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Originally Posted by Anarel
One of the top reasons I hear made for an epub preference is that it allows the customer to shop around. But why do that, now, thanks to Agency pricing? Save for Random House books (and indie books), most ebooks from major publishers are the same price no matter where you go. And if it's an ebook, chances are that Amazon will have it. So not much reason to shop around, huh?
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I don't know about shopping around, but there are THOUSANDS of public domain books out there, most of which I've not read, that are available in epub format (among others). In these cases, price doesn't matter. Portability does, though. I think even moreso in our throwaway society, in which we feel the need to upgrade our equipment every year.
I look at epubs much the same way I look at mp3s. It's the format I use to convert my own stuff so that I can use it on all my devices.
R.
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