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The Kindle has many flaws, but it does allow you to read a few different non-DRM formats.
Hacker Igor Skochinsky used DRM to load Mobipocket books onto his Kindle. Using a series of scripts, he's able to convert eBook files to Amazon's AZW format and then add the necessary serial number DRM, specialized per an individual's particular Kindle.
Use Mobipocket software to convert PDFs to that format so you can read them on Kindle.
There are converters available from Amazon and/or Mobi for pdf and doc files.
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