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Originally Posted by jkirby
Hi all,
I've been waiting for years and years for a good ereader to be developed and ebook availability and I think the time is finally here. Still, I am having pause at the limitations of ereaders/ebooks before I purchase. I love the devices I have looked at (Nook and Kindle). The thing that gives me pause pertains to borrowing and sharing books. I love libraries--- why can my library only loan a fraction of the ebooks available at Amazon or B&N? A library can purchase a regular book and loan it, so why can't it do that with ebooks? And what if I want to share a favorite book with a friend? Most importantly, is there any chance these issues will be resolved if I wait to purchase?
Opinions on Nook vs Kindle vs other readers are also welcome.
Thanks!
jim
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Welcome to MobileRead, Jim.
First, it would be helpful to know where you are located.
Now....have you researched your local library and seen their selection of ebooks?
You know that they have to buy each digital copy they carry. Many libraries are getting on the wagon, but it takes time.
Second, are your tastes represented well there? In other words, is it worth it to your to even use your library? That would depend on how progressive they are, and if their budget can handle the ongoing new books avaialable every day.
The limitations of current ebook readers are limited only by your decision to whether or not to strip the drm, after you've bought the book
If you choose to, and remember, this is probably illegal whereever you are, once stripped, you can send that book anywhere, read anywhere, on any device, using Calibre to shift format.
Our site here has thousands of ebooks with no drm.......public domain, yes, but formatted by our own members and no excess pages to wade thru. There are other sites to get free book, and other sites to buy books besides Sony Store and Amazon.
Sony and Kindle are not the only devices out there, check out our wiki page for a list, and remember there should be a whole slew of new ones released this year. Good luck and enjoy the process.
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_devices