Thread: BeBook mini to hit stores within 4 weeks
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Old 08-07-2009, 02:59 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by donbrubaker View Post
Just because you can strip Mobi DRM (not legal in a lot of locations) and then use Calibre to convert the Mobi file to ePub, doesn't mean it's a moot point. The previous device supported Mobi DRM and the Mini supports a completely different DRM. As someone who has a lot of money invested in Mobi DRM books, it's hard to say, just illegally strip the DRM from those several hundred books and then use Calibre to convert each one... so that you can read that book on this new device.

What about offering the Mini in 2 flavors? You can purchase an ePub model or a Mobi model?
To be honest, I think Mobipocket with DRM is going to go away from most dedicated readers due to the way Mobipocket wants things. They want to be THE only format with DRM and due to ePub being the dominant format outside the US, having ePub does make more sense.
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