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Old 03-05-2013, 03:11 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
The Kindle's web browser can be used to download any MOBI or azw3 ebook from the web, no different than the Kobo. And most sources for free EPUBs also offer MOBIs now, I believe. Certainly Project Gutenberg and the Baen Free Library, which are the only 2 I've actually used so far, offer both. And the books I buy, I see no reason to purchase from a dozen different stores. I prefer the baked-in store which is built around any particular device.
With free books, it's pretty much a toss-up. With paid books, not so much, at least in my experience. Baen is a notable exception, but they've put deliberate effort into that for several years. I've found it easier to get paid EPUBs from a non-Kobo source than paid MOBI/AZW books from a non-Amazon source.

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And maybe you can put ebooks onto your microSD for the Kobo and Nook, but with Amazon, you can email them to your Kindle, so they are part of your cloud library, and get them synced too! That is just as useful a feature, I believe.
I disagree, rather strongly. That extra step of having to have a network connection and involve your email account seriously turns me off.

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Incidentally, if it's between the Nook and the Kobo, I would go for the Nook, I'm pretty sure Barnes and Noble has a bigger catalog.
There is an argument to be made there, in that the Nook should read anything the Kobo can plus provide access to the B&N store. However, the original poster was asking about Kobo vs. Kindle, and didn't even consider the Nook as an option. Perhaps he is, like I am, reading the news about B&N possibly shedding the Nook hardware as being a bad sign for that platform. Yes, I bought my first Kobo from a Borders as it was closing, but I did so explicitly because Kobo is an international company that wouldn't die with Borders. The Nook carries no such assurances...
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