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Good points.
Open source to me means you can read the software, no back doors, no lock-in, you are not frozen into a single supplier/company of the product.
I like Android tablets for reading as they can be rooted and other OS's put on them if need be. Yet, though it might be crazy, I tend to trust Google more than most companies. They have mostly been friendly to the Linux community, many are Linux geeks that work there, and they keep Android and ChromeOS and Chrome itself open/readable code. Do they want to know everything about you? Yes. So they can sell. But not to put you in jail which is why government spying is so bad.
Amazon worries me because they are so in your face selling. I can remember when my Kindle tablets had barely noticeable screen lock ads, but they have become obnoxious. Prime is also shoved down our throats.
So far I like Fbreader software. I just wish there was something comparable to the Kindle Store for epub ebooks. Luckily I'm a fan of classic books, so I will never run out of stuff to read thanks to Project Gutenberg and some other sites.
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