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Originally Posted by mdibella
It's an interesting question. If Amazon does not support EPub and then it turns out that Sony's EPub can be 'liberated' (and then converted to Mobi) then the Kindle will be able to read books from pretty much any source.
On the other hand, there's no way that other readers will ever be able to handle those pesky Amazon Topaz books...
I have Kindles and Sony readers too, so I carry whichever one has the book I am currently reading. The thing is, though, while I do confess I sometimes remove the DRM so I can move books between my own readers, I have never 'shared' one of these books. I do it only so I can use the books I buy the way I want to use them. (Like for example if I have books in a series in different formats, and want to carry the whole series with me).
My point is that I do not object to DRM as such, as long as the books are truly portable between *my own* readers. I'll register the readers, I'll put in a key, I'll do whatever makes the publisher happy, as long as I have portability.
Which means that I might even be willing to spend a bit more money at the Sony store for a book if my alternative is a crippled Topaz version...
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That's exactly how I feel. I have returned a Topaz book before (thank goodness, it only happened once) and bought the ePub version for over 3 dollars more then what Amazon was selling it for but even though I would have loved to keep the cheaper Amazon version, I refuse to keep anything as limited as Topaz. That's why I no longer shop at the Sony Bookstore where I use to buy 90% of my books before I knew better, now they get 0% of my book purchase. I will be back if the new store ePub can be liberated. I too only want the freedom to move my books between my devices. I have no brand loyalty, I just look for features that meets my need so I definitely need flexibility.