Thread: Astak Mentor eBook readers with WiFi and Touchscreen (read-only)
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Old 01-31-2009, 08:42 AM   #1324
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Robert,

A question for you: given that the CyBook which, as you know, uses MobiPocket, can seemingly be perfectly legitimately sold in the US, why can't the EZ Reader? It would appear to be an exactly equivalent situation.
But Harry, if the EZ Reader's Mobipocket becomes unavailable in the USA because of Amazon pressure, how long will it be before Bookeen feels the same pressure and can no longer sell Cybooks (with Mobipocket) in the USA?

I agree with wallcraft about getting a copy of the Hanlin firmware if you have or think you might purchase one of the Hanlin V3 variants. If you have many DRMed Mobipocket, it looks like it's either that, buy a Kindle, or deDRM all your Mobipocket ebooks. And when the giant Amazon does restrict Bookeen as it is now doing with Hanlin, how long before they start "witch hunting" people who do deDRM their Mobipocket ebooks?
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