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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Of course that is missing the OPs point entirely. He wanted multiple ebook sites selling ePubs (or whatever universal file) that could be read on a store-agnostic ereader
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Misses the point only if you choose to needlessly quibble over the definition of "ereader." Otherwise it absolutely nails the notion of buying from multiple ebook stores (ePub or otherwise) and reading then on one store agnostic device.
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Just because a tablet will let you install multiple walled gardens doesn't make it any freer.
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All depends on your definition of freedom, I guess. I myself find it quite liberating. No PC, no special library management software, no dedrm tools. Just pure ebook buying and ebook reading--from any ebook vendor I want, from anywhere I am.
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Quite honestly, using multiple apps on the same tablet seems to be a pain. Suppose you get a deal on the first three Harry Potter books from Amazon. Then you buy books 4, 6 and 7 from B&N and book 5 from Kobo. You have to know what book you are looking for and what app it is stored in.
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I know, right? All that tapping is excruciatingly exhaustive
Seriously though; I think I've mentioned before that I'm a "buy book" then "read book" kind of guy. I have no extensive pre-bought unread library to wade through, so I never have to "find" what i'm wanting to read. I just got done downloading it. I'm not a curator. I just want to read.
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
But hey, whatever works for you.
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Same.
