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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I don't think Amazon will win at all. I think in the long run, they will lose. They reason being is interoperability is not there. I can take ePub books bought for my 505 and use them on a nook. I'm not locked into one company. I have the freedom to shop at multiple shops. Amazon doesn't give us this freedom. Amazon locks us in place. This is of course for DMRed content. If I was to decide I wanted to move to an iRex DR800G, I could do so and still keep my ePub content. I have choices that Amazon doesn't give me. To me, it seems that Jeff Bezos is a control freak. That's why he had Amazon create AZW and Topaz instead of just going Mobipocket.
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Hey JS..., I agree with you there. I can read books on either my 505, 600, or Jetbook. In addition, I do not have to shop at a single site like one has to do with the Kindle. My Sony devices allow me to shop at various sites which I like to purchase books from. Also, I have not heard of Sony taking books off of Sony devices. The Kindle is too proprietary and I do not trust Amazon. That having been said, despite my biases and preferences, the Kindle is a good device. Subsequently, I do not believe that their will be any one winner. Besides... bottom line: I like choice, which ever reader I may prefer.
Richard