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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
OK .... you did some really sloppy research. The Kindle also supports multiple formats, and you are not locked into the Amazon store to get content. Tons of places to get inexpensive and free content for BOTH types of readers.
With all your research, there were a whole LOT of things you missed. In fact three out of the four criteria on which you based your choice were plain old dead wrong. The fourth was entirely subjective, but you have to go with what you think will impress the gang at the bus stop.
The Kindle 1 also does what it is meant to do and it supports multiple formats. You just didn't know that ... now you do. Life is hard.
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I am aware that I would've missed quite a lot of "hard" info in my research (mainly because I don't know anyone with a kindle or Sony Reader and because I am new to the market). The research that I did was from a consumer's perspective (who was completely new to the market). After checking out these forums, i have learned that there are plenty of ways to get different formats of books to work for all e-book readers (I am currently using calibre, book designer {though i don't understand it too well yet}, and a few of the ABC converters).
The fact is, there is way too much information out there about the Kindle and you never know what is true or false unless you own the product. With that being said, how is someone supposed to shop for a product like that? I had to take what I believed to be true and false and separate the info myself. Most of the info I took with me were from the actual sites that the products are offered on, then I looked at other sites for confirmation.
How was I supposed to interpret it all? Not everyone is an expert on the subject.
(And no, RickyMaveety, I don't ride the bus. I was simply using that as an example. And why so much hostility?)