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Colt · 08-31-2007, 03:24 AM

I've only found these forums fairly recently in my research of the Sony PRS-500 Reader which I'm very interested in buying sometime in the near future. I have read quite a few threads, the arguments going back and forth for device, DRM or not, file type. Everyone seems to have an opinion on these things. What I'm curious about though is a personal opinion on what you'll do.

What will you do when the time comes where your device and its DRM books you bought are no longer supported. When your device breaks and nothing else supports them. When you can't transfer them to the newer device you bought, even if it's from the same company. What will you do?

I'd like this to not turn into a giant debate on DRM vs. non-DRM content but simply... What will you do? Buy all of those books again? Go back to paper? What? Needless to say, I think this is the biggest issue making me wary of buying an ebook reader at this point. - Colt

08-31-2007, 03:24 AM	#1
Colt Comrade Rising Posts: 28 Karma: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Empire of Alaska, Occupied Florida, Territory Command Device: Currently Pulp	What Will You Do? I've only found these forums fairly recently in my research of the Sony PRS-500 Reader which I'm very interested in buying sometime in the near future. I have read quite a few threads, the arguments going back and forth for device, DRM or not, file type. Everyone seems to have an opinion on these things. What I'm curious about though is a personal opinion on what you'll do. What will you do when the time comes where your device and its DRM books you bought are no longer supported. When your device breaks and nothing else supports them. When you can't transfer them to the newer device you bought, even if it's from the same company. What will you do? I'd like this to not turn into a giant debate on DRM vs. non-DRM content but simply... What will you do? Buy all of those books again? Go back to paper? What? Needless to say, I think this is the biggest issue making me wary of buying an ebook reader at this point. - Colt