[dprice1]

I guess I should have clarified that I'd like to be able to use the device more-or-less as designed. Sideloading and conversion is nice but not something I want to do on any kind of regular basis.

That is to say: Yes, I can try to overcome cumbersome DRM by applying my own labor, but there is a cost to that. In my mind, that cost would count against the value proposition of the device.

[spindritf]

> Sideloading and conversion is nice but not something I want to do on any kind of regular basis.

It's on par with loading podcasts onto an mp3 player, not exactly a labour-intensive task.

[tikhonj]

It's really no different from using iTunes to sync your music, except that Calibre is much nicer to use than iTunes.