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The new B&N eReader for the iPad does have some interesting features but lacks others. I liked the ability to set different "themes" of font and page colors. And the small selection of fonts is nice as is the large number of font sizes. Still, it's really not up to iBooks, Kindle or ReadMe. I think that this does illustrate a problem with where the ebook marketplace is today thanks to DRM. A bookseller such as B&N who sells DRM'd books must now also be a software developer or at least a software producer. When a new platform such as the iPad comes out there is a real scramble so that people who change platforms can keep access to their books. Should a major bookseller someday NOT support a new and very popular platform I think we would finally see a DRM debate at the grass roots level as thousands lose "their" books. But, for now, we have to watch as companies that are not software companies are forced to release software. It's not always going to be pretty. And it is ALWAYS going to be confusing!
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