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JSWolf · 09-08-2007, 05:59 PM

Well, I just looked up The Bus and there is no MobiPocket version. BooksOnBoard have it for $14.00 in MS Reader, eReader, and PDF. Sony Connect Store has it for $14.36 in BBeB.

What you could do however is purchase the MS Reader version, break the DRM, convert to LRF and PRC and read away on either your Sony Reader or Treo.

This is the first time I've come across a book that's available in BBeB and MS Reader and not MobiPocket. This just proves that DRM is a crock of shite that needs to just go away and leave us with one non-DRM format that every device that reads ebooks can handle.

09-08-2007, 05:59 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Well, I just looked up The Bus and there is no MobiPocket version. BooksOnBoard have it for $14.00 in MS Reader, eReader, and PDF. Sony Connect Store has it for $14.36 in BBeB. What you could do however is purchase the MS Reader version, break the DRM, convert to LRF and PRC and read away on either your Sony Reader or Treo. This is the first time I've come across a book that's available in BBeB and MS Reader and not MobiPocket. This just proves that DRM is a crock of shite that needs to just go away and leave us with one non-DRM format that every device that reads ebooks can handle.