Not exact matches
For example, e-book giant Amazon uses DRM which only allows
readers to view
books on
Kindles or approved devices with the Kindle
app.
After getting a Sony
Reader last year, I've only been able to read my
kindle books through the
kindle app after rooting, which isn't as convenient as the built in one.
An obvious feature of an e-
book reader, you might think, but no, Kindle uses «Locations» - large numbers that identify how far into a
book you've got and which are supposed to be consistent across
Kindles and Kindle
apps for other gadgets.
Once rooted you are free to install other ebook
readers, I have the
kindle app, Nook
app, FBreader (which has a wide selection of free and paid
books and can handle PDF files with a plug in) and the Kobo
reader, giving me access to a wide gamut of
readers and stores.
All the
readers with
kindle app on their android and iPhone can easily access these
books along with the accessibility to
kindle eReaders.
If you're not familiar with DRM, it's file protection that locks
books into one specific brand of ebook
reader, so for example, if you buy a
book from Amazon, you can only read them on
Kindles or devices that support the Kindle
app.
If we can have a «
kindle» like device in terms of form factor, but with color, video and
apps — and shop all over the place for our
books, and choose our favorite
reader app (hopefully Bluefire more often than not).