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		Flemlord on Dec 20, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FoxIt (from PDF fame) readies ebook reader. $100 l... Can I purchase and download books from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or any other source with a 1M+ library of books? If the answer is no, then it's just a toy for hackers.

Tichy on Dec 20, 2008 | [–]

I for one am not so interested in buying DRMed PDFs anyway. But I guess I am a hacker in that sense.

jodrellblank on Dec 20, 2008 | [–]

Not enough companies make "just" toys for hackers.

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