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Originally Posted by pssquirrel
What does this mean: "Amazon works fluidly on all generic platforms other than linux"? Not being snarky here. I am new to Kindle and am trying to learn.
Frankly, I find all the ebook gardens maddening. I had hoped that as ebooks matured everyone would move toward a single open garden with a universal format. Instead things seem to be moving in the opposite direction with existing gardens building higher walls and bricking up gateways between each other. It's confusing, and I would like to learn more about the different gardens, especially pros and cons of each.
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Assuming you are willing to use the apps/devices they provide, Amazon is the most hassle-free vendor, and they provide those apps on Android/iOS/OSX/Windows, which are all the major platforms, as well as providing an E-Ink device.
Every other vendor is more or less the same, except they provide less.
iBooks is iOS only.
GPB is Android/iOS only until you start doing awkward things with multiple programs per device and managing your library
yourself in ADE.
Kobo and Nook are both washouts, dropping support for all kinds of stuff, and usually required the same clumsy reliance on ADE as well.
Amazon has an It Just Works mentality... assuming you use their apps/devices,
which are available everywhere.