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Originally Posted by carld
It does, as mentioned by other posters above. But ePub is a young format and I don't think there's much, if any, content that available only as ePub (I could be wrong about that). Also, any non-DRM ePub files can be converted to the Kindle. I don't, at the moment, see ePub being an advantage for Sony, that may well change in time.
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I know there aren't many books in the ePub format that is being sold that I'm aware of, but I think Sony is headed in the right direction by allowing other formats to be read on their device.
I also know that a lot of the formats can easily be converted to be used on another device but when you pay money for such an expensive hardware and the money to buy the book, I think many individuals would not want to hassel with conversions. Amazon currently shines in this department as far as purchased books go since Amazon has so many books formated for the Kindle and sold on their website.
In my opinion I think the only thing that keeps people from buying the Kindle over the Sony is.
1) Look/Design. The the Sony in my opinion has the better look/design
2) Price. The Kindle is just a bit too expensive compared to the Sony
3) Available format. I think if the Kindle would support other formats, a lot more people would be more willing to buy it.
I think if the Kindle were to design a better looking piece of hardware and just drop the price a little, the Kindle would probably out sell the Sony by a lot if it isn't already. And these two items, I think Amazon can easily do.