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Originally Posted by slammerkin
I think you might have misconstrued what I said- I was in no way, shape or form advising, suggesting, or implying that anyone DRM strip their library books- I reiterated that doing so, even with the most innocent of intentions, is still illegal and that with a more viable option, not worth the risk even if you were just intending to make something available to a format for their reader.
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No, I was just repeating that for the sake of completeness. In case anyone else sees this.
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I don't really know anything about Kobo; I've heard of them, but everyone I know has Kindles or Nooks, so I will definitely look into the Kobo. I'm not very tech-savvy, so that's part of the problem- I resisted the ereader thing until my son bought me one and I fell in love with it. I now only need 2 real books and my ereader, as opposed to 5 real books, to go get cigarettes, lest my car get buried in an avalanche and leave me stranded for days 
I've had three pandigitals (the latter two were also gifts), all but one has died and they're all rather quirky. They were great as starters though, and I'm ready for something new so thank you on the Kobo advice
Now, if only I could find an ereader with a killer battery life... I'm off grid frequently, so it's always an issue. My ereader promised something like 8-14 hours, and at best, I got 4 when it was new- now, if i get an hour I'm lucky 
Thank you again for the tip!
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Kobo is very good from what I hear (though I am a Kindle person myself). Don't worry, many people aren't tech-savvy but still manage a Kobo just fine. Though the Kindle is geared towards simplicity; you might like that, if you don't fall into the Amazon-is-evil camp.
I think any ereader nowadays is rated for ~25-30 hours. The Kindle, for example, is described on the product page as good for 8 weeks (at a rate of 30 minutes per day) with the WiFi off. Translated from marketing-speak, that is 28 hours, which depending on your reading habit will almost certainly be less than 8 weeks.
Older ereaders, naturally, didn't have access to today's battery technology.