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Old 02-16-2013, 07:45 AM   #142
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
But it's not a simple as that, surely - they would have to re-generate all the books they've 'sold' in .azw/.mobi formats; wouldn't they ?
Only if they removed the ability to read those formats, but more likely the new firmware would read epub in addition to azw and mobi.

But there's still no compelling reason for them to switch. They'd lose more to people selling to kindle owners than they'd gain from selling epubs to other device owners.
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