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A comment on Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy?.

Re:Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy? by jonasvp on Monday October 22, 2012 @08:44AM (#4682861)
I'm very happy with my Pocketbook Touch (http://www.pocketbook-int.com/us/products/pocketbook-touch). It seems quite hackable, the vendor is responsive (some employees hang out on www.mobileread.com pretty regularly). The touchscreen works well and the buttons for paging are great.

I've bought one or two books off Amazon and used de De-DRM tools available to put them on there, though it even supports the Adobe DRM (not Amazon's, though). It does have some annoyances but I haven't hit any major snags in several months of use.

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Re:Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy? by joshcrews on Monday October 22, 2012 @10:27AM (#4683273)
It looks good, but I cannot figure out how to buy one. Can someone point to where I can order one?
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Re:Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy? by cjpa on Monday October 22, 2012 @12:24PM (#4683892)
http://shop.pocketbookreader.com/main.sc
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Re:Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy? by wlesieutre on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @02:15PM (#4689377)
Doesn't appear to offer the Pocketbook Touch. I can't find anywhere but eBay to buy them.
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Re:Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy? by cema on Monday October 22, 2012 @03:08PM (#4684871)
I use a different Pocketbook (model Pro 902) and am very happy with it. I have heard good references about several other models as well. A broad range of formats, good build quality, reasonable usability.
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Re:Ask HN: Which DRM-free ebook reader to buy? by hendi_ on Monday October 22, 2012 @09:54AM (#4683106)
Wow, I haven't heard of theses! Thanks for making me aware, these Pocketbooks look really sweet. I'll definitely have a deeper look at them.

From a first quick glance I've learned that they're offering an SDK so you can even develop own applications. There are also some wellknown apps already ported, like FBReader.

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