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Old 08-22-2013, 07:33 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by darryl View Post
I have been playing with my new Note 8 for a few days now and enjoying it. It is small enough to be truly portable, large enough to be truly useful, and the jury is still out for me on the spen and it's applications, which have potential. It is not going to replace my Paper White. The e-ink screen is far easier on the eyes for long periods of constant reading, though I understand others feel differently. It is, however, more than adequate for those times I carry only one device.

I was interested to see that Samsung includes an application called Readers Hub, a quite adequate capable simple reader which links with Samsung's own 'ecosystem' including its own ebook store. Downloading a free ebook from that store combined with a little experimentation suggests that ebooks from this store are infected with an Alf-Resistant strain of drm. Presently only a minor irritant, as many more acceptable alternatives are available. However, the spread of drm in its current forms carries with it many evils and is not in my view to be encouraged.
Well I just bought the Galaxy Note 8 at Costco. $349 on sale. Have it charging now.

Thanks for the DRM infection info on Samsung's ebooks. Alf is my good friend and I won't buy any ebook he doesn't approve of.

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