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Originally Posted by TallMomof2
The dude has some of his facts wrong, especially about the ePubs Apple will sell. Sure, Apple is selling ePub but with their own flavor of DRM. That makes 3 different DRM schemes for ePub.
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Is this conjecture or do you have evidence of that? From what I have read, no one knows if the epub on the iPad will have some strange DRM attached to it.
It's important to remember that even when Apple had DRM on Mp3, they still allowed you to use un-DRMed Mp3 in itunes and on ipods. There is no evidence which leads us to believe that they will treat epub books differently. None. The only 'assumptions' we can make are that publishers would have demanded some kind DRM on ibookstore sales. From Apple's past history with Mp3s - If you don't want that DRMed content you should be able to buy from another source and load your own epubs on (just like itunes let you load your own Mp3s from the start).
As for the Kindle bashing, I think it's un-necessary. We are talking about different purposes on these devices. A device solely dedicated to text reading VS a device that does all kinds of things. Of course the iPad is more attractive it's newer! The Kindle is attractive as well (slim and functional), just not as flashy. Kindle 3 will be a step up, they are due for a refresh so lets see what they do.