ebooks and pdf?

[Chris O'Connell]

Oh... I didn't realize that.  You can open a book you purchase for your nook
in any EPUB reader?

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Richard Pieri <richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>wrote:

> 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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