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Old 06-29-2008, 10:33 AM   #21
scotty1024
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Sorry, Scotty, I think you're missing the point of my question. As someone knowledgeable about the eBook world you did (I presume) know in advance that you wouldn't be able to re-download your Mobi books for the Kindle. It is an extremely well-known fact, after all. I was just wondering why, knowing that, and having a large investment in books, you bought a device which wouldn't allow you to read those books?
Sorry Harry but you are incorrect.

I've had a Kindle since announcement day + 1 and I didn't purchase it to view my old content, I purchased it in hopes of future content. Said hopes having been bountifully fulfilled by Amazon.

Since the Kindle acquisition several things have occurred.

I was able to re-download all my multi-format content from Fictionwise as well as all of my Baen content. Heck Fictionwise even did it right: I can push a button and its delivered via EVDO!

In fact earlier today I dropped a few dimes on their site and bought a half dozen more multi-format titles and they were on my Kindle minutes later.

Last week I bought the eARC for Ringo's latest and emailed it myself to my Kindle.

A few select titles from the free TOR ebooks have been getting emailed to my Kindle as well.

Anyway, then Igor figured out his header trick.

I was able to re-download all my secure mobipocket content from Fictionwise. Way to go Igor!

Then the iLiad suffered a fatal heart attack and expired. Way to go irex, living down to my expectations!

The fact that Mobipocket were butt heads and refused to respect the Kindle PID I entered became a bigger issue at that point.

At this time I believe Mobipocket will provide an iPhone reader and I'll get to finish re-reading Tom Swift on an iPhone 3G. No need for a CyBook which I could only use to read Mobipocket anyway. And I'm not keen to give them any more money.

You can say what you want about Amazon. But I like the return to the days of my SoftBook Reader. I like being able to order from the device and have it pop into existence a few moments later: no PC required. Heck no phone line required like with the SoftBook Reader!

You finish Dracula's Succubus: Love at First Bite on the bus, you can immediately order and start reading Dracula's Succubus: Still Bitten.

The CyBook can't do that.

Or maybe I'm at lunch and someone at the next table is talking about some financial development of the day I find interesting. I can whip out my Kindle and order the day's Wall Street Journal and read all about it: then, or later on the bus.

The CyBook can't do that either.

You enjoy your CyBook Harry, my Kindle and I are very happy together.
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