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I don't mean to sound dismissive, but you're only talking about a pure monopoly, which is in the realm of economics textbooks.
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However Amazon have an innovative, first of it's kind product, the Kindle, which is sending waves through the eBook market. They are also under scrutiny for their Kindle format books, which offer no extra functionality over mobipocket books... So, you're absolutely right it isn't about eBooks, however it could well have an impact. |
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*Works best when at least three are individually significant, but you can get away with filling the third slot with a whole mess of smaller players (considered as a group) as long as the smaller players are relatively easy for customers to find. Or so sayeth the economics and public policy papers I've read. Your mileage may vary -- remember econ is the dismal science, and public policy is worse than that! Xenophon P.S. Of course the "three players" rule of thumb assumes that the players actually compete, rather than trying to do the oligopoly thing. In theory the U.S. Justice department and the Federal Trade Commission are supposed to keep track of that. Further, deponent sayeth not. |
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Can't buy electronic books from Amazon for anything other than a Kindle. There's no reason for that other than they want to push their own device.
I do realise that they also sell mobipocket books through a different name. However books are now available only on the Kindle, simply because Amazon want their player to get sold. |
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It would of course though be fantastic news for Kindle customers as they would be able to read the books they had purchased on any other device. |
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Already been done. Yes, it can. Kindle DRM is just Mobi DRM.
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Really? So if I bought a 'used' Kindle, registered it, and then bought some of those DRM'd ebooks, I'd be able to also read them on my Cybook? Sweet! Mom's been wanting a Kindle, but I like my Cybook. Derek |
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With the Python tool, yes. I don't know if it's legal for you to use it or not, but that's a separate question. There's no technical issue with doing it.
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