Comment Re:Kindle isn't the only e-book reader! (Score 1) 116
but it can also appear as an USB key to a PC) and most important is very open: no DRM bullshit, it runs Linux
I have a first-gen Kindle, and I am quite satisfied with it. It runs Linux too. It's a USB storage device too. It reads non-DRM ebooks just fine. There is "DRM bullshit" if and only if you buy your books from Amazon, which is not a requirement.
I bought it to read books, not to try to get root on it. If getting root is really worth spending an extra $500, be my guest, but I'll keep my money and spend it on books.