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timezone · 09-05-2009, 11:50 AM

I am almost surprised to see how little this issue is causing people to speak out. We all have dozens or more Mobipocket books that will be lost.

We can keep the old ROM. All well and good if you don't want any new upgrades. Wait!!!!! Anyone consider this probably means only this reader. When we all want to jump to the color reader do you really think you can bring over the old ROM? I don't think so. This fix from iRex is to alleviate the issue of implied usage. When we purchased this reader there was an implied agreement that we can continue to read Mobipocket books. If not one might argue we were damaged by this change. While the argument can extend to the next reader this agrument becomes a bit weaker.

Now we all drank the cool aid. It is 2010 or is it 2011 and we have our spanking new color reader. We bought into the epub change and now have an even larger ebub library than the old Mobipocket one. Shaazam, iRex and Amazon make up. They are best friends and all is forgiven. We receive a message from iRex, We are happy to inform you that we will now be supporting Mobipocket. I do believe epub has the same exclusive agreement. So now we are again at a loss. Who is to say this epub change is the end of this issue. This is just the beginning.

Call your Congressmen, Amazon, Adobe, iRex and tell them tge DRM exclusive deals are not acceptable. This is not antitrust because we cannot prove there are any backroom deals to push out Amazon or Adobe. iRex also doesn't have the marketshare to alter the landscape. It does fall under consumer affairs. Speak up because our voices do count even though at times it appears not to be the case.

I said it before. MobileRead unlike mobile phone forums or others really stands alone. They have power to be a voice for us. Where is MobileRead? Wakeup MobileRead and flex some muscle.

09-05-2009, 11:50 AM	#22
timezone Addict Posts: 244 Karma: 1232 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Device: Windows Phone7, Kindle Fire	I am almost surprised to see how little this issue is causing people to speak out. We all have dozens or more Mobipocket books that will be lost. We can keep the old ROM. All well and good if you don't want any new upgrades. Wait!!!!! Anyone consider this probably means only this reader. When we all want to jump to the color reader do you really think you can bring over the old ROM? I don't think so. This fix from iRex is to alleviate the issue of implied usage. When we purchased this reader there was an implied agreement that we can continue to read Mobipocket books. If not one might argue we were damaged by this change. While the argument can extend to the next reader this agrument becomes a bit weaker. Now we all drank the cool aid. It is 2010 or is it 2011 and we have our spanking new color reader. We bought into the epub change and now have an even larger ebub library than the old Mobipocket one. Shaazam, iRex and Amazon make up. They are best friends and all is forgiven. We receive a message from iRex, We are happy to inform you that we will now be supporting Mobipocket. I do believe epub has the same exclusive agreement. So now we are again at a loss. Who is to say this epub change is the end of this issue. This is just the beginning. Call your Congressmen, Amazon, Adobe, iRex and tell them tge DRM exclusive deals are not acceptable. This is not antitrust because we cannot prove there are any backroom deals to push out Amazon or Adobe. iRex also doesn't have the marketshare to alter the landscape. It does fall under consumer affairs. Speak up because our voices do count even though at times it appears not to be the case. I said it before. MobileRead unlike mobile phone forums or others really stands alone. They have power to be a voice for us. Where is MobileRead? Wakeup MobileRead and flex some muscle.