Thread: Astak Mentor eBook readers with WiFi and Touchscreen (read-only)
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Old 01-30-2009, 08:46 PM   #1317
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Originally Posted by ccccclark View Post
After messing around for a couple of hours on a Friday night getting the Python scripts to remove the DRM and getting sick and tired of having to install yet more on my PC (and accidentally installing the ASK.com toolbar with the torrent client I had to install), I've decided I'm just going to sell my EZ Reader. I do software development all day, this is the last thing I want to hack around with.

I will just consider the $60-70 in DRM Mobibooks as a loss and whatever I lose from the $300+ dollars I invested in the reader.

This whole format thing really irks me off. I am not willing to switch to another DRM format that I don't even know will be supported in the future and by what readers.

If anyone is interested in buying let me know. I will take the highest bidder. I could care less if it goes for $5 at this point.

It is great hardware and Astak has great customer service, but this format switch defeats the very purpose that led me to the EZ Reader in the first place.

I am going with the Sony as soon as I get some bills paid off.
That is exactly what Amazon wants you to do. They are clearly trying to kill competition in America. You do know that standard Hanlin firmware will continue to work on the device, don't you? There is no reason you have to upgrade to new Astak firmware.

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