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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Yes, because Sony is not out to make a profit.... they are altruistic and give all their profits to sick children in Uganda and the CEO doesn't take any salary.
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Let me guess - Sony isn't out to corner the book *and* ebook market either.
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
FUD! This happened ONCE. Amazon admitted it was a mistake due to the way their delivery/return system worked and they would rectify it... AND they gave people the option to get the book back or to get a $30 gift card. One time is not a pattern or happening on "whim".
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It shouldn't have happened ONCE. Can't wait for it to happen again..
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
I have bought ebooks for my Kindle from Fictionwise, SteveJordan Books, SciFi-Az.com, Baen, and have downloaded several dozen from mobileread and feedbooks. They all work a treat and I have no problem finding the format needed.
That said, the Kindle store is usually the easiest place to buy ebooks and they usually have the best price. Why should only having 1 source bother me if it is the best source anyway?
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Yeah, we're all sheep anyway. Why should we care where we are shepherded to when Amazon have such nice reassuring faces?
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Finally, ePub is designed to be easy to convert from to other formats. Calibre a free tool you can get for the d/l converts epub to mobi without breaking a sweat.
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I love this argument that calibre (a third party open source tool) makes up for all the manufacturers shortfalls. Conversions aren't necessarily perfect and I'd love you to show me how to convert DRMed EPUBs without breaking a) the law and b) the MobileRead rules. Planning to conveniently borrow a EPUB ebook anytime soon with your Kindle? No idea if you can borrow a DRMed PDF..
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
The only possibly pragmatic argument you could put forward is that the Kindle does not support the Adobe DRM. If you want to get your books from a source that uses this type of DRM, and you aren't able to remove the DRM, then yes, don't get the Kindle.
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Yeah, after all we can rely on Amazon to have every book on the planet, in Mobipocket - hang on, isn't that what Amazon want you to do?..