amazon kindle fact bits
The Kindle supports Mobipocket files directly. You don't need to write a script to do that.
Being at home on a rainy day, but wanting to read some new novel that just came out, you can have it in seconds. This concept (not hobbled by DRM) is pretty damned liberating.
The Kindle is already able to read more than just Amazon DRMed content, it can handle a number of formats.
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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