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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Unfortunately, developers aren't being that comprehensive. As I mentioned, Win-based devices (outside of full-OS machines like PCs and laptops) are being excluded from almost everyone's development list. I wonder how many of these developers are developing in Linux? Did either of those OSs ever get Stanza, for instance? They may not be the top dogs of the OS world, but they are still out there, being used by a lot of people, and being left out.
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Yeah, Wimo is definitely somewhat underrepresented. Also, you don't typically find non-corporate developers porting to multiple platforms. So the good free readers (e.g., stanza, readMe) will probably only be available on the iPhone OS.
As far as support for Wimo:
B&N is coming
Freda,
Zulu for non-DRM
eReader Pro
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I was more concerned about purchasing an iPad ebook app--not the reading app, so much as the ebook itself--then wanting to shift it to a non-Apple device later on. Reading apps are cheap, but who wants to replace their library?
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I see what you're worried about now. I can't imagine buying "appbooks" for exactly that reason. The fact that books exist in this fashion seems unfortunate to me. I think most mobileread members are aware that you will NEVER be able to move appbooks to another platform.
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I did exactly that, too: The LG Dare. Nice phone... completely locked down by Verizon. And that's why the phone I just replaced it with is an open platform... in my case, Windows-based, to allow me to shift most of the apps and files from my PDA.
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I know it's a little late now, but I'd stay away from Wimo as a persistent platform if I were you. Many developers are not touching it with a ten-foot pole at this point. There's a lot of action happening in re the new version, and it seems like Wimo itself may end up getting caught in the crossfire. At the very least, developers are wary about doing anything with the platform at this point. The new Kin phones (Project Pink) that Microsoft just put out don't even allow apps.
Something to think about, anyway.