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What ebook reader would be good for those who would like to read ebooks on their own terms? After long deliberation (because Amazon doesn't really sell books i
by listic 11y ago
What ebook reader would be good for those who would like to read ebooks on their own terms?
After long deliberation (because Amazon doesn't really sell books in my native language) I finally bought myself a basic Kindle 5, because it's made by Amazon, the large company that has enough production prowess to do the hardware and software right and basically it looks like all books are there. I don't like the DRM, locking down my books from me, but I decided I'll figure that later.
When I did try to figure out how to liberate my books [1] from my Kindle, I was basically asked 'Are you asking us for help on breaking the law here? (TOS, actually)' Oops, turns out like I am. Now that I thought this over and figured that I want a reader that provides comforts of reading like a Kindle does, but allows me to read my books on my own terms, I am very reluctant on buying another Kindle. What options are there?
[1] Ebooks StackExchange: How do I liberate ebooks from Kindle device? http://ebooks.stackexchange.com/questions/1192/how-do-i-liberate-ebooks-from-kindle-device http://ebooks.stackexchange.com/questions/1192/how-do-i-libe...
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