[Dahak]

I do not own a Kindle, so this really is a bit of a 'noob' post.

I've owned a Rocket eBook for the last 9+ years and I've gotten quite used to preformatting my HTML source books into good-looking (to me, at least) Rocket editions. (I like indented, fully-justified paragraphs without a blank line between paragraphs and blank-line/short horizontal rule/blank-line for scene changes.)

I'm really liking the idea of the Kindle DX (actually always liked the Sony 505, too, and ready to buy one, but the DX is now singing its siren song...)

A friend is raising a stink about his not liking the Kindle's DRM, so I have a few questions:

As I understand it, you can send files to Amazon to convert into Kindle format for you. You can either have them emailed back (free) or WhisperNetted to the unit at 10 cents a file or the newer 15 cents/megabyte.

Are those returned files DRMed?

Also, I've been lead to believe that you can hand-build the files locally (through whatever means) and transfer them over via the USB cable.

Are those files DRMed?

Basically, I intend to take my existing Rocket Library (I still have all the source HTML for my home-converted files) and converting them for use on the Kindle, should I wind up getting one.

Any information the regulars can share?

Any pitfalls I need to know about?

Thanks.

-Joe