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Originally Posted by Red Alert
I find it distressing that B&N, like Amazon published ebooks, will be tied to a particular proprietary device.
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B&N is using the eReader format, but it only currently supports Windows PC, Mac, iPhone/Touch, and Blackberry. Standard eReader also supports: PalmOS Handheld or Smartphone, Windows Mobile PocketPC (Professional), Windows Mobile Smartphone (Standard), Symbian s60 and UIQ.
There are no supported EInk devices at present. There has been (unconfirmed) speculation that the iRex DR800 and the Plastic Logic Reader will support eReader DRM. There have been more concrete, but still informal, announcements about Astak devices (going through legal review at Astak) and Foxit eSlick (announced before FictionWise was bought by B&N, no news since).
EDIT: iRex's press release today implies that the DR800 will have eReader DRM.
The eReader DRM is the only popular scheme that does not have a device limit. You can use as many reading devices as you like, but the DRM includes your credit card number as a passcode and your name is in the ebook.