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Old 02-24-2009, 04:02 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Most devices on the market today, including the Kindle, but excluding the Sony, can read MobiPocket format books, so buying a device which supports Mobi gives you the maximum flexibility. It is very easy to buy books in a "neutral" format such as Microsoft Reader format ("LIT") and convert those to Mobi format using free tools (it takes literally seconds to do).
Of course, it's also true that to convert from Mobi format to a Sony format also takes only a few seconds using free tools, in exactly the same way as from .LIT books, so if you're willing to do that, the Sony ends up being able to read Mobi as well as ePub & LRF.

I'd suggest that the main things to look at are
  • Are the eBooks you want *only* available from Amazon? If so, then maybe a Kindle is what you should be considering.
  • Do you want dictionary support? If so, then maybe the CyBook...
  • Do you want ePub support or reflowable PDF support, If so, then maybe the Sony


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