Getting an iPad for ebooks aside, the fact of the matter remains, the only thing as good as real paper is an e-Ink display. I'm gonna divorce myself from physical books for four main reasons:
- Cost
- Weight
- Environment
- Shelf space
It'll be awesome if I can buy ebooks and use on any of the devices I own, Apple's of the open and industry standard ePub format, ignoring all other factors, was a major factor in leaning towards iPad vs. Kindle. Now ePubs purchased from Apple's iBooks store could be DRM-infected, but that's a decision left to the publisher, I hope many of them are sane enough not to enforce DRM down our throats.
This brings us to the elephant in the room, B&N's Nook, support ePub, runs on Android and features an e-Ink display and a color touch screen. Now first generation Nooks received lukewarm reception -mainly due to sluggish software-, but if Kindle 3 doesn't support ePub I know I'll be opting for the Nook 2, sluggish or not.
I just need to figure out where can I purchase DRM-free eBooks :\
2 comments:
There's tons of DRM free books and free books out there. A few Google searches will find you what you need. http://www.smashwords.com/ is just one of several out there.
Also, purchasing through B&N for the nook is painless. There's even illegal ways to strip the DRM from things you've purchased but don't ask me how - it'd be a violation of law for me to tell you.
Sure I know I can strip DRM out but I'll be in violation of the DMCA, and seeing how the RIAA is going after pirates and all the legal drama involved, I want none of that for myself.
Sure there are DRM-free eBooks out there, but none from the major publishers. I checked some DRM-free eBooks site, few had books related to the topics I'm interested, and non of the books from big publishers that I want.
I don't mind non-Free software, what I do mind is trying to lock me into a product (software or hardware) with DRM.
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