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Originally Posted by mmc_mac
What turns me off is the inability to use library books (would have like to have just tried them to form an opinion, guess that is out of the question now) and also being forced into an economic situation where there is no chance at competitive pricing, no one to keep their brethren in check.
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The scripts are still just as available (and just as legal) as they always were. What is missing is the Visual Kindle Guide, which made learning how to use the tools much easier, and the individual help provided here if needed. Who knows how long these wiki pages will linger in Google cache, so you may want to search them out now.
On the price issue, I think the publishers are still the major road block. Amazon is cutting its margins to the bone, and they are doing so in the face of predatory ebook pricing by many publishers. There is a long term worry about pricing if Amazon gets a near monopoly, but I think the fact that Adobe DRM has been cracked makes it much more likely that Adobe (at least) will survive as an alternative to Amazon/MobiPocket.