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It sucks how many people blame the library for not providing ebooks compatible with Kindle.

Posted by mara Dec 16 '10, 10:00

The Kindle is a "buying books from Amazon" device, not an "ebook reading device."

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It is to the point that the library insists on using a DRM scheme incompatible with the Kindle -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 10:31 4
- It's not the DRM, it's the format itself. LIbraries use DRMed EPUB, which is the industry standard. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 10:35
- i think it's about book rights and publishing more than willful choice. - Elf Andie Dec 16, 10:35
- I don't think that's what happening, but you may know more about it than I do. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 10:33 1
  - I mean, Amazon themselves say they don't allow the loaning of Kindle ebooks. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 10:34
Overdrive has to get off the stick with their android app. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 10:29 3
- I'm not really up on this stuff, but I thought they had one. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 10:32 2
  - Audio--not ebooks. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 10:34 1
    - I might be misinterpreting this: -- (link) - mara Dec 16, 10:36
The IM... Um, it's not?? - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 16, 10:13 3
- well, it's sort of is. Kindle can handle almost all formats - except ePub - which is the industry standard -- nm - decline Dec 16, 10:40
- A lot of people don't know that. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 10:28
- Yes, Amazon books have their own proprietary format. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 10:15
I'd buy a Kindle pretty much immediately if it had EPUB support. I'd expect this kind of stuff from Apple, not Amazon. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 10:11 7
- *cannot wait to get my hands on my Kobo.* (9 days and counting.) -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 16, 10:21 1
  - Yeah, you'll love it. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 10:26
- so i should return the one i was going to send you for christmas? -- nm - 9 days to pixmas Dec 16, 10:12 4
  - Yes. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 10:13 3
    - do you want like gift certificate credit or anything instead? -- nm - 9 days to pixmas Dec 16, 10:15 2
      - Yes. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 10:16 1
        
        you got it! -- nm - 9 days to pixmas Dec 16, 10:19

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It sucks how many people blame the library for not providing ebooks compatible with Kindle.

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