Thread: Thinking of getting a Kindle, Can I really get library books for it?
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Old 05-11-2010, 08:43 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by TallMomof2 View Post
Since ePub is so popular I wish Amazon would add it as a supported format. That would make the Kindle just about perfect and I would stop searching for perfect device.
Yes: being able to add library books to the Kindle would seal the deal.

Yes: removing DRM from library ePubs to plop onto a Kindle turns out to be extremely simple. But, really, who wants to do that? It's a last resort.

So, a Kindle is a near ideal e-reader ... except for library books. Enter the Kobo as the Library Card; the Kindle for the personal library.

Darn it: except the Kobo doesn't (yet) handle ePubs reliably (the dreaded mouse-type ... make that fly-speck type ... font glitch). And, the Kobo doesn't have a dictionary. And, the Kobo can't make highlights. And, so on. Alas.

If the Kindle ALSO handled DRM ePubs -- Amazon could draw the format line there -- what an impact on marketshare. And imagine if the ADE interface -- just for library books from Overdrive -- ran through the Amazon Kindle 3G Whispernet network to help ensure "compliance" on returns.
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