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ProfCrash · 03-14-2012, 04:10 PM

You cannot read a DRMed BN book on a Sony or a Kobo. What percentage of people do you think own a Pocketbook, Onyx, or other smaller e-reader? I am guessing that number is pretty slim. Sony, Kobo, and Nook are the mainstream EPUB readers. If BN e-books cannot be read on 2 of the 3 mainstream readers then BN has done a nice job of playing like Amazon.

This is even worse since the Nook is still only sold in the US. People living outside of the US cannot buy books from BN for their Sonys and Kobos and smaller market devices. If they get around that barrier, they still cannot read BN books on their devices because of the DRM.

So the two largest players in the US market have a DRM that can only be read on their devices. Exactly how is BN better then Amazon?

03-14-2012, 04:10 PM	#76
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	You cannot read a DRMed BN book on a Sony or a Kobo. What percentage of people do you think own a Pocketbook, Onyx, or other smaller e-reader? I am guessing that number is pretty slim. Sony, Kobo, and Nook are the mainstream EPUB readers. If BN e-books cannot be read on 2 of the 3 mainstream readers then BN has done a nice job of playing like Amazon. This is even worse since the Nook is still only sold in the US. People living outside of the US cannot buy books from BN for their Sonys and Kobos and smaller market devices. If they get around that barrier, they still cannot read BN books on their devices because of the DRM. So the two largest players in the US market have a DRM that can only be read on their devices. Exactly how is BN better then Amazon?