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Originally Posted by pilotbob
You can d/l it to your PC or re-download to the device. Every ebook store I have bought from allows you to re-download your purchase whenever you want.
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Yeah, well, tell that to the people who had books they purchased in good faith deleted from the Kindle.
When I was preparing to buy my first dedicated device in December of 2007, I was torn between the Kindle and the Cybook Gen3. Both devices were the same price. I was concerned about the Kindle's proprietary format, but not enough to deter me. Both devices were on backorder at the time, and I kept going back and forth.
Then I realized that the wireless connection on the Kindle went two ways. I was a little creeped out at the idea that there would be data mining going on of my reading habits. I ordered the Cybook and haven't regretted it.
About the only advantage of a wireless connection I can see is that it facilitates impulse buying. And I do a lot of that anyway--if I'm near a computer, I hop on BoB or Fictionwise and buy a book, then download it later. It's easy and fast to do a copy and paste to an SD card and then pop it back into the Cybook.
I personally don't think I would find the Kindle satisfactory for web surfing. I have a netbook and a smartphone for couch surfing, both of which provide a better web experience if not a necessarily fantastic one.