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Originally Posted by AprilHare
After all, what would I care about inflated pbook and ebook prices in the long run when the books are so cheap now, when other companies 'don't have e-book stores'!
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If inflated e-book prices bother you, I recommend against buying e-books in more expensive versions.
Of course, Amazon has the cheapest versions around, at least for me here in the US.
And I'm not sure what the 'don't have e-book stores' remark is driving at. If you're talking about me, I never said Sony didn't have an e-book store; I just said it didn't work with Macs at the time.
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Hang on... Amazon e-books aren't cheap after all for international users...
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Yes, I understand they're more expensive for international users, and that might tip the balance with regard to which e-book reader international users will pick.
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Rootkit.  Oh yes. That 2005 thing, regarding CDs (don't ask me what that's supposed to do with ebooks, but hey).
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Well, the folks who run Sony probably have a few years under their belt--to them four years ago isn't that long. And when I was choosing a reader, I thought Sony's attitude toward music DRM might indicate their attitude toward e-book DRM. But if you're comfortable with it, that's fine.
Of course, there were a lot of features I liked about the Kindle that the Sony just flat out couldn't do (dictionary, highlighting, annotation, wikipedia, wireless access to new books, web access). It wasn't *just* Sony's past use of DRM that tipped the balance.
The balance might be different now, even; I understand Sony has sort of implemented some of those features in its newest models.
I hadn't heard that International Kindles didn't have web access. I agree that's a pity.
I do notice that you haven't told us anything you like about your Sony. Surely it has some good points you'd like to bring up? Something more to recommend it than just "It isn't Amazon?"