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We've got four Kindles and get all books from Myanonymouse and zlib. No drm issues. All managed easily via Calibre.
Nobody mentioned it I think, if you get a Kobo you can rent ebooks from the library. Still annoying as you have to return them and sometimes books aren't available.
Yeah, I was earlier sold on the Kobo ones as they seemed to be recommended a few times here, but it seems the battery life may be better on the Kindle paperwhite, and the Kindle also seems more responsive...
Now thinking about the Kindle again haha
Yeah - saw that Auckland Libraries Ebooks don't work with the Kindle - I wonder how often I would use that feature (haven't been to the library in decades!, but I guess borrowing a book online is a lot easier :) )
We still get physical books via the library, which works fine. I found online renting very annoying as ebooks can be rented out. Sailing the sea is much more convenient...
Even if you do choose only read them within the borrow period it is way easier to convert them for your device first.