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1. ConvertLit GUI (“downconvert”) removes DRM:
http://dukelupus.pri.ee/convertlit.php

2, Calibre converts from the de-DRM’d LIT (and other formats) to epub or mobi or lrf (or other formats):
http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/download

I think about the constant hell I’ve had the last couple years with getting Microsoft to let me keep dragging my LIT’s around from new PC to new PC. Then I think about the lack of an appeal process with Amazon to download ebooks one-more-time and no happy thoughts come from it.

So I haven’t downloaded the PC app and I’m being very selective about what I download onto my iPhone.

Kindle excels in part because Amazon has designed the entire user experience (like Apple’s iPod and iPhone), in part because of Amazon’s partnership with content publishers, in part because of its connectivity… but mostly because when you read a Kindle, you forget you’re using an electronic device.

As to cannibalization of sales, due to the software release. Yes, it will happen. To a large detriment? I am thinking not. IF we look at the Apple model, it seems like lots of people own more than on iPod variant, and have multiple instances of iTunes installed across more than one machine.

While I have yet to buy an eReader, this is the same ecosystem I am looking to have set up. A store front where I can buy books and have a catalogued library, with the store accessible from multiuple devices and my library synced or in the cloud so it looks the same everywhere.

Content readable on multiple devices. Right now that will be my TabletPC, UMPC, and whatever eBook reader I buy (right now the Nook is the strong lead). I transit through various situations where any one of these devices might be the right device to read an eBook on at any point in time, and I don’t want to be limited. Amazon is going the right way by making the Kindle app available both in Windows in OS X, and hopefully soon they or B&N will realize that a LINUX-based app also makes sense.

Amazon’s move to me makes sense, and I think it will get more people to buy into the Kindle HW-Kindle SW-Kindle Storefront as a digital package moreso than their first model of only deploying the software.
– Vr/Zeuxidamas..>>

I think the Kindle for PC software is a nice addition, proprietary format or not. Although I think it won’t be long before Amazon is handling epub format as well. I just loaded it on my TabletPC and when the Viliv S10 is available, it may become my preferred non Kindle reader.

It is all about selling more books and that is a good thing. Perhaps just like Amazon has provided more options. when it comes to music downloads regardless of the player, they have created more options for buying and reading ebooks.

Thanks to Kevin for a great article.

I still hope for the day when I can read ebooks purchased from Amazon on a Sony Reader, Nook, or whatnot.

That said, all the reviews I’ve read of the software says it’s incredibly limited right now, so I don’t see it having much impact other than just being able to read on a laptop screen.

I read e-books on my Archos PMA400. I can make the fonts quite large and it fits in my pocket. My complaint is that the JustReader program doesn’t automatically scroll. My battery life is only about 6 hours but why is that is big deal since I can recharge every night.

I figure netbooks and smartbooks would kill the Kindle.

First off, I doubt we’ll see Kindle for Android for political and security reasons but if those issues were solved, there’s no barrier to anyone knocking up a $200 5″-7″ reader that provides so much more than the Kindle hardware with a battery life of over 24 hours (daily charging is accepted by most people IMO.)A device like that would limit sales of the Kindle outside its current niche of hardcore readers.

I guess though, it’s a null argument. The Kindle hardware is not there to make Amazon a profit on sales, it’s there to sell books so Amazon won’t really care if more devices appear and I guess consumers won’t either. As long as there’s a range of good devices to choose from, thats the best that anyone could wish for.

The iphone allows the reading in “small chuncks” as you and James have pointed out. I’ve been using the tablet in a very similar way. My tablet is on all day. If I happen to have it in hand when a bit a free time pops up, I open the kindle software and read. I doubt that I would ever boot up my tablet just to read a book.

Besides, if I am early for a meeting, sitting in the meeting room, reading from my tablet looks a whole lot better than reading from my personal iphone

Regardless of whether they sell more hardware or not, we need to consider whether they will sell the more profitable books.

For me the answer is YES, YES, YES. I used to try and buy ebooks from B&N because you could read the books on any device. But now with Kindle for PC you can with Amazon and they have a better selection.

So at least for me they’ve already got 3 book sales and many more to come. Unless of course they don’t improve the reader software and refuse to have full screen mode.