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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The Foxit while cheaper is not all that wonderful. It supports PDF and TXT. That's it. While it might have the best PDF display of a 6" device, it has poor support of eBooks other then PDF. So basically, it's not all that wonderful.
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So I'm finding out. Although I thought I had researched thoroughly, I completely missed out on seeing the BeBook. Since one of my main priorities is being able to read all the multitudes of formats I already have, and BeBook reads all of them natively (no conversions, huzzah!), it's now looking like the most viable option. There is a price difference, but it's not a deal-breaker. I would also not be locked into only one format in the future when purchasing ebooks, which was another of my main concerns.
The remaining concerns I am left with in regards to whatever vs. a Kindle is the "amazon has everything" factor. However, with all the formats that a BeBook supports, between all the ebookstores out there, if I wait a couple of years and THEN get a Kindle, I see no prospect of running out of available reading material in that time span.
One of my other concerns is that Amazon may already be doing so,(I don't know) or may in the future start brokering deals with publishers that their author's work ONLY be available for Kindle. If the publishers of enough of my favorite authors did enter into such contracts - well, as much as I wouldn't like it, it'd be a powerful motivator to acquire a Kindle.
Sorry for the rambling... I'm mainly thinking out loud here. Anyone want to point out issues I may be missing? I'm open minded and all for being set on a different path.
Shel