I am lazy and it is still a proprietary format controlled by Amazon. Why should I change when with a little planning I can avoid the ie6 of the publishing world?
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Gary Slinger <[email protected]>wrote: > Your second para is "correct", but misleading. It takes less than 30 > seconds to convert a .epub to a .mobi and put it on a Kindle. > > .mobi also isn't "properietary" in the sense implied; .mobi is a commonly > available (and self-publishable) format, it just happens to support DRM, and > Amazon uses DRM. > > Make an argument that "DRM=Bad" by all means, but "epub good, mobi bad", > not so much. > ------------------------------ > *From: * Steven Peck <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:14:57 -0700 > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * "NT System Admin Issues" < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: OT: e-Reader > > I have friends who have the Kindle and others who have the nook. They both > like them. > > With the Kindle you have the first succesful to market andit's Amazon. You > also have a proprietary ebook format. With the Nook you have the standard, > widely available epub format. > > One of the things I have found is some publishers offer ebooks but not > through Amazon. So you can buy ebooks elsewhere then Barnes and Nobles or > Amazon and side load them. Ultimatly, I suspect it will be preference. I > am looking at the Nook (not the color) mianly becasue of epub but really, > it's a preference thing in the end. > > See if you can find someone to borrow both/either from and look for > yourself. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I saw a couple of reviews on that device on Cnet and they were all >> negative. Funny thing is the Cnet reviews mentioned both the Kindle and >> Nook in the KOBO review. I could only find reviews on the Kindle and Nook >> on supported sites. Supported sites tend, at least in MHO, bias on who is >> supporting them. >> >> Jon >> >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Cameron <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm watching this with interest as I've just started looking at them as >>> well. One that looks interesting is the KOBO (know know if you can get it in >>> the US). >>> >>> I *believe* there is an application out there that will allow the format >>> to be changed from *whatever* to Kindle >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 14 Apr 2011 at 9:53, Kevin Lundy wrote: >>>> >>>> > Fine. The Nook has apps on those platforms as well :) >>>> > >>>> > Honestly, I think the decision is 2 step: >>>> > 1) e-ink or LCD screen >>>> > 2) availability of books in the chosen format. >>>> >>>> A third part of the decision is multi-platform, with syncing your >>>> reading. It >>>> is my understanding that the Nook can sync books which are side-loaded >>>> (not >>>> purchased through the B&N store) while I believe the Kindle only syncs >>>> books >>>> you have purchased. >>>> >>>> I just got a Nook but have yet to sign up for a Nook account since I >>>> have an >>>> unsupported phone (Palm Treo 755p). 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