A "version of MobiPocket" does not make it Mobi Pocket. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats

My Nook has a web browser and 3G. Oh, and epub, which IS open.


>Seems as if Kindle uses a version of MobiPocket which is itself a open standard? It's also got an 'experimental' PDF option - seems OK from what I've seen (there's also an 'experimental' web browser)
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>IAC I don't think I'll run out of books to read because the Kindle doesn't support enough formats :-}
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>TBH the one thing that tipped me to Kindle was the free 3G connection. Being able to pick up the daily paper when half way up a mountain is a big plus for me.....