Thread: Which Ereader for international use (Canada, Australia)
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Old 05-10-2012, 02:59 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Tash79 View Post
I suppose my thoughts are that the Sony/Kobo is Epub compatible so even though there are restrictions for all ereaders internationally the Epub books will be available from various sources & therefor I will have more options.
Is this incorrect?
I currently have 10Mb of Epub books. I realize I could use calibre to convert them to be used on a Kindle.
I have no ethical issue with any of this
You will have more stores to shop at but that does not mean that you will have more access to books. Amazon's Kindle shop normally carries the same books as the various e-book shops. In the US, Amazon's Kindle store sells more titles than the various EPub stores. There are many folks on this site who will tell you that they have an EPub reader and buy books from Amazon to put on their devices because they can find the books at Amazon and not at Sony or Kobo or BN (in the US).

So the idea is that you can buy mainstream books from more stores with EPub but that does not mean that there are more ebooks available in EPub than Mobi/New Amazon Format that has an 8 in it.

Which means, the format really doesn't matter. The same books are available in both formats. With Agency Pricing, the books are pretty much the same price across the board so there is no real advantage to being able to buy from one store or the other.

There are folks who will rave about all the awesome things you can do with EPub that you cannot do with Mobi and then someone will pop on and tell you that the vast majority of those features are not used in EPub so it really doesn't matter, which is true. And the new Amazon format does all the stuff that EPub can do.

Which means, once again, that format really doesn't matter.

So buy the E-reader you are most comfortable and like the best. The Sony is a good reader. I am sure you will enjoy it. I happen to love my Kindle but that is because I love the ease of use and the Amazon ecosystem. It is easy to use, easy to buy from, and I can find the books that I want. The format issue is, to me, a non-starter.
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