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Originally Posted by pwjone1
And in the end, that's why I'm fine with BB&B carrying the Jetbook. It offers the consumer more choices. And for some, the Jetbook will be the right choice. It's cheaper than the competition, it supports a lot of formats, and for many, its lack of DRM is just fine. Maybe they're opposed to DRM, maybe they want the kids to stay with the classics, or don't want unfettered access to the online stores (and the consequent surprises on the credit card bill). Or they're looking at the Jetbook as a way to dip a toe in the water, a not too expensive way to try out eBooks while waiting for the technology to mature. Let's not equate being a BB&B customer with being dumb.
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a BB&B customer is not dumb. But if they don't know about DRM and all that goes with it, then they are not going to know that the Jetbook cannot display say most eBooks from the NYT best seller list. The way I see it, the customer is going to purchase one, try to buy an eBook that has DRM and be unable to.
We know about DRM or can ask questions and get good answers on MR. We know they Jetbook does not support any DRM. So we can make an informed choice to buy one or not. But go to Etaco's website and it does not mention the lack of DRM and the form requesting eBooks makes it look like once I purchase a Jetbook, I can get all the eBooks I want for free. That's not how it works. And Etaco's comparison chart contains a lot of wildly inaccurate information when comparing Sony and Amazon. For the average person, the lack of DRM formats is not fine. It's what will be a real deal breaker after the purchase has been made.