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IF you are able to root an e-reader, you are able to strip DRM. There are a decent number of folks on this board who happily avoid the walls put up by BN, ADE, and Amazon by removing DRM.
The reality is that Kobo and Sony are walled gardens, they have DRM but one that is used by multiple companies. BN has DRM that is readable on devices that other companies that let it be read on their devices. I am not sure how big that list is. Amazon uses a different format so they stand out more then others.
But all the major e-readers and bookstores have a wall. The wall might be a bit lower but it is still a wall. So either pick up the sledgehammer and remove allow the walls and open yourself to a wide variety of e-devices.
Essentially, the walled argument is bogus especailly for folks who are computer savy and willing to hack an e device.
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