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ali · 04-28-2007, 09:54 AM

Can you tell me what's so exciting about mobipocket support? I've never used it, didn't know about it existence, but you guys freak out about it. So what's it about?

Is it more than a bookstore?

I've seen the books, but was not too enthusiastic. I checked my three favorite authors (Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Tom Robbins, Neal Stephenson), but found that they have none of their books in german, and only the two american authors in english.

Also the books seem to be nearly as expensive as paperbooks (Wild Ducks Flying Backward: $6.99 vs. $9.60 on amazon; Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates: $9.95 vs. $11.20).

So what is it that makes you guys so happy?

04-28-2007, 09:54 AM	#46
ali Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 116 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad, dude!	Can you tell me what's so exciting about mobipocket support? I've never used it, didn't know about it existence, but you guys freak out about it. So what's it about? Is it more than a bookstore? I've seen the books, but was not too enthusiastic. I checked my three favorite authors (Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Tom Robbins, Neal Stephenson), but found that they have none of their books in german, and only the two american authors in english. Also the books seem to be nearly as expensive as paperbooks (Wild Ducks Flying Backward: $6.99 vs. $9.60 on amazon; Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates: $9.95 vs. $11.20). So what is it that makes you guys so happy?