Wow, you are so easy to bait. Nice assumption, false and wrong as it is but hey, snap judgement of a few sentences in a conversation is the way to go after all.
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Gary Slinger <[email protected]>wrote: > Oh good. An ignorant poster with "if it's not open it's crap" biases that I > can ignore from now on. > > ------------------------------ > *From: * Steven Peck <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:28:58 -0700 > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * "NT System Admin Issues" < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: OT: e-Reader > > 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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