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Originally Posted by HarryT
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?
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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.