10-23-2011, 03:10 PM | #76 |
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If you only want one ereader, then the Kindle is best, if only because of the 'infected with DRM' free and cheap books.
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10-23-2011, 05:27 PM | #77 |
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Hey Dee perhaps you should have a look at Kobobooks.com - they have hundreds of free and cheap books too.
It would be very sad for someone to choose a Kindle just because they thought Amazon having free books was somehow important. I think it's important to buy the reader that suits your needs - for some people that might be a Kindle for others it won't be. |
10-27-2011, 01:46 PM | #78 | |
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As for "free and cheap", you can find thousands of public domain epub books on the internet. I have a library of over 300 books on my Kobo Touch, and not a single one of them cost me a dime. Best of all, they can be easily transferred to any other (non-Kindle) ereader. |
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10-28-2011, 05:59 AM | #79 |
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If you stick to DRM-free Kindle books you can also take them to other devices, or convert them to any format you want. There are readers for mobi books, just not for DRM'd mobi books. It is the DRM in either case (Amazon, B&N, Apple) which prevents cross-reading of books.
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10-28-2011, 10:34 AM | #80 | |
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And you fail to notice (or mention) that almost all of those thousands of public domain free ePubs are also available as .mobi or .prc or .txt books as well, so can also go on the Kindle. And your ePub freebies can go on a Kindle as well, all you'd need to do is run them through Calibre. Or go back and pick them up in a Kindle version. But hey - glad you seem to be as happy with your Kobo as I am with my Kindle. Competition keeps everyone on their toes, which is good for us as users. |
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10-28-2011, 11:44 AM | #81 |
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I began with the Kobo and loved it, but finally bought a Kindle 3 and ended up reading on it more than on the Kobo. Now that I'm buying my wife a new reader (replacing her 1st generation Kobo), I'm getting her a Kindle because the Amazon shopping experience is so easy.
I appreciate the "open" epub format, but the retailers have ruined it with their competitive DRM schemes that destroy the openness. Greed has caused them to squander the one big advantage epub had. Earlier in the game I was betting on epub because the more open format tends to win. But now my money is on Amazon, because they aren't idiots. |
10-28-2011, 01:13 PM | #82 |
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Also there is the totally free 3g connection. Amazon pays for this, so there is no monthly outlay to enable one to surf the web globally. I suppose I am completely biased, but when you get to 70 yrs old and are on a tight budget this is important.
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10-28-2011, 05:12 PM | #83 |
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Really?! I thought you were only allowed to use the 3G for accessing Amazon.. I wasn't aware that they allowed you to use to browse the rest of the web.
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10-28-2011, 06:15 PM | #84 |
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10-28-2011, 07:49 PM | #85 |
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The Kindle Touch with 3G reportedly will only allow access to Amazon properties, the old Kindle 3 would allow you access to whatever via 3G, I'm unsure if this is, or will continue to be the case for the Kindle Keyboard (Kindle 3 renamed). All that said browsing the web on these devices is a horrible experience and not something I personally see as a selling point.
Also I agree with @J. Strnad the Amazon whole experience is very nice, and is an easy recommendation (much like recommending Apple these days is). That said I've really enjoyed my Kobo Touch and much preferred it to the Kindle 3/Keyboard. The new Kindles provide a nice option and if I was purchasing again I would consider them (as well as the new SONY). I do however prefer the slight open nature of epubs and Adobe DRM so that is still a plus in my eyes, but some of the other advantages like Library borrowing have now been filled. |
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10-29-2011, 04:11 AM | #88 |
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No, it hasn't. The Kindle 3 (now called the "Kindle Keyboard") continues to have free, unrestricted web browsing in many countries. However, given the limitations of the browser, I very much doubt that many people would use a Kindle as a primary method for web browsing.
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