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Old 03-31-2009, 09:58 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by JetSetter View Post
The Kindle looks great, but I am a little hesitant about buying into a reader that uses a proprietary format.
The ebooks in the Sony store use the proprietary LRX format, but the Sony's will read Adobe PDF and ePub ebooks from many sources (Sony does not sell these though).

The Kindle's AZW format is identical to MOBI, and if you buy AZW ebooks and later switch from a Kindle to a non-Amazon device then the mobidedrm script will allow you to strip the AZW DRM and create DRM-free MOBIs for your new device. Note that even for such personal use, stripping DRM is generally thought to be illegal in the US although this has never been tested in court. Also, some Kindle ebooks use the completely proprietry TOPAZ format.
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