Thread: ePub vs Mobi, I don't get it
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Old 09-02-2010, 10:53 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
Just to note: Neither the MOBI nor the EPUB formats have evolved significantly for the last two years. IIRC, the only significant changes that Amazon made to MOBI after acquiring Mobipocket was DRM changes and support for indexing.

And EPUB is technically far superior to MOBI. MOBI is fundamentally a 15 year old format (based on HTML 3.2).

The only possible reason Amazon can have to stick with MOBI is wet dreams about monopolies.
I suppose if the publishers ever get with it, they should be dictating whichever format is easiest (or most robust) for their epublishing needs. Isn't this how the Bluray/HD-DVD war was fought, with movie studios deciding which format to release in?
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