Thread: old ebookman doa - now what
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:49 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by clovermax View Post
thank you- on some of them I will just ask for differnet formats. but then there are a few that are from defunct publishers- so those I will have to convert. What I dont understand is why the manufacturers cant just have all the formats available. Too bad the ebookman died- but I really need to be able to read on the run- am I correct that the nook and kindle 2 require you to purchase from their prospective bookstores- b&n and amazon?
Not correct for both Readers.

Kindle is limited to Amazon as far as DRM-protected eBooks go. It is said that all ePub shops will be open for the Nook, however (whether from Day One or through a later FW update is not entirely clear yet)

Normally, all non-DRMed ePubs can be read on the Nook and all non-protected PRCs and Mobis work perfectly well on the Kindle (Fictionwise and Baen offer LOTS of un-DRMed ePubs and Mobis, btw). There are loads of free books available for both readers, too. (cf our Wiki)
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