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Originally Posted by Musicman
B&N does list the devices that their reader application can be installed on and to me it is very clear. If they read the getting started page they say you need to download their reader software and it lists the Ipod, Itouch, blackberry, PC, Mac and nook as compatible devices. I think this is pretty clear that it won't work on a sony. I have an EZ-Reader that supports Epub and it was clear to me that I could not read B&N Epub on it until there is an update on the software to support the new Adobe/B&N DRM.
The problem I see is that someone read that B&N was going with Epub, but failed to read that it was implementing its social DRM.
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Again WRONG!
The getting started page does not list competitor's devices. But given that B&N want to sell the nook, it would make sense not to list a Sony Reader or Astak Pocket Pro as they are competing devices. And no place on the getting started page does it mention ePub or the DRM being used. So if you do not know about B&N's new ePub DRM, you then would see the sample is in ePub and think OK, it's ePub, my device handles ePub since it has ADE on it. And you buy the eBook. But it doesn't work. This is deceptive practices from B&N. The eBook's listing doesn't mention ePub and it doesn't mention the DRM when it is ePub. And the fact that B&N won't refund your money is again wrong. If I was unable to strip the DRM, I would be contacting my bank to get my money refunded due to the deceptive practice B&N is engaging in.