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No. The standardization is horrible (blame Amazon). Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 29/07/2010 10:13:13 AM
Amazon doesn't want people reading ebooks on anything but a Kindle (or something using Kindle software), so they have an inane format stuffed full of DRM.

I am not a fan of Amazon because of this, you may have picked up. :P

Barnes & Noble and Sony promote compatibility, but it's been an uphill battle so far.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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$140.00 Kindle Knightscape - 29/07/2010 04:02:42 AM 919 Views
They're not striking at the iPad...the two are in a different league Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 04:51:23 AM 671 Views
Why would anyone buy a Kindle instead of an iPad? Tom - 29/07/2010 04:22:17 PM 679 Views
tablet computers are nothing new random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:22:12 PM 611 Views
because some of us prefer to use our laptops regardless. LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:27:04 PM 745 Views
I bought a nook instead of an iPad Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 06:55:23 PM 699 Views
^ and what he said. LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:57:41 PM 589 Views
Thirded Tavi - 29/07/2010 07:07:42 PM 747 Views
Price Knightscape - 30/07/2010 04:04:51 AM 581 Views
Ok, so, my question about all these readers... Nebhead - 29/07/2010 09:10:38 AM 643 Views
well. jh - 29/07/2010 10:00:55 AM 854 Views
On converting: depends on what you're converting from and to. Ghavrel - 29/07/2010 10:11:50 AM 684 Views
well... jh - 29/07/2010 12:10:44 PM 692 Views
the NOOK doesn't do txt (at least, not without conversion) LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 07:09:39 PM 564 Views
No. The standardization is horrible (blame Amazon). Ghavrel - 29/07/2010 10:13:13 AM 693 Views
as you said, at least BN and Sony are much more compatible. *NM* LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:28:03 PM 286 Views
I am trying to make the same decison random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:27:44 PM 684 Views
pdf's show up nicely in iBooks and Stanza on the iPhone/iPad BlackAdder - 29/07/2010 04:31:03 PM 804 Views
I tried reading PDF on stanza with my iphone random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:20:23 PM 594 Views
doublepost *NM* BlackAdder - 29/07/2010 04:31:03 PM 265 Views
Some answers (Now with NOOK info) Tavi - 29/07/2010 04:15:53 PM 858 Views
Some information about more than the Kindle: LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:47:14 PM 602 Views
Good points Tavi - 29/07/2010 06:52:10 PM 797 Views
ahh, okay. I wasn't aware that was the Kindle 2 LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:56:55 PM 543 Views
Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 06:59:16 PM 596 Views
Re: Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Tavi - 29/07/2010 07:16:32 PM 812 Views
I'm really interested in Austrian Economics... Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 09:22:10 PM 697 Views
Some good links for you: (And why I'm going to get a NOOK) LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:48:54 PM 692 Views
e-books from the library. I had forgotten about that random thoughts - 30/07/2010 05:12:05 PM 512 Views
I believe they're mostly ePub, but probably some PDF-type files too *NM* LadyLorraine - 31/07/2010 01:49:04 AM 258 Views
The main question I ask myself is Where am I going to get ebooks from? Mark - 30/07/2010 01:06:41 PM 556 Views
Have you checked out google books and other similar non-bookstore sites? *NM* LadyLorraine - 30/07/2010 01:40:36 PM 269 Views
I have Mark - 30/07/2010 03:10:40 PM 578 Views
~clears throat~ Elaine - 30/07/2010 01:55:18 PM 644 Views
Thanks Mark - 30/07/2010 03:01:38 PM 708 Views
Absolutely no question you can. Michael - 31/07/2010 10:51:23 AM 712 Views
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