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tblue37

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22. I have a Nook tablet--which I love, since it is also a 7" tablet computer,not just an e-reader.

Reply to gollygee (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 08:08 PM

Oct 2012

But the light display does wear on the eyes after a while.

I've been thinking of getting a cheapo Kindle as well, so I can e-read even when my eyes are tired from the Nook. Do you have the cheap Kindle, or one of the higher end ones? Do you like the Nook or the Kindle better?

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Amazon closes woman's account and wipes her Kindle, refuses to say why... [View all] onehandle Oct 2012 OP

so this is a second hand account from a random person on teh intertubes? snooper2 Oct 2012 #1

wow. That answers my question about whether or not to buy a Kindle. - n/t Jim__ Oct 2012 #2

It goes deeper than that. This is the danger of cloud services in general. Zalatix Oct 2012 #4

I have 2300 books resident on my e-reader. No cloud necessary. dmallind Oct 2012 #6

You're absolutely right defacto7 Oct 2012 #13

Another example of Cloud problems, today: dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #16

Is there a legitimate source to confirm these allegations. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #3

This is scary if true gollygee Oct 2012 #5

No not really dmallind Oct 2012 #7

Most of my books have DRM gollygee Oct 2012 #8

All my e-books have been moved to a thumb drive. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #14

I have a Nook tablet--which I love, since it is also a 7" tablet computer,not just an e-reader. tblue37 Oct 2012 #22

I like them both the same gollygee Oct 2012 #23

Everything on my Kindle came free from gutenberg.org. MineralMan Oct 2012 #9

Gizmodo is looking into if this is true or not. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #10

Every time I buy an e-book, I crack the DRM, back it up, and side-load it on my Nook. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #11

Yup. Me too. Then back it up to Dropbox, all achieved with... MANative Oct 2012 #12

It can also be achieved by a hacker. Zalatix Oct 2012 #17

How does one "crack the DRM"? WillowTree Oct 2012 #25

The easiest way is to start by installing the PC e-book software Calibre. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #26

Maybe this is an attempt to discredit Amazon, who knows. nt Hutzpa Oct 2012 #15

In my experience Amazon offers the best customer service of any company I have ever dealt with. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #18

I recently jumped into e-books and I love it quinnox Oct 2012 #19

What is "DRM"? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #20

it is a copy protection thing quinnox Oct 2012 #21

Digital Restricted Media Viking12 Oct 2012 #24