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wallcraft · 10-16-2008, 05:30 PM

There are two major strategies for handling DRMed ebooks:

a) Buy from vendors who support your device
b) Buy LIT (MS Reader) break the DRM and format shift to any device

Under (a), Sony has its own store but also anywhere selling Secure Adobe (PDF or ePub) providing the (usually minor) issues with displaying Secure Adobe on the PRS-505 are not deal breakers. The other options are the Kindle (Amazon has the best single ebook store), or the Bookeen Gen3 which is the best 6" MOBI option.

Under (b), which is not legal in some places, the best choices are probably Sony PRS-505 or Bookeen Gen3, although the Hanlin may be an option as well. Note that MOBI and eReader are alternative to LIT, and there are mixed, (a)+(b), strategies for these formats (although no EInk device reads DRMed EReader).

Since the Kindle's AZW format is DRMed MOBI, it is possible to buy from Amazon (AZW) and from other stores (LIT) and use both on the Kindle and have all ebooks available for other device types in the future. Note that some Kindle ebooks are in the TOPAZ format which has not been cracked.

10-16-2008, 05:30 PM	#5
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	There are two major strategies for handling DRMed ebooks: a) Buy from vendors who support your device b) Buy LIT (MS Reader) break the DRM and format shift to any device Under (a), Sony has its own store but also anywhere selling Secure Adobe (PDF or ePub) providing the (usually minor) issues with displaying Secure Adobe on the PRS-505 are not deal breakers. The other options are the Kindle (Amazon has the best single ebook store), or the Bookeen Gen3 which is the best 6" MOBI option. Under (b), which is not legal in some places, the best choices are probably Sony PRS-505 or Bookeen Gen3, although the Hanlin may be an option as well. Note that MOBI and eReader are alternative to LIT, and there are mixed, (a)+(b), strategies for these formats (although no EInk device reads DRMed EReader). Since the Kindle's AZW format is DRMed MOBI, it is possible to buy from Amazon (AZW) and from other stores (LIT) and use both on the Kindle and have all ebooks available for other device types in the future. Note that some Kindle ebooks are in the TOPAZ format which has not been cracked. Last edited by wallcraft; 10-16-2008 at 05:32 PM.