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I was originally an open source, epub fundamentalist, but after buying a paperwhite (actually 2, forgot one on my back-pocket and sat on it while drinking on a bar).
I've only purchased 3 ebooks from Amazon.
These are my conclusions.
-Pdf's suck on eink, unless it's a 10 or 13 inches device. Those devices have luxury prices
Regarding openess:
-On small screens, it's not "comfortable" to read anything else than reflowable books (epub, mobi ) or, maybe, power point presentations.
-Comic books formats on papwerwhite screen size is "doable" but a hassle, and not worth the decision. If you want read comic books, buy a tablet or an ebook with bigger screen.
Never had an issue converting mobi <->epub besides extreme file size / conversion time. Never noticed an issue on the results.
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For me the deciding factor is Amazon cloud.
If you go kindle, you have the "send document via mail" service. So you need to use calibre to convert to mobi, then send a mail (either via calibre or via your mail/webmail ).
For me the bother of file conversion, is equal to the bother of non-wireless file transfer.
BUT, if you send your ebooks files via mail, you can sync you read pages with Amazon Kindle android/iphone app. Lot's of times you have time to read and not you ebook at hand.
I don't know if One Drive is easier to use than sending attachments via mail. That'll depend if the ebook can be set to automatically sync the files or if you need to manually download it from the cloud.
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PROs:
1) Amazon has the cheapest prices for devices.
2) Amazon Cloud has a huge value.
CONs
1) Lack of comic book support.
2) Need to convert epub to mobi and office files to pdfs
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