Thread: Why should I get a SONY reader over a Kindle or nook?
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Old 12-05-2009, 12:30 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Solitaire1 View Post

When I first heard about the Kindle, it looked interesting. Unfortunately, the one thing that made it a "no go" for me was the requirement to send my ebooks to Amazon so they can put them on my Kindle (this may not have been true or may no longer be true, but that is what I understood when I first heard of the Kindle). For me, just the possibility that that might be true was not acceptable and it caused me to not consider the Kindle when choosing to upgrade my ebook reader (I chose a Sony PRS-505).
That was never the case. The only time you might go "through" Amazon is for conversion of a PDF (or other non-compatible) file to be compatible for the Kindle. And if you use one of the programs like Calibre, Stanza, etc, you don't have to go through Amazon at all. As long as you're happy with your Sony I suppose it doesn't matter for you, but wanted to set the record straight there.
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