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KunoK · 03-02-2010, 07:16 PM

Hi there, I am also living in Denmark. I am a dane, born and raised here.

1) I think you can choose between ebooks in english and ebooks in english, so it is probably a good choice to be interested in US/UK books. I can't say where the selection is best. I went for a non amazon device, because I would not like it to be a monopoly for amazon to sell ebooks. If you want to buy books from different sources, and use them on the same reader, you will end up having to strip DRM and convert the format to one your reader can read.

2) There is a big thread on this forum about which format will prevail. I think epub. I don't know the sales figures of amazon compaired to epub,

3) In my opinion, typical fiction displays well for the mobipocket format. I have not tried it, but the procedure for displaying amazon books on other devices seems slightly more cumbersome than the other way round. I read the danish law the same way you do, if you need to liberate a book in order to be able to read it, you are allowed to do so.

4) Calibre displays all the formats, if the book is not drm infected.

5) I think Irex 800 is the nearest competitor, but there is no dictionary support. If you are primarily into fiction, you don't need a big display like the DX. PDF requires a big display though. I don't have any personal experience with PDF, but a little reading in this forum will tell you that you need a big display.

03-02-2010, 07:16 PM	#2
KunoK Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 558 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Device: Gen3, Boox 60, K3, Sony T1, Sandra has a Sony505, 650, K3	Hi there, I am also living in Denmark. I am a dane, born and raised here. 1) I think you can choose between ebooks in english and ebooks in english, so it is probably a good choice to be interested in US/UK books. I can't say where the selection is best. I went for a non amazon device, because I would not like it to be a monopoly for amazon to sell ebooks. If you want to buy books from different sources, and use them on the same reader, you will end up having to strip DRM and convert the format to one your reader can read. 2) There is a big thread on this forum about which format will prevail. I think epub. I don't know the sales figures of amazon compaired to epub, 3) In my opinion, typical fiction displays well for the mobipocket format. I have not tried it, but the procedure for displaying amazon books on other devices seems slightly more cumbersome than the other way round. I read the danish law the same way you do, if you need to liberate a book in order to be able to read it, you are allowed to do so. 4) Calibre displays all the formats, if the book is not drm infected. 5) I think Irex 800 is the nearest competitor, but there is no dictionary support. If you are primarily into fiction, you don't need a big display like the DX. PDF requires a big display though. I don't have any personal experience with PDF, but a little reading in this forum will tell you that you need a big display.