Which E-Ink reader supports the most formats?

[Slite]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Unfortunately no one device supports them both "best".

The Sony Reader probably has the best support for DRM-protected Adobe books; the CyBook Gen3 has the best support for MobiPocket books.

So your best bet would be a sony if you need DRM-protected Adobe support, Mobipocket can always be deDRMed (Well, almost always anyways)

[daesdaemar]

Gosh, it's not easy making a decision :-(

[Boston]

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

Sorry to be so dense, but I need to ask a specific question. In light of the fact that I would be making use of public lending libraries which have many volumes in Adobe PDF/Digital Editions and Mobi DRM, which ereaders support both those formats best?

Not sure which library/ies you plan to choose, but I would check their offerings and see which format they offer most books in.

My library clearly has many more books in pdf format than mobi. And the majority of their mobi books are also offered in pdf format but not vice versa.
So if my primary source of books were the library, I would pick a reader with good secured pdf support.

[hpkeong]

Hi All:

I am Hanlin Agent from Malaysia....Hanlin V3 can supports the most format among ebookreader...It is damn realible products since my 2nd V8 reader..welcome any inquiry, TESTING of your preferred formats (this is something WE CAN DO but others CAN't)

Do email me at hpkeong@streamyx.com

Cheers

Hong

[Leep]

While I love my Kindle, I have a friend with a Mac who is considering the purchase of an ebook reader.

What problems might she have with conversion software like Mobi2mobi, Kindlefix and Mobidedrm operating in her Mac environment. Are there any other "gotchas" that might influence her decision to purchase the Sony 505 vs the Kindle?

Would appreciate recommendations discussing both devices with a Mac environment.

Thanks

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by Leep

While I love my Kindle, I have a friend with a Mac who is considering the purchase of an ebook reader.

What problems might she have with conversion software like Mobi2mobi, Kindlefix and Mobidedrm operating in her Mac environment. Are there any other "gotchas" that might influence her decision to purchase the Sony 505 vs the Kindle?

Would appreciate recommendations discussing both devices with a Mac environment.

Thanks

All of the current E-Ink readers will mount as a file system if plugged into a Mac. This mean that files can can just be dragged between devices to load/backup eBooks and other files.

Most of the conversion programs you mentioned are written either in Python or Perl. Both of these are supported on a mac. The main thing is not what is supported on a mac but the need to learn a command line on the mac. A Unix like shell is supported but she will need to learn to use it for some of the utilities.

Dale

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by Leep

While I love my Kindle, I have a friend with a Mac who is considering the purchase of an ebook reader.

What problems might she have with conversion software like Mobi2mobi, Kindlefix and Mobidedrm operating in her Mac environment. Are there any other "gotchas" that might influence her decision to purchase the Sony 505 vs the Kindle?

Would appreciate recommendations discussing both devices with a Mac environment.

Thanks

I can't talk about the Kindle, but the Sony works fine with a Mac using Calibre (although I did register mine first on a Windows VM). Calibre also handles some format conversions through it's GUI (so long as there is no DRM on the file).

Whichever she decides to get, point your friend here and there should be some-one who can help, or at least point her in the right direction, if she runs into any problems.

[Leep]

Thanks much - this is good information that I can discuss with her.