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Originally Posted by pwalker8
This is the fundamental barrier to entry in the ebook area. People want ebooks just to show up on their ebook reader of choice without any effort. EBook retailers who also have their own ebook reader device (Amazon, B&N, Apple) have little incentive to give that level of access to their specific ebook device.
There are a few possible scenarios that I can think of that might cause some sort of break through. Amazon might get hit with an Anti-trust suit and be forced to open the kindle to their competitors (kind of unlikely, IMPO). Someone might market an e-ink device that supports all known formats and stores (also unlikely, IMPO). New technology may come out that makes e-ink obsolete (most likely, IMPO).
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I don't mind copying it to my device. I'm not too keen when I have to convert and copy, but again, I do that. It's when I have to read on some app I have to download this is a deal breaker. I don't have a tablet or small device OTHER than my e-ink. So that means I'd have to read it on my laptop. I did it for a while with SCRIBD because they have a great selection, but it's never going to be my first choice. In the case we were talking about above, the problem isn't Amazon. Harper Collins could offer a .mobi or kindle file, but they choose not to. Instead they want to force people to use their ecosystem and their reader on a tablet/computer. I tried that with SCRIBD and it doesn't work long term. So I'm not likely to download more software even if a book is a good deal. I'll just shop elsewhere or buy something else.
If I can buy a book and covert it, I'll usually do that, but I'm not going to deal with a different app for each publisher.