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Originally Posted by 3d0g
At a glace (and particularly with kindle @ $139) it's temping to think it's the better buy now but it's really not quite that simple. Buying a kindle is buying into Amazon for your sole book source, essentially. Yes, their selection is great and prices are often good, but you're still locked in. No library e-loans. No EPUB.
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I like the underdog, too, and it was actually the initial wave of Kobo hype that hooked me on the idea of buying an ereader. But then B&N and Amazon both undercut them on price while offering more features. The Kobo price cut still leaves it more expensive than the K3 when you count tax.
And as a practical matter, it seems far easier for an unscrupulous tax dodgin' type to get library EPUBs over to the Kindle than it is to get cheap Amazon mobis Kobo-ready.
I just don't see how Kobo competes unless they cut their price to under 100.