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The hack allow ENCRYPTED Mobi files to be read on the Kindle. So you can buy a DRM-protected mobi book and read it on Kindle.

The Kindle is already able to read more than just Amazon DRMed content, it can handle a number of formats.

If you read some of the Kindle discussion groups, you'll see people complaining about "no backlighting", and then a few days/weeks later they will be lauding the fact that it has no backlighting.

Non-DRM Mobi books, like free e-books found online in Mobi format, or files you convert to Mobi files, are already supported on Kindle.

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$749 Electronic Reader Lacks Wireless Connection; Not As Good As The Kindle (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

This week, iRex Technologies started selling its first device—the iRex Digital Reader 1000S—but at $749 it is a disappointment and doesn't stack up to rivals, including the Amazon Kindle or the Sony Reader, reports USA Today. ...link to new window

My Adventure With Amazon (Forbes)

Is the online retailer vertically integrating the book publishing business? ...link to new window

Kindle will change book industry (The Buchtelite)

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$749 Electronic Reader Lacks Wireless Connection; Not As Good As The Kindle (CBS News)

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Deal Radar 2008: Entrepreneur Journeys (CBS News)

There was a time when technology venture capitalists would not touch a "content" deal. They only funded pure play technology companies. Gradually, as the Internet industry evolved, the notion of "paid content" brought about a fundamental change, leading to many content deals getting funded. Back in the summer of 2005, as I wrote about the emerging trends, I wrote a piece called Twenty-First ... ...link to new window

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