Thread: The last epub holdouts
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Old 08-16-2010, 05:00 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by kjk View Post
... Non DRM'ed ePub...I'm curious, outside of the relatively small market of people here liberating their various formats to ePub, what is the market for non-DRM'ed ePub format? Gutenberg, etc. all support .mobi already.
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Good question,

It's will be interresting to see if ePub will the new mp3 in the minds of consumers, and there are some things that point in that direction such as:
  • Free software such as Sigil (Better tools)
  • Estabilst powerhouses in publishing software such as Adobe.(Better tools)
  • Forces behind ePub (Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Apple etc.)
  • Library books.
  • What's so different about books which makes DRM suddenly acceptable? (More acceptable than on Music, Video etc). Is there a looming backlash for DRM when eBooks hit critical mass?

Amazon does provide automated converson, but history shows us that it doesn't allways work out as an acceptable alternative to consumers. Sony had a hard time selling devices that didn't support mp3 and almost ruined their excellent Walkman brand resisting the consumer trend.
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