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Originally Posted by mdibella
Well, PilotBob, while I do agree with you in principle, as long as the different readers are tied to different, proprietary formats, it is indeed a contest. (Hey, I still have a Betamax in my basement!)
I long for the day when we'll be able to buy the reader whose features we like, and then shop ALL of the ebook stores. People say they hate DRM, and I am one of them, but what I *really* hate about it is that it prevents me from reading my books, which I have bought and paid for, on whichever reader I want to use.
I am particularly annoyed that the new Sony ebook reader looks like a great device, one I would love to own. The new Kindle (if the 'leaked' pictures are accurate) is one I wouldn't want under any circumstances.
So here I am with a bazillion purchased Kindle books, lusting after a reader that can't load them up, because the new version of the reader that CAN load them up looks like a real loser.
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Well, to the extent they are not topaz format, strip off the DRM and convert them into LRF, and read them on your new Sony.
Problem solved ... and it's still not a contest, not when all it takes is a little ingenuity and a couple of free programs to do the job.