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Originally Posted by wgrimm
Neither Gemstar or Sony seems to care at all that many readers want to put their own content on the device, not buy exclusively from the store. The software/hardware is geared towards displaying proprietary commercial, pricey "content."
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Only if you define "their own content" as "PDF Files."
Your
other points are more compelling (whether I agree or not, they're not demonstrably incorrect), but (repeatedly) claiming that the Sony doesn't allow users to put their own content on the device, in the face of plain facts to the contrary undermines your case.
RTFs, and stuff that can be saved as RTF will work on the Sony. I know you've had some issues with Connect and RTFs but those issues aren't
design specs on Sony's part. Aside from those issues, I just don't find being 'forced' to use
RTF to be
that burdensome.
Regarding Jinke -- yes they offer more formats (theoretically), but they also only offer screens smaller than A4 -- you're going to have the same issues with PDF, to a varying degree, on them. And let's not forget that they're now 6 months behind on their V2 unit, with no release in sight. And now they're talking about 6 more models ... you could have a long wait, indeed.
I do hope you do find the device that does what you need, if it's not the Sony (as it apparently is not), then it's not. No one thing is everything for everyone. I'm looking forward to an A4 e-ink device myself, but
not for leisure reading, it'd be too big for that.
