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Originally Posted by fishcube
So, what are the advantages/disadvantages of both?
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Right now, to me, the biggest disadvantage to the Kindle -- any version -- is Amazon. There have been a couple of book fiascos (e.g., the Orwell books), a refusal to brick a stolen Kindle, and now the beginning of the close down of the
mobi format. As one comment noted, Amazon gets a bigger slice of the pie from the Kindle format than from the mobi format, which might be the reason for the steps taken, but that would make me wonder when Amazon will next change the format for Kindle books, requiring consumers to buy a device upgrade (rather than a firmware upgrade) to read ebooks, perhaps even requiring repurchase of books already purchased.