ebooks and pdf?

[omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Chris O'Connell)]

Sorry, I misread that Rich.

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Chris O'Connell <omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>wrote:

> Oh... I didn't realize that.  You can open a book you purchase for your
> nook in any EPUB reader?
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> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Richard Pieri <richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>wrote:
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>> On Apr 12, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote:
>> >
>> > my definition of "portable" PDF works perfectly fine.  My point was I
>> don't
>> > want to rely on a DRM or "App" based solution (such as the Kindle app)
>> that
>> > ties me to a one device, one provider or one particular piece of
>> software.
>> > One could conceivably argue that a PDF reader is a particular piece of
>> > software I guess, but there are tons of PDF reading programs out there.
>>
>> I'll buy that.
>>
>> Although a relevant point: neither Kindle nor Nook require DRM-encumbered
>> books. So, picking a Kindle or Nook reader isn't locking you into anything,
>> because really the "reader" is just as much a piece of software as Adobe's
>> PDF Reader.  There is one lock out, though: if you choose Amazon then you
>> don't get ePUB, and if you choose Nook then you don't get MOBI.
>>
>> --Rich P.
>>
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