[ficbot]

Now that Fictionwise is offering epub with their multiformat books, I am a bit confused about what to do. In the past I was downloading an LRF into Calibre and then downloading a backup eReader into my computer for backup purposes since I have other devices which read eReader. I guess I don't need to re-download everything at ePub for backup purposes since Calibre can just convert the LRF I already have, right?

But as far as future purchases go, is there any advantage to downloading the epub instead of the LRF if I plan to read it on the Sony Reader? Does the epub version look 'better' or have better formatting? Or should I just continue downloading under the 'LRF Plus eReader Backup' plan as before?

I am also wondering what will happen if they start offering secure epub. Will those work on the Sony Reader? I don't know if I can upgrade the firmware because I have a Mac, but my reader is fairly new and can read PDF files so I am told this is the latest firmware...