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Sallytrafic · 10-17-2008, 08:27 AM

As a complete newbie and struggling to come to terms with everything and this includes Sony that has decided not to be compatible with Apple (so I'm using Calibre), DRM just adds another layer of complexity.

I have no idea how to buy a book from Sony, if I did I have no idea if it would work on my reader as I'm not using library. Will DRM get in the way?

If I buy a book from somewhere else is it going to work, will I be able to change its format. Will DRM get in the way?

So if someone says 'psssst here are some illegal downloads that you can use on your reader' what am I going to do .... say no thank you? Its not that I don't want to buy its just that 'they' have made it too difficult.

As of today I haven't managed to buy a single ebook, nothing I've read in this thread convinces me that I should. After all I know that my reader is not forever, at sometime I will need an upgrade will any purchased books transfer? I own books that are 80 years old, they still work, 8 years might be the limit for my reader. I reckon my eyes (and the rest of me) might last considerably longer than my reader. I bought my reader to make books portable it seems I might have fallen at an early hurdle.

10-17-2008, 08:27 AM	#88
Sallytrafic Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony Reader	As a complete newbie and struggling to come to terms with everything and this includes Sony that has decided not to be compatible with Apple (so I'm using Calibre), DRM just adds another layer of complexity. I have no idea how to buy a book from Sony, if I did I have no idea if it would work on my reader as I'm not using library. Will DRM get in the way? If I buy a book from somewhere else is it going to work, will I be able to change its format. Will DRM get in the way? So if someone says 'psssst here are some illegal downloads that you can use on your reader' what am I going to do .... say no thank you? Its not that I don't want to buy its just that 'they' have made it too difficult. As of today I haven't managed to buy a single ebook, nothing I've read in this thread convinces me that I should. After all I know that my reader is not forever, at sometime I will need an upgrade will any purchased books transfer? I own books that are 80 years old, they still work, 8 years might be the limit for my reader. I reckon my eyes (and the rest of me) might last considerably longer than my reader. I bought my reader to make books portable it seems I might have fallen at an early hurdle.