11-07-2009, 01:54 PM | #1 |
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Amazon selling epub ebooks???
Just had a browse of amazon.com, and it seems that they are now selling epub versions of books to those without kindles.
e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Eye-World-epub...7619687&sr=1-4 and http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Dawn-...7620011&sr=1-1 Is this correct, or is it just amazon telling us that the kindle version originaly came from an epub? I'm a bit confused Last edited by Frogmarch1987; 11-07-2009 at 01:58 PM. |
11-07-2009, 02:08 PM | #2 |
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I couldn't download a sample since I am from the United States. However I noted that both of those titles said (Kindle Edition) at the end. I doubt they are really epub editions. I imagine the publisher had that as part of the file name and Amazon was too stupid to remove it when they converted it.
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11-07-2009, 02:26 PM | #3 |
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In the case of The Eye of the World, there is also a separate US Kindle version (ASIN: B002U3CCYM) that does not say "ePub" but is also an AZW (MOBI) ebook converted by Amazon from an ePub. See Kindle in an ePub World.
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11-07-2009, 04:49 PM | #4 |
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In Amazon's world ePub means "European Publication."
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