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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
As for side-loaded content, I have no problem. The Kindle reads PDF files as well as the Nook (both do a poor job, but the update coming later this month to the Kindle promises to make PDF reading a much more enriching experience). Text files and non-DRM mobi files I simply drag and drop into the Kindle.
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In addition to non-DRM content, I can install DRM'd EPUB and PDB ebooks from non-B&N sites such as the Sony bookstore. Additionally just because B&N makes the nook doesn't mean they have remote hooks to adjust content. The software runs on Andriod and of course B&N could have built in hooks but it doesn't follow that they did or that they added the infrastructure to remotely alter 1000s of nooks. Amazon (and Apple) have demonstrated they have the ability, the infrastructure and the will to make changes.
I can also back up my B&N books to disk and have, the sideloaded content is of course backed up as I manage it all with Calibre on two machines.
Again, I think any decision of which reader a given person chooses depends on their usage. In your case the Kindle 2 is the right decision, but I don't think that is the general case. I have 100s of used books, almost none of which have notes in them. The only time it was common for me to find notes in books was when I was buying used textbooks while attending Virgina Tech in the 80s.
-Duncan