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Originally Posted by texasnightowl
Well, since you've been reading, you probably saw my thread below "Wish I could see the future" - so you know I'm struggling with the same decision.
Even though, like you, I was initially against the Kindle - I think it has now ended up in my #1 spot.
I decided against the Cybook from a perspective of price ($379 at BooksonBoard + $14 ground shipping + $60 optional accidental damage warranty = $453); and IF something is wrong or needs repaired, it requires shipping to France.
The Sony reader is very appealing from the price perspective (under $275) but you will be doing an awful lot of converting unless you buy from the Sony bookstore in the Sony proprietary format...though of course, the recent epub format announcement/firmware helps. And the Calibre program is impressive, but you will still have to actually do these conversions.
So, then there is the Kindle. I still think it is pretty unappealing as compared to the slick Sony hardware. But the combination of a large ebook selection via amazon, whispernet, good ebook prices, and "hackable" standard mobi support have I think almost swayed me. I wish the price was 299 instead of 359...something about the "3" number bothers me, but I've about talked myself into it. Plus, apparently so far Amazon has been replacing Kindles whether the damage was customer fault or not...I posted a thread on amazon asking about screen replacement costs so I could compare to the Bookeen cost and that is what I was told.
So, I know you said Not Kindle...and originally I was right there with you, but it does have a lot going for it. Even if I hate to admit it.
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I only want to comment on the content availablility. Please find me a title that is not available in either lrf, epub, or Secured PDF. I am sure they are out there but it would now be hard pressed to find one. Content was a big issue for me and I was leaning towards a Kindle because of it but now that the Sony Supports a broader format selection I see no reason not to save some money by getting a Sony. And I am not partial to any of the devices I would love to have them all, However in the end it comes down to how much you are willing to spend on a device and is the content you want available.
JJ
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