretation.
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.. and many, many eReaders and eReader apps support both Adobe and B&N DRM.
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I'm not aware of the many ereaders or reader apps that support both ADE and B&N DRM. The only one's I'm aware of are B&N's own apps and readers, and maybe the beta of Adobe Reader?