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Some interesting conundrums you've got there, Bob.
You and JSWolf are right by saying DRM is causing many of these problems. Multiple formats aren't helping, but at least if you can get past the DRM, you can recreate the file in a standardized format, save it as that, and transfer it to any reader (or any friend) you want to in the future.
That said, it still sucks that you have to go through the trouble that you did, or that you'd potentially have to weigh every book decision against whether or not it's available in a crackable format. And finding a $7 discrepancy between B&N's website and store for the same product, to me, is inexcusable!
Though JS and Nate make it sound easy to "break" the DRM on an e-book, it's still more than anyone should have to deal with, just to read a friggin' book. Knowing that I would have to do that, has been the tipping point for whether I bought the book in the first place. And DRM shouldn't be chasing honest consumers away.
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