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dmaul1114 · 05-27-2010, 03:50 PM

I doubt DRM will go anywhere anytime soon. It took a long time to die off on MP3 music, probably will on books.

I will say that the store is very important. When I made the decision to go with a Kindle, it was for two main reasons:

1. The wireless book store--it was the only one that had it at the time, and the convenience of not having to hook up to a computer was a big selling point.

2. The Kindle book store. I only compared to Sony as I didn't want an off brand reader, and wanted something with a big attached store. Nook wasn't around yet.

Comparing the two I found a few books Sony didn't carry, and almost every one in both was a little more expensive on the Sony store.

So that made my decision. DRM wise, I don't like it, but it's not a deal breaker as I so seldomly ever re-read a book. And books I love and want to re-read periodically I'll buy the hardcover cheap as I still prefer that reading experience to an e-reader.

But e-reading is far superior for the 99% of books I'll only read once as I don't have to hassle with a physical copy of a book I'll never read again, nor hassle with the library etc.

05-27-2010, 03:50 PM	#9
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I doubt DRM will go anywhere anytime soon. It took a long time to die off on MP3 music, probably will on books. I will say that the store is very important. When I made the decision to go with a Kindle, it was for two main reasons: 1. The wireless book store--it was the only one that had it at the time, and the convenience of not having to hook up to a computer was a big selling point. 2. The Kindle book store. I only compared to Sony as I didn't want an off brand reader, and wanted something with a big attached store. Nook wasn't around yet. Comparing the two I found a few books Sony didn't carry, and almost every one in both was a little more expensive on the Sony store. So that made my decision. DRM wise, I don't like it, but it's not a deal breaker as I so seldomly ever re-read a book. And books I love and want to re-read periodically I'll buy the hardcover cheap as I still prefer that reading experience to an e-reader. But e-reading is far superior for the 99% of books I'll only read once as I don't have to hassle with a physical copy of a book I'll never read again, nor hassle with the library etc.