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jabberwock_11 · 11-27-2008, 08:44 PM

I may just be a bit backward when it comes to ebooks, but I don't see much of an issue when it comes to DRM. I started out with Mobipocket on a Palm device before I knew anything about ereaders and had several books in mobi's format before I decided to buy a sony reader.

Gues what? 95% of my books were bought through fictionwise.com or baen or downloaded from manybooks.net, which means that I can redownload them in what ever format I choose. I had a few DRM books in mobi and that sucks, bt I had already read them and still can reread them on my computer or phone. It is a pain to convert to a new type of reader, but there is a lot of support for multiformat ebooks, so really, why raise so much dander over a minor issue?

11-27-2008, 08:44 PM	#6
jabberwock_11 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1591305 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Aluratek Libre Pro	multi format books I may just be a bit backward when it comes to ebooks, but I don't see much of an issue when it comes to DRM. I started out with Mobipocket on a Palm device before I knew anything about ereaders and had several books in mobi's format before I decided to buy a sony reader. Gues what? 95% of my books were bought through fictionwise.com or baen or downloaded from manybooks.net, which means that I can redownload them in what ever format I choose. I had a few DRM books in mobi and that sucks, bt I had already read them and still can reread them on my computer or phone. It is a pain to convert to a new type of reader, but there is a lot of support for multiformat ebooks, so really, why raise so much dander over a minor issue?