Hi guys. I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the 'What Reader Should I Buy' section, but I chose here so that I have more people helping me and less people telling me not to get a Sony... :D
I currently have a Kindle 4, and I'd like to switch to a Sony PRS-T2 on pay-day. The main reasons for doing so are: expandable storage, touch screen and buttons, more comfortable shape in my hands, native epub support.
I just want to cover all of my bases before I buy it, considering it's one of the more expensive "big brand" readers and I just don't understand the limitations of DRM at all. I live in Australia, and I can't find an Australia Sony ebookstore. The two ebookstores that Sony recommends for Australians are Angus & Robertson and Bookworld - both stores use Adobe DRM.
I do have the necessary plug-ins installed in Calibre to overcome such issues, but I'd like to be able to avoid having to overcome them in the first place - I have no issues with DRM at all, as long as my books can be safe and sound.
- Do Kobo books work on a Sony reader without the aforementioned plug-in?
- Will DRM from A&R and Bookworld (and Kobo?) conflict with each other on my reader, even if it's all the same DRM?
- Can I use Calibre with books that have DRM on them? I don't want to edit them at all, and I don't want to read them in Calibre - I just want to use Calibre to manage the collections on the Sony.
- Can I create backups of books that have DRM on them? I know that I can't open the backup without Adobe Reader / an appropriate app / the e-reader, but if I back them up on a USB and for some reason my computer and Sony both crash, am I able to put them back onto my computer and Sony, DRM and all, by dragging and dropping from my USB?
- This page on Adobe's blog lists devices compatible with Adobe DRM. The Sony PRS-T2 isn't listed. Is this just a case of not having been recently updated, or is the T2 a bit buggy?
I really want to break out of the Amazon ecosystem, so if I can buy from three different bookstores and have back-ups of DRM-locked books, I'm going to buy a Sony PRS-T2.
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I currently have a Kindle 4, and I'd like to switch to a Sony PRS-T2 on pay-day. The main reasons for doing so are: expandable storage, touch screen and buttons, more comfortable shape in my hands, native epub support.
I just want to cover all of my bases before I buy it, considering it's one of the more expensive "big brand" readers and I just don't understand the limitations of DRM at all. I live in Australia, and I can't find an Australia Sony ebookstore. The two ebookstores that Sony recommends for Australians are Angus & Robertson and Bookworld - both stores use Adobe DRM.
I do have the necessary plug-ins installed in Calibre to overcome such issues, but I'd like to be able to avoid having to overcome them in the first place - I have no issues with DRM at all, as long as my books can be safe and sound.
- Do Kobo books work on a Sony reader without the aforementioned plug-in?
- Will DRM from A&R and Bookworld (and Kobo?) conflict with each other on my reader, even if it's all the same DRM?
- Can I use Calibre with books that have DRM on them? I don't want to edit them at all, and I don't want to read them in Calibre - I just want to use Calibre to manage the collections on the Sony.
- Can I create backups of books that have DRM on them? I know that I can't open the backup without Adobe Reader / an appropriate app / the e-reader, but if I back them up on a USB and for some reason my computer and Sony both crash, am I able to put them back onto my computer and Sony, DRM and all, by dragging and dropping from my USB?
- This page on Adobe's blog lists devices compatible with Adobe DRM. The Sony PRS-T2 isn't listed. Is this just a case of not having been recently updated, or is the T2 a bit buggy?
I really want to break out of the Amazon ecosystem, so if I can buy from three different bookstores and have back-ups of DRM-locked books, I'm going to buy a Sony PRS-T2.
:2thumbsup