Cool. Thanks! - Edit 1
Before modification by Gher at 11/10/2010 03:42:56 PM
In everyday use, how big of a deal is it that Kindles don't support ePub or other formats? And with the Amazon DRM, is there an easy way to recover books you've purchased if anything goes wrong?
You can get a free program called "Calibre" that will convert to the mobi format that Kindle uses. Kindle also has native PDF support or you can use Calibre to convert it to the mobi format.
If something goes wrong, I believe that you'll just be able to redownload your books to your replacement device. I know that some of the books I've purchased, I've "removed them from the device" when I've finished. Later, if I want, I can redownload them from Amazon. You just have to go to your account and manager your digital content.
I see a lot of issues raised in articles I read comparing ebook-readers, but I'm not sure how much they actually matter in daily use.
I love my Kindle. I'll never go back to printed books, period, if I can help it.
Oh, and just to make my subject line a complete lie, one more question: Is the physical keyboard a big deal? Good? Bad? Meh?
I've used it a few times to search for things. If you were wanting to make annotations or something, I imagine it would come in handy for that. Also, you can shop directly on Amazon from the Kindle, so you'd need it there, too.